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Dear new gardener,

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Bill

[Translate] This post inaugurates a series directed at the needs of new vegetable gardeners who are about to make the leap from wanting a garden to having one.It isn’t intended as an all-inclusive guide, but rather as a starting point … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How to grow tomatoes – 5

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Bill

[Translate] Tomatoes are prone to attack from a variety of pests, most of which can be warned off by careful inter-planting with marigolds, chrysanthemums and certain herbs. Pest vulnerabilities: nematodes: (pull plants immediately at end of season and remove from … Continue reading →

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How to grow tomatoes – 4

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Bill

[Translate] Beyond lettuce, bread and mayonnaise, there are many other things that tomatoes go well with. Thus we come to the concept of companion planting. Known positive companions: Companion planting is a somewhat murky area of horticulture. Sometimes a plant … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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