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How To Grow Vegetables
Here at D.T. Brown we offer an extensive range of tried and tested seed potato varieties, where you can be rest assured knowing that all stock is certified as virus and disease free...
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We believe no kitchen garden is complete without homegrown spuds and while most gardeners grow potatoes in open ground, an alternative, (especially for those with limited or no open ground), is to grow first early potatoes in a bin or similar container...
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Aubergines can be grown outside in mild areas or during very good summers but they are better grown in a greenhouse or frame...
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Even a small asparagus bed is a worthwhile, long-term investment, which will reward you with succulent spears early every summer for 10 years or more. It is also much easier to plant and to grow than many people think!...
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A quick guide to sowing, growing and harvesting Broad Beans, French Beans and Runner Beans from seed...
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Dried peas, frozen peas and even freshly brought peas just can’t beat the flavour of freshly picked, home grown peas! It’s true, as soon as the pea is picked the sugars they contain start to turn to starch...
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One of the most popular garden vegetables - and not surprising since the taste fresh from the vine is divine. There are numerous varieties from the small-fruited cherry types to the monster beefsteak forms; from the standard red to yellow, orange, green, purple...
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Winter hardy varieties can be planted in early autumn, otherwise plant between February and April, as soon as the soil is sufficiently dry and warm; in practice this is usually late winter or early spring for sandy soils, and mid-spring for clay-based soils...
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Brassica plants are fully hardy and should be planted out as soon as possible after receipt. If the ground is not workable or, for some other reason, you have to delay planting for a few days, stand them upright in trays of moist compost and place them in a sheltered spot outdoors where they are in good light but out of direct sun...
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With a little planning it's possible to pick fresh brassicas just about every day of the year. This how-to guide will explain how to sow,grow and harvest a whole host of different brasscia plants from seed...
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Although rare, it can occur when a courgette plant is cross-pollinated by pollen from a wild or ornamental bitter gourd which naturally contains high levels of cucurbitacin to deter predators. This problem is only likely to occur with ‘open pollinated’ courgette varieties, where insect pollination produces crops in an open field environment. Although all possible precautions are taken to prevent cross-pollination, the arbitrary nature of this natural process means a small possibility remains...
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