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Advice on how to grow vegetables from seed to harvest, care for them, protect them from diseases, and boost harvests. Natural treatments only!

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I planted squash in August — here's what actually ripened

I planted squash in August — here’s what actually ripened

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How to Store Summer Soft Fruit for Peak Flavour Beyond Season

How to Store Summer Soft Fruit for Peak Flavour Beyond Season

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Why Your Peas Are Flowering Too Early—and How to Stop It

Why Your Peas Are Flowering Too Early—and How to Stop It

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Stop feeding your tomatoes now: August nutrient shift explained

Stop feeding your tomatoes now: August nutrient shift explained

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Second-crop beans in August: sowing now for September feast

Second-crop beans in August: sowing now for September feast

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August harvest cut my grocery bill by £180 — here's my strategy

August harvest cut my grocery bill by £180 — here’s my strategy

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Stop thinning your lettuce seedlings — crowding actually sweetens leaves

Stop thinning your lettuce seedlings — crowding actually sweetens leaves

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Courgette cages vs ground sprawl: which produces more fruit?

Courgette cages vs ground sprawl: which produces more fruit?

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Second Sowing Season: Why Late Summer Is The New Spring For Gardeners

Second Sowing Season: Why Late Summer Is The New Spring For Gardeners

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Peak sweetcorn season: When to cut for maximum sugar before it converts to starch

Peak sweetcorn season: When to cut for maximum sugar before it converts to starch

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Growing food in deep shade: which vegetables actually thrive without sun

Growing food in deep shade: which vegetables actually thrive without sun

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Container tomatoes vs in-ground: which survives summer water stress?

Container tomatoes vs in-ground: which survives summer water stress?

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Companion planting for summer pests: which combinations actually work

Companion planting for summer pests: which combinations actually work

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Why Your Beans Won't Climb: The Trellis Spacing Problem Nobody Mentions

Why Your Beans Won’t Climb: The Trellis Spacing Problem Nobody Mentions

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Courgette Flowers Wilting Before You Pick Them? Here's Why—and the Fix

Courgette Flowers Wilting Before You Pick Them? Here’s Why—and the Fix

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When to Pick Soft Fruit at Peak Ripeness This July

When to Pick Soft Fruit at Peak Ripeness This July

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Cucumis sativus

How to grow cucumbers: expert tips and planting advice

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Soft fruit picking saves families £600 a summer – here's the maths

Soft fruit picking saves families £600 a summer – here’s the maths

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Stop soaking tomatoes daily — drought stress builds stronger roots

Stop soaking tomatoes daily — drought stress builds stronger roots

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Shade cloth vs misting systems: which saves tomatoes in peak heat?

Shade cloth vs misting systems: which saves tomatoes in peak heat?

Treating diseases and pests
I let my tomatoes stop fruiting in July heat — here's why it worked

I let my tomatoes stop fruiting in July heat — here’s why it worked

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Harvest courgettes at dawn: why picking small wins the flavour battle

Harvest courgettes at dawn: why picking small wins the flavour battle

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Why Your Tomato Plants Are Wilting Despite Watering—and How to Fix It

Why Your Tomato Plants Are Wilting Despite Watering—and How to Fix It

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Courgette Collapse in July Heat: Why They Stop Flowering and How to Revive

Courgette Collapse in July Heat: Why They Stop Flowering and How to Revive

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July Heat Stress: Why Your Vegetable Garden Is Wilting and How to Save It

July Heat Stress: Why Your Vegetable Garden Is Wilting and How to Save It

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Why Your Tomatoes Are Splitting Now—And How to Stop It

Why Your Tomatoes Are Splitting Now—And How to Stop It

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Courgette plant with yellowing wilting flowers and no fruit set in summer heat

Why courgettes and aubergines stop fruiting in summer – and how to trigger a second harvest before autumn

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Hands harvesting fresh green beans from a terracotta pot on a sunny summer patio

Green Beans in Pots Are at Peak Right Now — Pick Every 3 Days or Lose the Harvest

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Hands harvesting ripe red and yellow bell peppers from a lush summer garden plant

Pepper harvest in summer: when to pick and how to maximise your yield

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Five varieties of basil growing in terracotta pots on a sunny summer patio, leaves glistening in afternoon light

5 Basil Varieties That Reach Their Fragrant Peak in Summer Containers

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Gardener using a soaker hose at the base of tomato plants on a hot summer day

Watering vegetables in summer heat: the science of deep watering and mulching

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Wooden balcony with pots of lettuce and salad greens in dappled afternoon shade

Growing Leafy Greens in Summer Pots: The Cool-Season Crops That Survive the Heat

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Gardener sowing rows of lettuce seeds in a raised kitchen garden bed in summer

Succession planting in the kitchen garden: how to keep harvests coming all summer long

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Freshly harvested French beans in a wooden trug on a garden bench in summer

Growing French beans: the complete guide from sowing to harvest

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Tomato plants with ripening red fruit under intense summer sun in a raised bed garden

The Trick That Keeps Tomatoes Producing Through a Brutal Heatwave

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Potted citronella plant and lavender in a sunny summer garden patio setting

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes — Do They Actually Work?

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Blue metaldehyde slug pellets scattered near vegetable garden beds with dog paw print nearby

Slug Bait Is Killing Dogs This Summer — Here’s What Every Pet Owner Must Know

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Close-up of rose leaves covered in black spots and yellowing edges in summer garden

Your Roses Have Black Spots, Rust, or White Powder — Here’s How to Fix All Three This Summer

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Close-up of yellowing cucumber leaves on a vine in a summer vegetable garden

Your Cucumber Leaves Are Turning Yellow This Summer — Here’s What’s Really Wrong

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Courgette plant with abundant yellow male flowers but no developing fruit on the vine

Your Courgettes Are Flowering But Setting No Fruit — Here’s Why

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Close-up of a ripe red tomato split open on the vine in a summer garden

Your Tomatoes Are Splitting Open Right Now — Here’s Why It Keeps Happening

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Gardener pruning tomato suckers on tall green tomato plants in summer garden

Do This to Your Tomatoes in June or Regret It All Summer Long

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Basics about artichoke

Key artichoke facts: from Mediterranean origins to culinary delights

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Growing spinach in pots

Spinach in containers, how to use pots for spinach

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Egypt beetroot

Flat of Egypt red beet, for an early summer harvest

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Greenhouse vegetables

Mini-greenhouses & tunnels, extend the growing season!

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New Zealand spinach

New Zealand spinach, grow Tetragonia in your garden

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Pattypan squash, patisson

Pattypan squash, how to grow flat patisson squash

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Sweet potato

Sweet potato, a crop that grows well in cool climates

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How to grow green peas in pots

Container pea, how to grow green peas in containers

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Winter in a permaculture vegetable patch

Winter, what’s there to do in the permaculture veggie patch?

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