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Christmas Day new potatoes

Leave a Comment / Planting and Growing / By Sarah Kemp-Ellis

Now is the time to buy your new potatoes if you plan to grow them for your Christmas Day lunch. They are so simple to grow and taste fantastic! Seed potatoes are available online and in garden centres again in August. They will be ready for your Christmas lunch if you get them planted now. These varieties are relatively cheap, and it’s best to buy them now while they are still fresh and a good selection is available. I am using “Rocket” because it is a fast-maturing first early variety with waxy, white flesh and it usually produces …

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Plants to attract wildlife to your garden

Leave a Comment / Planting and Growing / By Tom Barker

Lots of people have been asking what to plant to attract wildlife into their gardens. Here’s a list of plants to help you plan your garden or allotment. There are two sections: Wildlife: Plants and flowers to attract wildlife of all varieties Companion planting: Plants to put close to each other to help with pest …

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The Edible Garden by Mel Godfrey, Sustainable Living in the Heatons

Leave a Comment / Planting and Growing / By Tom Barker

It’s a feature of modern life that we only see in shops a limited range of the huge variety of leaves, salads and herbs that grow according to each season. This 15 min feature is brimming full of ideas for both foodies and gardeners. Edible plants that will happily grow in your flowerbeds; Foodie plants and …

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Heatons Open Gardens Virtual Tour

Leave a Comment / Planting and Growing / By Tom Barker

Thank you everyone for your interest in the free Heatons Open Gardens Virtual online event/webinar. We know some people had difficulties with accessing the event. We heard that there was a UK wide problem with Zoom which may have contributed to the challenges some of you had in getting a connection and getting sound. If …

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