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Tales From Titchmarsh
“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…” Maria von Trapp had it absolutely right, but you don’t have to wait until the moment “When the dog bites, when the bee stings” to remember your favourite things. It does no harm at all to think of them at
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Perennial Crops
It will take a few years to establish but, once you’ve got your asparagus bed cropping, you can look forward to an annual gourmet treat that heralds the fact that spring has well and truly arrived. These underground tubers spread and spread so there’
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Root Crops
Even if you’ve only got a balcony available you can grow some spuds in a recycled compost bag or large pot and enjoy the unbeatable taste of fresh new potatoes. Sow these when the soil has warmed in April and they can be more or less forgotten about

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