Vegetables

Growing

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.

Popular Vegetables Guides

Potato varieties
There is a huge variety of potatoes; the seed catalogues will list new ones each year. There is also renewed interest in
Soil for potatoes
Potatoes like a rich soil so use plenty of manure or other organic matter. They also like an acid soil so don’t lime b
Carrot problems
Carrot fly, forked roots, split roots, green tops and aphids are the most common problems when growing carrots.

From the Vegetables forum

growing different varieties of french beans
Posted in Vegetables 24 May 2018 at 15:56pm
Seeds
Posted in Vegetables 27 Mar 2018 at 21:31pm
When do caterpillars eat?
Posted in Vegetables 27 Mar 2018 at 20:53pm

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