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    CREATIVE COVERS!

    Feb 23, 2021 3 minutes

    To make the most of my gardening space, I try to grow at least two crops in each bed every year, and often manage to grow three or four! Starting seeds off under cover (greenhouse, windowsill or cold frame) and putting them out as transplants means that they have a head start, and should start producing delicious dinners up to a month earlier than seeds sown outside in April. Healthy transplants are less susceptible to slugs and other nibbling pests, too.

    To save time, I don’t harden the

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