The Gardener's Journal

“Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.” Henry David Thoreau We rarely major on one particular weed in the garden, but this year conditions...

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Watering can make all the difference Less frequent mowing is likely now and it’s good practice to raise the cutting height of the mower or cutting deck on the garden tractor so you don’t ...

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Q. We are having a real problem with moles and molehills on the lawn. What can we do?

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“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” Laurie Colwin Watering the tomatoes both in and out of the greenhouse can be an easily forgotten task. They can dry out...

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Vegetable garden risotto A lovely way to use the beans, peas, and asparagus from the garden, in a light and tasty risotto. From The Hairy Bikers’ Best of British. Serves four. INGREDIEN...

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“What is one to say about June - the time of perfect young summer?” Gertrude Jekyll Gertrude Jeckyll’s quote goes on to talk about June as ‘the fulfillment of the promise of earlier m...

https://www.thegardenersjournal.co.uk/2023/06/this-month-in-your-garden-june.html

“A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except learning how to grow in rows.” Doug Larsen Back in April and into May it seemed as if the grass would never grow and in p...

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Q. We have small mounds of earth on the lawn and bees appear to be coming out of them. Are they dangerous if a child were to step on them in bare feet?

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Once upon a thyme There is a certain satisfaction growing your own herbs. Be they sown from seed or little pot plants from the garden centre that you grow on in containers outside the back do...

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No-stir risotto with radishes, asparagus and artichokes From Delicious Magazine. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil 25g butter 1 onion, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 1 small carrot,...

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 “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda At last, we are seeing the first signs of spring and the temperature a little warmer than of late, bu...

https://www.thegardenersjournal.co.uk/2023/05/this-month-in-your-garden-may.html

Why my grass seed will not grow Having scarified and aerated a back lawn, it was time to deal with bare patches and overseed. While grass seed germinates in most conditions the weather does n...

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 Q. We have a lawn surrounding large trees and the grass does not grow well in the shade. Is there anything we can do about this.

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Success with succession May is the month to make succession sowing of lettuce, carrot and onion seed for a continuous crop for the kitchen. The Big Glut recipes are chosen to be seasonal and ...

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Asparagus and new potato frittata Recipe from BBC Good Food INGREDIENTS 200g new potatoes, quartered 100g asparagus tips 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 6 eggs, beaten 40g chedd...

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“No rain, no flowers.” Haruki Murakami We have certainly been getting our fair share of rain, but the rewards are plentiful with a good showing of dwarf irises, daffodils and some early t...

https://www.thegardenersjournal.co.uk/2023/04/this-month-in-your-garden-april.html

Feed me, feed me Grass is a plant the same as other plants and requires periodic feeding. In the long term, it will be beneficial in a number of ways, including colour and appearance, disease...

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Q. I am not sure when and what fertiliser to apply to my lawn. 

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The old sow and sow April is a cornucopia of what you can sow, grow and crop, whatever size of vegetable plot you have. In the first half of the month, the second early potatoes you have been...

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Chicken, kale and mushroom pot pie A BBC Good Food recipe. INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 3 thyme sprigs, leaves picked 2 garlic cloves, crushed 350g chicken ...

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“Autumn arrives in the early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.” Elizabeth Bowen Out with the hoe. The first colourful signs of spring, the crocuses, primulas and daffodi...

https://www.thegardenersjournal.co.uk/2023/03/this-month-in-your-garden-march.html

Fix your patch and clear the thatch Coming out of winter into spring, the lawn can often suffer from bare patches which might have been caused by drought the previous year, dog urine or disea...

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Q. We frequently get mushrooms growing in the lawn. Why is that, and what do we do about them?

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Sow here to a bumper crop The size of your vegetable plot need not restrict the quantity you grow. Old cottage gardeners grew veg between their prize flowers and many people still do today. C...

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Chicken Florentine with winter greens Delicious Magazine suggest you can switch the traditional spinach in a chicken florentine to cavolo nero for a winter version of this Italian classic. ...

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