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I fought the worm – and I won!

August 22, 2010
by F&F
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” Mummy I fought the worm – and I won ! ” so said my four year old Olivia as she appeared around the corner of the house yesterday caked in mud and brandishing a yellow seaside spade. We’re in the process of clearing our front
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Face your fear of orchids

August 19, 2010
by Leon
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You might be a great gardener, but can you grow orchids? If you curl up with fear at the thought of ever coaxing your phalaenopsis to flower again, panic not. The Orchid Hunter is here to share his fabulous tips and superb photos with F&F readers.
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Tips for Cultivating Dahlias Indoors and Out

August 19, 2010
by F&F
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If you are into tropic gardening ideas, then planting dahlia trees is something you should consider. If you are interested in growing such plants, let’s take a look at some tips to maximize your dahlia growing success. Native to Mexico and Central Am
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Fungal Friends

August 10, 2010
by F&F
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Every so often, when I was digging in the garden (and I’m mainly a no digger, so it was generally harvest time) I would get a whiff of something distinctly mushroomy. To begin with, I was worried – fungus means things are rotting, right?
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Veg Plot Swap

August 10, 2010
by F&F
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The thing about owning a veg plot is that it is easy to get overwhelmed with various fruit and veg. This is when it comes in handy to have friends who also have veg plots and this is when the veg plot swap is born. Due to the size of our veg plot it’
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Chillies Galore

August 8, 2010
by F&F
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Last year I tried desperately to grow some chillies. I love chilli and it is used frequently in many of my recipes. Unfortunately all of the chilli plants that I grew last year were decimated by a plague of white flies. No matter what I tried the wou
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Raised Beds

August 8, 2010
by clairetweet
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Welcome to our first guest post written especially for Fennel and Fern. I thought I would tell how we have got on with our raised vegetable beds so far this year. After dabbling with a bit of vegetable growing in various corners of the garden, we had
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What couldn’t you live without?

August 5, 2010
by ameliawhite
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I’m planning the back garden at the moment and making a list of all the plants I really need.  So that got me to thinking about which plants I couldn’t live without. Here they are: Campanula Clematis armandii Helleborus orientalis Smoke b
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Garden Update – July ’10

July 31, 2010
by F&F
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Weather wise we’ve been quite lucky here with a good dose of sun and rain. When I went into the garden this morning, tentively  I may say due to a mouse-shaped furry friend I’d spotted, the way that the overnight raindrops glistened on the plants was
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Heavy clouds, but no rain

July 30, 2010
by F&F
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Everytime I think about the garden at the moment, this Sting song comes to mind. It’s actually not one of my favourites but it’s so appropriate. It hasn’t rained properly here in weeks. There have been several days where it felt as
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Garden Update – June ’10

July 30, 2010
by F&F
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Thing are going well with our Edible Garden. The sun is producing a plethora of fine green plants along with small hints of vibrant colour. Tonight we tried the Borage for the first time. It’s such a beautiful flower, almost like a simplified Passion
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Redcurrant Kir

July 30, 2010
by F&F
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Taking my inspiration from a posting on the rather excellent My Tiny Plot blog I decided to make use of the redcurrants we picked this morning at our local Pick Your Own farm. The redcurrant bushes were absolutely teeming with these beautiful red jew
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