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10 Easy Vegetables To Grow In A Greenhouse

10 Easy Vegetables To Grow In A Greenhouse

For me (and most growers I expect) the thrill of a greenhouse is being able to grow vegetables which wouldn’t normally survive in my climate. Once I mastered tomatoes and cucumbers, I couldn’t wait to experiment with…

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How To Get Started With Tomatoes (A Beginner’s Guide)

How To Get Started With Tomatoes (A Beginner’s Guide)

I’m going to take you from seed to juicy harvest with this simple step-by-step guide to growing tomatoes successfully, even if you’ve never grown anything before. I’ve grown tomatoes for many years in a cool climate, experimenting…

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How To Get Started With Pumpkins

How To Get Started With Pumpkins

We plant pumpkins every year because we love them! Whether you want pumpkins to put in a pie or carve at Halloween, they are heaps of fun to grow. These are big plants that need sunshine and…

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Can You Grow Mushrooms In A Greenhouse?

Can You Grow Mushrooms In A Greenhouse?

Until recently, growing mushrooms was a pretty niche past time, even among gardeners and the grow-your-own community. When I started researching growing mushrooms, one of my first questions was ‘can you grow mushrooms in a greenhouse?’ Because,…

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Are Microgreen Seeds Different From Regular Seeds?

Are Microgreen Seeds Different From Regular Seeds?

Germinating microgreens on the kitchen window sill is one of my favorite ways to get a fast fix of food growing satisfaction. Not only do they go from dormant seed to ready-to-harvest in a matter of days,…

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How You Can Enjoy The Benefits Of Radish Sprouts

How You Can Enjoy The Benefits Of Radish Sprouts

Rather than waiting weeks for radish seeds to grow into, well, radishes, lots of people (including me) are enjoying their nutrient-dense and flavor-packed sprouts in all kinds of dishes instead. I love how quickly this grow your…

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How Deep Do Pumpkin Roots Grow?

How Deep Do Pumpkin Roots Grow?

Pumpkins are notoriously hungry, thirsty, and sprawling plants. A lot of the growing advice for them centers around promoting a strong root system, so they can find enough water and food in the soil, and tolerate brief…

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Homemade Plant Food Tomatoes Love

Homemade Plant Food Tomatoes Love

Tomatoes are notoriously greedy plants. They’ll slurp all the nutrients out of fresh compost in a matter of weeks, and need topping up with fertilizer every week after that. If you’re growing your own produce to save…

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Can Pumpkins Grow Vertically? Let’s Find Out About Climbing Pumpkins!

Can Pumpkins Grow Vertically? Let’s Find Out About Climbing Pumpkins!

We love to raise a patch of pumpkins each year. They are fun to grow, and give a lot of pleasure to our grandchildren in the fall. For most of us, space for growing vegetables is limited….

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Do Pumpkins Need A Lot Of Water?

Do Pumpkins Need A Lot Of Water?

Do pumpkins need a lot of water, or can they tolerate a bit of drought? Pumpkins are 70-90% water, so unsurprisingly the growing vines need a lot of watering. In fact when I calculated exactly how much…

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