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Posted on February 22, 2013 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

Fruits, flowers and vegetables grown in the garden can easily be made into delicious wines. By following simple modern methods, it is possible to guarantee success and to produce wines that are better in colour, flavour and texture than ever … Continue reading →

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VACCINUM

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

(D = deciduous leaf losing and E = evergreen) These belong to the same lime-hating family as the heaths and lings, and are among the few shrubs that thrive in boggy soils provided they are peaty. They bear edible berries … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Flageolet and Haricot Beans

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

Flageolet Beans Prepare the ground, sow the seed and grow exactly as you would when growing French beans; harvest while the beans in the pods are green. RECOMMENDED VARIETIES: Granda, plants grow 1-1/2 feet high and crop more heavily than … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Seakale Beet/Swiss Chard

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

This is a dual-purpose vegetable. It produces thick, ivory-white stems, often 8 in. long, with large dark green leaves above. The white part, or midrib, is served as seakale and the dark green foliage as spinach. It is also known … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Curding Broccoli

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

This is sometimes known as winter cauliflower. The curds are generally a little coarser than the true summer cauliflower. Many seedsmen’s catalogues list winter cauliflowers in the following groups: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Late Spring, and Early Summer. Broccoli produces curds … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Egg Plants or Aubergines

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dave Pinkney from Gardening Info Zone

Start the plants by sowing the seed about the middle of February in the greenhouse, at a temperature of 60° F. (16° C). Sow three seeds 3/4 in. deep in the centre of a 3-in. pot firmly filled with Eclipse … Continue reading →

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