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Growing a vegetable patch is fun, but it’s sometimes difficult to know how to get started. Here are different ways of growing vegetables.

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Seared Celeriac Steaks with Lentils and Mustard Cream

Seared Celeriac Steaks with Lentils and Mustard Cream

Main Dish
Deep crimson beetroot wedges piled on a pool of white horseradish cream, scattered with chopped walnuts, dill fronds and small beet leaves, on a pale ceramic plate

Salt-Baked Beetroot with Horseradish Cream, Walnuts and Dill

Starters
Bowl of velvety pale golden chestnut soup topped with browned chestnut pieces, chopped chives, olive oil thread and cracked pepper, beside whole chestnuts and leek rings

Chestnut and Leek Soup with Cider, Thyme and Crisp Crumbs

Soup
Pale ivory Jerusalem artichoke soup in a wide ceramic bowl, drizzled with nut-brown butter, crisp dark sage leaves, pumpkin seeds and golden fried tuber coins stacked in the centre

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Brown Butter, Sage and Crisp Tuber Coins

Soup
Rustic bowl of silky bronze-grey aubergine soup swirled with white mint yogurt, scattered green mint and parsley, cumin seeds, red chilli flakes, olive oil drizzle

Charred Aubergine Soup with Mint Yogurt and Toasted Cumin

Soup
Bowl of golden sweetcorn chowder with whole kernels and potato chunks, drizzled with bright green chive oil, chilli slices, fresh corn cobs beside it outdoors

Sweetcorn Chowder with Charred Cob Broth and Chive Oil

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

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

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

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Vegetable patch with no maintenance

An effortless veggie garden

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Drought-resistant vegetables

25 Vegetables that resist drought and dry spells

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Natural tips for an organic vegetable patch

Natural techniques for an organic vegetable patch

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Parsnip at the market and other heirloom vegetables

Forgotten heirloom vegetables… rediscover the tastes of old!

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Perennial vegetables

Perennial vegetables: plant once, harvest for years!

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Steps to start a vegetable patch

6 steps to start a vegetable patch. No more, no less!

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horn blood fertilizer

Horn meal and dried blood, nitrogen-packed natural fertilizers

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Crop rotation in a vegetable patch

Rotate crops in the vegetable patch

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Defend heirloom varieties

Saving heirloom vegetables… right in your own garden!

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types of weedy tea

Best types of fermented weed tea – find the one to suit your needs

Treating diseases and pests
Raised beds with companion planting

Companion planting in the vegetable patch

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Starting an indoor vegetable garden

Indoor vegetable patch, straightforward and effective

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vegetable patch in fall with spinach growing in the foreground

Life goes on in the vegetable patch

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Winter crops

Stock the pantry with winter vegetables

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Raised incredible edible garden bed in a city

Incredible edible, new urban vegetable patches

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Three square-foot vegetable beds

Planting an organic square-foot vegetable patch

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Rows of lettuce and radish sowed and planted in a spring vegetables patch.

Spring sowing and planting in the vegetable patch

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Climate zones in France to guide the planting calendar in the vegetable patch

Regional planting calendar to maximize your vegetable patch – MetroFrance Edition

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Easy growing for vegetables without even treating

No-treat vegetable patch: easy peasy

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Fall garden tasks

Fall garden tasks: the complete checklist for autumn

Month after month
Tomato plant on a balcony with fruits ripening

Growing vegetables on your balcony, give it a try!

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Green manure steps to prepare

Green manure, use cover plants to fertilize the next harvest!

Treating diseases and pests
Winter vegetables

Which vegetables to grow in winter?

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Toddler watering tulips.

The Children’s vegetable patch – with a simple planting calendar, too!

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A raised planter is a great solution for an easy garden.

Gardening the easy way

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Raised garden bed made from round posts fastened together.

A raised garden bed how-to, from building it to growing at an easy height

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Gardening with the moon

Gardening by the moon, why it works and planting tips

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Vegetable sowing in a tray according to calendar

Sowing and transplant calendar for the vegetable patch

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Permaculture basic principles - nature teacher

Permaculture, nature is the ultimate teacher

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Healthy vegetable patch with natural fertilizer

Natural fertilizer for vegetables: source it from the entire Circle of Life!

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Ramial chipped wood is made from branches.

Discover BRF or RCW, Ramial Chipped Wood, the next mulch revolution!

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Companion vegetables

Companion planting: pair vegetables with flower and herbs!

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