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South Pennie HPS talk: a Spring plant demonstration by Rosy Hardy

14 August 20204 April 2015

Rosy Hardy from Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants gave a practical demonstration and talk on Spring plants for the garden at the South Pennine Hardy Plant Society last week. Rosy brought along a selection of Spring flowering plants and gave a …

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Categories Acid soil, Hardy Perennial, Shady Border, South Pennine HPS, Spring

Problem: growing vegetables on acid soil. Solution: raised beds

11 July 2013

Along with recently setting up my first perennial beds, I have now also got my first vegetable raised bed growing. first vegetable bed I did a soil test early on, and found out two key things. One: the soil is …

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Categories Acid soil, carrots, No dig, Pak Choi, Raised beds, Seedy Penpals, Vegetable borders

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