The Autumn Equinox may be upon us but it feels more like winter with cold blustery showers lashing the windows and the central heating switched back…
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“Is it Wednesday? Wednesday, Four O’Clock?” was a question I spent most of Saturday afternoon asking. I asked it of people on Dorking High Street as…
I’ve grown more than ten varieties of squash and pumpkin at my allotment this year. I’ve done that partly for the 10th annual squash and pumpkin…
I thought I was being a little premature in already thinking about next year’s growing season but having asked around on Twitter it appears not… I think…
Of all the plants I grow at my allotment, those I most look forward to growing are giant pumpkins. I can’t say they’re high up on our…
Whilst perusing the seed catalogues of a dark winter’s evening you may have noticed that some of the packets are marked F1 or F2, but other…