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Hedgehogs are a vegetable gardener's best friend! These welcome visitors gobble up pesky slugs, snails, and beetles, keeping pests under control naturally. 🦔🍂 Take extra care when clearing autumn leaves or compost piles—a sleepy hedgehog might be nesting underneath!
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Real garden horror doesn’t wear a mask—it hides in your soil. 🎃 Clubroot, blight, and white rot wait years to strike if you plant the same families in the same beds. Avoid the curse with effortless crop rotation warnings: vegplotter.com/blog/nightmar… #AllotmentLife
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🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 Wishing everyone a spooktacular night filled with fun, frights, and plenty of treats! 🍬🕷️ Whether you're dressing up, carving pumpkins, or enjoying scary movies, have a hauntingly good time. Stay safe and enjoy the magic of the season! 👻🦇 #HappyHalloween
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With its airy, feathery foliage, fennel makes a striking addition to ornamental borders. Pair it alongside roses and lavender for an unusual, fragrant contrast of soft textures and summer blooms! 🌿✨ Find the complete Florence fennel grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/f…
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Brighten your plate with peppery nasturtium flowers! Their vibrant, edible petals pair deliciously in salads with rocket/arugula, crisp cucumber, and rich quail eggs. Easy to grow and a pollinator magnet. 🌸🥗 Find the complete nasturtium grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/n…
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Trim the tops of your leek seedlings when planting out to speed up establishment and cut moisture loss! Drop each into a 15cm hole, leave the hole open, and just water it in to let it swell. Full planting & blanching guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/l…
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Pinch out the top 10cm of broad bean shoots once plants are in full flower! It deters black bean aphids (who love tender young sap) and directs energy into plump, uniform pods. 🫘 Read the complete growing & care guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/b…
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Always plant sweetcorn in blocks, never single rows! Corn is wind-pollinated, so grouping plants in a dense grid ensures pollen reaches every silk for full, juicy cobs instead of missing kernels. 🌽 Get the full planting & spacing grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/s…
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For a thriving cauliflower crop next year, sow winter-hardy varieties like ‘Aalsmeer’ now to overwinter. Start seeds in modular trays, thinning to one per cell. Throughout winter, keep plants sheltered in a greenhouse or cold frame. In spring, transplant to garden beds to enjoy a bountiful harvest.
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Framing your front door with potted bay trees (*Laurus nobilis*) instantly adds timeless curb appeal and elegance. They thrive brilliantly in containers, love sunny spots, and keep fresh culinary leaves on hand year-round. Get expert planting & care tips here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/b…
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Craving the ultimate jacket spud? 🥔 Early 'Duke of York' is delicious boiled young, but leave it to grow large for a superb baked potato! Maincrops 'Maris Piper' & 'Pentland Squire' make top bakers too. Spud grow guide: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/p… #GrowYourOwn #GardeningTips
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