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Spoonie Veg: growing in raised beds and containers

4 September 20207 April 2016

After publishing my introduction to Spoonie Veg post, I received some really interesting and helpful perspectives from readers, both on my blog and in Twitter conversations. One thing that came out of this was that I realised a post on …

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Categories Container growing, Gardening with ME, MECFS, Raised beds, Spoonie Veg, Vegetable beds

My entries for “Great British Spud Off 2014”

14 August 202013 April 2014

I love potatoes. Just love them. Growing them, cooking them, eating them. I need a regular potato fix. I don’t know if it’s some distant Irish genetics in my blood or just that crispy baked potatoes are one of the …

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Categories Container growing, potatoes, Raised beds, Spring, Vegetable beds

Decision time: the final layout for the back garden

12 November 2013

Since moving into our Sheffield home over 7 months ago, I’ve been observing how the sunlight and shade moves over my back garden, photographing it and thinking about the final layout for the design of the back garden. How the …

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Categories Permaculture, Raised beds, Vegetable borders

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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