Plum Growing Notes Variety Rootstock Planted Fertilising Victoria St Julien A Feb Wk 2, 2024 Self fertile, Group 1 Opal St Julien A Feb Wk 2, 2024 Self fertile, Group 3 Stanley Feb, Wk 3, 2024 Self fertile, Group 3 Plum Diary

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Chickpeas are one of my favourite ingredients to cook with, and I love them in all their forms, whether eaten whole, dried and ground into gram flour, or made into some sublime homemade houmous. Chickpea Growing Notes Variety Sown Germination Harvested Principe Feb (wk1) ’24 Feb (wk2) ’24 (100%) Chickpea Diary

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I’ve never really used that many leeks in my cooking, because usually onions are the staple vegetable that I always have in the kitchen, but there is definitely ample room for them in the dinner repertoire if I am able to grow a few. Leek Growing Notes Date Variety Where Germination Harvested Feb wk 1…

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Onions make their way into almost every meal, so I’d love to learn how to best grow onions to use and store. Our garden is very exposed and is often at the mercy of the very high winds in the area, so the weather is often the most difficult ‘pest’ to combat. Onion Growing Notes…

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In the first couple of years of the garden we tried to grow our herbs in pots. Firstly in terracotta pots which did not work for us as my attention span is too short for the amount of water upkeep that they require. Next, we had a small box planter, where we half heartedly had…

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Strawberries were one of the first plants I was given to start in the garden, not long after we moved into our home. I’ve found they are just about the most hardy and reliable plant in the garden, and the only challenge is beating all of the birds and bugs to the fruit. Strawberry Diary

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