Kitchen Garden

GROWING ON THE WEB

How long have you been growing and what got you interested in the hobby?

I started growing about 10 years ago in the back garden at home. My youngest daughter Olivia was about 10 at the time and talked me into building a few raised beds. We grew salads and onions. We also had a few pots of tomatoes on the patio. After a year or two my daughter’s interest waned but by then I was hooked. Blight kept getting the better of my patio toms so I committed to buying a greenhouse. One greenhouse became two and the garden soon began

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