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Barry Cuff’s allotment: March diary

BBC Radio 4’s excellent Food Programme has been on air every week since 1979. On 21st March, the audience was asked: “Are we prepared?...

April in the garden

Start your sunflowers, plant your dahlias and prep your baskets – Pete Harcom says April’s the time to get your garden growing again April …...

February diary : Barry Cuff’s allotment

Thanks to the miserable weather, very little groundwork was carried out in preparation for the spring. Even during the drier spell at the beginning...

March in the garden

With longer days on the horizon, it’s time to sow, plant, prune, and mulch – but Pete Harcom says don’t be fooled, frosty nights...

January diary | The Voice of the Allotment

What happened on Barry Cuff’s Sturminster Newton plot in January We’ve spent far less time than usual on the plot this month, due to the...

Bees to borders – February’s jobs

February’s the last month to really prep the winter garden for spring, says Pete Harcom, and it’s time for some tidying up and getting...

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Honeysuckle the wonder horse

Though The Glanvilles Stud is teeming with foals, March could only belong to Doug and Lucy Procter’s most famous mare Many column inches have already...

Future Roots finds fun in the floodwaters

For most, the season’s heavy rain has meant muddy boots and soggy fields – but at Future Roots, it’s been an opportunity for something...

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