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Image of the week by Alex Kozobolis

October 31, 2009
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My carrots are not puny

October 30, 2009
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The other morning Toby and I were sitting around insulting each other. The conversation ran over the normal you-smell-and-your-face-looks-like-a-pickled-onion (yes, we are most courteous and poetic when together – you might almost believe we liked ea
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Naturalising bulbs

October 29, 2009
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Image by Lotus Johnson Spring meadows are utterly entrancing, lit up with drifts of bulbs catching tentative sunlight and dew. Although creating and establishing them requires some elbow grease, the results are more than a just reward. Anticipating t
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On trial: Rootgrow

October 28, 2009
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Earlier this year, the kind people at Plantworks sent me some samples of Rootgrow to try in the Garden from Scratch. Rootgrow is an organic product which increases plants’ strength by multiplying their root systems. More roots means more food, means
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Delicious Delica

October 27, 2009
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Oh why would you buy a pasty, bland pumpkin after eating this homegrown specimen? As I cut these fruits open, I could see the sugar seeping out of their flesh. I drank in their sweet scent, chopped them up,  roasted them on trays with a dash of sunfl
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{Carrots and Kids} Guest blog

October 26, 2009
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Every once in a while, you find a blog which you can’t stop returning to. Which is so beautifully written and designed that you look forward to the next post. And it was when I realised I was subscribed to both emails and the RSS feed for Carrots and
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{Green Lane Allotments} October #4

October 25, 2009
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Last week we dug the last of our potatoes and this week we have been browsing seed potato suppliers trying to decide which varieties to plant next year. There always seems to be so much to take into consideration. Suppliers are obviously going to pre
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Real gardens: Claire’s Garden

October 22, 2009
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There’s something marvellous about a garden built from scratch, especially when that garden used to look so very strange. Claire Sutton knows all about this. When she arrived in her derbyshire garden five years ago, it was a playground of the bizarre
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{Vegalicious} Red cabbage tarts

October 21, 2009
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As the days grow shorter and cooler, we look forward to eating warmer meals with more pungent flavors and spices. Red cabbage is one of our favorite vegetables at this time of the year. It can be used in a number of ways, raw in salads, sauteed with
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An unreal summer

October 20, 2009
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I don’t feel it’s coming to an end just yet. Maybe I’m hopelessly optimistic, but save for a gash of bloodred virginia creeper at the back of the garden, autumn hasn’t arrived in the flower borders. This is partly because I’ve used plants which are m
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Image of the week: ladybird by Emma Bond

October 19, 2009
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Uchiki Kuri

October 19, 2009
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In case you haven’t already, it is time to harvest your pumpkins. As August drew to a close, I cut back any leaves overshadowing the fruits on my ‘Delica’ and ‘Uchiki Kuri’ plants to allow the skins to ripen and thicken. Then, as the nights grew cold
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