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What’s hot and what’s not in our spring gardens
It’s mid-April and the changes in both gardens are absolutely stupendous. The gardens are absolutely springing to life, full of colourful spring bulbs, blossoms on
Eli 17th April 2022
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How to grow tomatoes from seed to harvest – Eli’s top tips
This week I’ve started the first video in a series – so for all you tomato growers or would be tomato growers, this is for
Eli 11th April 2022
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It may not feel like it but there are lots of positives in the garden just now
The last few weeks are a bit of a thing in the gardening world where we fool ourselves into thinking its spring (we don’t really
Eli 21st March 2022
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Dont Kill Your Seedlings: Potting on for Beginners
In this week’s bumper of an episode, you’ll see my amazing acting skills (even if I do say so myself) as I recreate the drama
Eli 6th February 2022
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Can I sow older seeds? Seed viability test
As always January for us is about getting ready for the coming season, usually beginning with the day in the warmth of the indoors, with
Eli 30th January 2022
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How to sterilise your seed starting mix, potting mix or compost
When we put a wee snippet into our video showing you how to sterilise your potting mix, we didn’t expect the response it generated. Another
Eli 23rd January 2022
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My homemade seed starting mix
You absolutely don’t need to fork out for expensive seed starting soils or mixes from the garden centre. If you need more than a small
Eli 16th January 2022
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The useful information on garden seed packets & catalogues
The darker, colder winter months are when gardeners all yearn for spring. But for the thoughtful gardeners, this doesn’t have to be a void where
Eli 9th January 2022
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What seeds to sow in January
Seeds to sow in January and yes, there are seeds that can be sown in January, even here in Scotland. But… the but is important,
Eli 2nd January 2022
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