What's growing on my plot
What I'm growing, what went wrong, and what I'd do differently next time.
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Ten things I learned in my first year on the plot
A year ago I took on a plot that was mostly brambles. Here is what I wish someone had told me.
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Garlic in the ground, and a plan for next year
Autumn is garlic time. This year I'm planting it earlier, in a better bed, and writing down where everything goes.
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The great courgette flood
I planted three courgette plants "just in case". By August I was leaving bags of them on neighbours' doorsteps.
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Blight got my tomatoes
Three weeks of wet weather and my best plants turned brown overnight. Here's what I missed, and what I'll try next year.