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    IT’S IN THE BLOOD

    Jun 22, 2021 4 minutes

    Who first got you into gardening?

    It’s in my blood I guess, even my family name is horticultural! Although addicted to reading, I also loved being outdoors, tending stock and growing. As a child I encountered the organic movement at its farm and Soil Association headquarters at Haughley, which lay only a few villages away. My influences early on were garden and natural science authors, particularly William Cobbett, who recommended personal trial and experiment, and Laurence Hills, founder of HDRA, now Garden Organic.

    What is your veg heaven and hell?

    Heaven has to be asparagus. For years I’ve selected from ‘Kidner’s Strain’ for female plants with huge-sized spears but other than that and a bit of weeding it grows itself, and is

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