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Ooh, Aar, Rough Veg Gardening, A Progress Report

9th May 2020 Colin Cross 2766 Comments

Hello Postaliers, welcome to the latest progress report from the greenhouse at the end of the world, where summer has arrived early (as it often does) and work is limited, even with vents fully open [more…]

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Ooh, Aar A Progress Report On Rough Vegetable Gardening

2nd May 2020 Colin Cross 2379 Comments

Hello folks, being a rough old gardener has both pitfalls and rewards. The greenhouse itself has obviously seen better years and it’s a bit like Triggers rake. It’s the same greenhouse that was erected, along [more…]

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Ooh, Aar, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening Part 4

25th April 2020 Colin Cross 2460 Comments

Hello folks and welcome to part four of a guide to rough veg growing. It’s impossible to grow vegetables, even roughly, without a large number of containers, a decent space to work the magic, an [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening, Part 3

18th April 2020 Colin Cross 3319 Comments

Hello Folks, the pace is hotting up and we’re closing in on the really good part of rough vegetable gardening, apart from the harvesting that is; it’s time to get things in the ground that [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening, Part 2

11th April 2020 Colin Cross 2954 Comments

Alongside the onerous but rewarding task of preparing the ground for planting there are other jobs requiring the rough gardeners attention before the season gets into full swing. Being a Yorkshire man by birth, if [more…]

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My Garden

5th April 2020 Going Postal 3074 Comments

Spring is well and truly here and the garden in Reggie Towers is starting to come to life and looking rather splendid. Here are some pictures for you to look at whilst you while away [more…]

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Ooh, Aarr, A Guide To Rough Vegetable Gardening

4th April 2020 Colin Cross 2604 Comments

It’s no secret that I inherited a large, rickety old greenhouse from an ex commercial grower who just happened to be my Father-in-Law. In the 12 years or so since I moved to Cumbria and [more…]

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Reasons to be cheerful

23rd March 2020 Going Postal 2823 Comments

Having lurked around these parts for a while quietly enjoying the conversation, I know that a lot of people on here worry about what sort of world our children will inherit.  Although reports on the [more…]

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