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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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Climbing beans on netting, a cane wigwam in a container and cordon tomatoes on strings
GuidesStep-by-step guide6 min read

Vertical Gardening

Vertical gardening done properly: which crops climb, what a wall can carry, how to water it, and why most living wall kits fail in their first summer.

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