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Row of peas gripping twiggy prunings and netting with well filled pods and a colander of picked pods
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Peas

How to grow peas that crop before the mildew. Why early sowing beats late, support even for dwarf varieties, and picking from the bottom of the plant up.

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Double row of climbing French beans on crossed canes with pods at picking size and a full trug
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Beans

How to grow climbing and dwarf beans. Runner against French, why flowers fail to set in heat, how to keep picking, and the nitrogen the roots leave behind.

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Carrot bed under fine mesh on hoops with a bunch of long straight carrots on the bed edge
GuidesStep-by-step guide4 min read

How to Grow Carrots

How to grow carrots that are not forked or stumpy. Why manure ruins them, how to sow so you barely thin, and the mesh height that stops carrot fly.

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Squared paper with a pencilled bed map, an open notebook of short notes and some seed packets
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

Garden Planner

A garden planner you will still be using in August: one bed map, one sowing list and one page of notes. What to record, what to skip, and free templates.

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