How to grow, prune & care for raspberries
23 March | An guide on growing, pruning and caring for raspberry plants. Plus, growing strawberries from runners.
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How to harvest & store | Pumpkins and potatoes
23 March | An autumn guide to harvesting and storing pumpkins and potatoes
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March Harvest | Garden-to-Table with Bri DiMattina’s Breakfast Danishes
16 March | What edibles to plant & harvest. Plus a delicious Breakfast Danish recipe to use up your end-of-season tomatoes by Bri DiMattina.
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Autumn Seed Sowing | Autumn Gardening
9 March | What to sow, and how, this autumn. Hardy annuals, sweet peas and more.
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The Autumn Overview | Autumn Gardening
2 March | While the allure of knitwear and fireside evenings still seems far off, the shift in the seasons is upon us. With dropping temperatures and the return of the rain comes a whole new series of gardening tasks.
Here are a bunch of autumn gardening tasks that we should tackle over the next few months.
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Autumn Seed Sowing Guide | Vegetables & Flowers to Sow in Autumn
Seed sowing is one of the most important jobs in the autumn garden. It’s time to sow winter vegetables and hardy annual flowers. This autumn seed sowing guide outlines what to sow in your autumn garden and the methods you can use to guarantee successful germination.
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FEBRUARY — Gardening Guide
February is still an exciting and rewarding time for harvesting your summer edibles. Now's the time to start clearing out some of the overgrown jungle that was your summer crop, giving your veggie garden some space to get growing its autumn and winter crops. You can even start thinking about planting your spring bulbs!
Recipe | Grilled broad beans with asparagus, elderflower, preserved lemon & hazelnuts
This side dish by Alby Hailes sings of spring, with seasonal additions of raw asparagus and elderflower cordial, and a punch of flavour from preserved lemon in the dressing.
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Recipe | Woody asparagus & broccoli green ‘gazpacho’
Attempts should always be made to minimise food waste wherever possible, and this green ‘gazpacho’ by Alby Hailes does a brilliant job at using up those woody asparagus ends that you otherwise might throw to the compost.
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Recipe | Citrus-roasted asparagus with herb labneh & dijon chilli-caper dressing
Roasting asparagus in citrus zest/juice is Alby Hailes' favourite way to prepare it. The method could not be simpler, and ensures that the asparagus is tender but retains its shape, flavour and verdant green.
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Recipe | Spring goodness spaghetti
Often pasta is best when kept simple, and this bright and flavour-packed spaghetti by Alby Hailes could not be easier.
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Recipe | Spring goodness bowl
Use this salad recipe as a base to make it your own with whatever spring veg you have on hand from the garden or your local market. This time Alby Hailes has opted for broccolini and Brussels sprouts.
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