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Small shoots and old stores | The Voice of the Allotment

The last of the crops are only just harvested, but Barry Cuff is already eating fresh salad as he watches the new crop begin We...

Time to get started in the garden

Finally the garden is warming up and ready for some tending – but also for some leaving alone, says gardener Pete Harcom Well, once again...

Charlotte’s own top ten flowers to grow from seed

t’s impossible not to have favourites, says flower farmer Charlotte Tombs as she shares her year-after-year reliable winners As we hit the quietly productive lull...

Spring? Is that you?

The Thorngrove team are feeling the rush of spring, says Kelsi-Dean Buck, caused by a bit of sunshine and a rush of colour in...

Time to get started in the garden

April is here, and it’s finally time to start getting busy, says gardener Pete Harcom. Warmer temperatures come with lots of garden jobs! The soil...

Small shoots and old stores – The Voice of the Allotment

The importance of storing your harvest shows in late winter, says Barry Cuff – with few new crops he continues to eat from his...

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It’s all about growth

From follicle measurements to inspecting a placenta, BTEC students got stuck into the science and reality of foaling season at TGS this month At last,...

Wet winters need wiser landscapes

As winter rain returns, Andrew Livingston looks to Dorset’s real flood defences – the fields and hedges doing the work concrete can’t Stick your hand...