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strawberry fruit 69 pick fully coloured. cover with horticultural fleece for longer harvest. replace plants every three years to maintain crop quality (use new location).…
1. shallotvegetable 2. shallotgrowing guideweeds easily damage plants so carefully remove by hand. water plants in dry weather for steady growth. break off any flower stems…
calabrese vegetable cut or snap off heads (âspearsâ) when 10-20cm long, before flowers open. start with the central spear to encourage branching. cut regularly water in…
1. rhubarbfruit 2. rhubarbgrowing guidewater well. mulch to conserve moisture, but avoid burying top buds (‘crown’) as they may rot. remove weeds and yellowing leaves.…
1. blackcurrantfruit 2. blackcurrantgrowing guidewater, mulch. cut quarter of older stems to 3cm every year to stimulate new growth (fruiting is best on one and two year…
1. fennelherbs 2. fennelgrowing guidestake flowering stems for support. cut back after flowering to encourage more growth. don’t plant near dill as may cross-pollinate…
asparagus vegetable harvest from second year. cut 15-20cm high âspearsâ just below the soil surface for eight weeks; then let shoots grow. plants produce for 15 years water…
beetroot vegetable start lifting roots when still quite small, eating these thinnings and leaving other plants to grow on. twist off the leaves rather than cutting water…
raspberry fruit 66 pick when fully coloured. cut âfruited canesâ to soil level. leave ânon-fruitingâ canes on summer raspberries (ie current seasonâs growth) to fruit…
aubergine vegetable cut aubergines with a 2cm long stalk when a good size, but before the surface shine has gone. dull fruit are usually over ripe and bitter keep soil moist.…
chives herbs 79 cut leaves to use fresh or for freezing from when plants are 15cm tall, leaving 5cm of stem to regrow. will crop year after year. flowers are also edible…
mushroom vegetable do not cut mushroom stalks. instead twist upwards to remove with minimum soil disturbance. fruiting can continue for several weeks follow instructions…
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1. okravegetable 2. okragrowing guidewater in dry weather. mulch to conserve moisture. stake taller plants. remove growing tips of fast growing shoots to encourage bushinessgrow…
cauliflower vegetable begin cutting when flower heads are fairly small. heads are over-mature when âfloretsâ start to separate or the head turns yellow keep soil moist…
clover green manures 91 cut or mow before digging in four weeks before soil needed, or overwinter after frost kills leaves. crimson clover (short term) dies after flowering,…
1. plumfruit 2. fruitplum growing guidestake, water, mulch.train as ‘bush’ or ‘pyramid shape’ (evenly spaced stems; shorten shoots) or on wire framework, eg ‘fan’…
pea vegetable cut âmangetoutâ when pods are still flat; âshellingâ types when peas are felt through the pod (eg round pea, wrinkled, and petit pois). pick regularly for…
1. parsleyherbs 2. parsleygrowing guideprotect from slugs. keep well watered in dry weather and feed regularly with an organic fertiliser. remove any flower heads that appeargrow…
1. gooseberryfruit 2. gooseberrygrowing guidewater, mulch, feed. reduce length of main stems by half in second year and thereafter shorten longer side shoots. can also train…