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A large part of being a smallholder for many people is growing your own fruit and vegetables. In this section you'll find a growing (boom tish) selection of articles and growing guides to help you get the best out of your plots.
 How to Grow Food in Your Polytunnel Mark Gatter & Andy McKee |  Vegetable Growing Month-by-month John Harrison |  The Great Vegetable Plot Sarah Raven |  The New Self-Sufficient Gardener John Seymour |  Grow Your Own Veg Carol Klein |
Garlic (Allium sativum) is one of the easiest and most satisfying crops you can grow. If you're a beginner, or have a li
Potatoes can be affected by a number of diseases and viruses – it pays to buy seed potatoes from a reliable source tha
Potatoes are susceptible to a few serious, and a number of minor, pests and diseases that can affect yield and quality.
It's been a lovely day here today - I even managed to…
my seed order arrived yesterday so I was all set to sort…
We've got quite a big area for growing fruit and…
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