tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83845770461429266002024-03-14T06:18:58.491+00:00 The Green Fingered BlogSimple gardening ideas to help you make the most of your outdoor space, from a huge plot to just a few potsGreen Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-3769201162063082142024-03-13T20:00:00.000+00:002024-03-13T21:15:25.644+00:00Easy ways to support climbing beans and peas<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Why do beans have poles and peas have sticks? Does it matter? I need both.</span><br>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">On the 80 Minute Allotment, I prefer quick and simple ways to support my climbing beans and peas instead of elaborate and costly structures. Here's how to make simple and inexpensive supports in just a few minutes.</span><br>
</div><a href="https://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/easy-supports-climbing-beans-peas.html#more"></a>Green Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-25937689705575522652024-03-07T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-07T22:09:22.795+00:00Grow Your Own Raspberries: The 80 Minute Allotment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Growing your own raspberries is a great idea for those of us with restricted space (they grow vertically) and limited time (they're pretty low maintenance), making them ideal for The 80 Minute Allotment! Get them in the ground now and you could be picking fruit later this year.</span><br>
</div><a href="https://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/grow-your-own-raspberries.html#more"></a>Green Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-56312788813820106042024-03-01T16:55:00.000+00:002024-03-01T19:21:33.040+00:00Digging green manure into your vegetable plot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AUK1P4fjbbI/XKCIAF2JV1I/AAAAAAAAGuA/2kYb4mX3A2A1XjrJDCy7oQlQexShVo84ACLcBGAs/s1600/Digging%2Bgreen%2Bmanure%2Btitle.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Digging in green manure 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AUK1P4fjbbI/XKCIAF2JV1I/AAAAAAAAGuA/2kYb4mX3A2A1XjrJDCy7oQlQexShVo84ACLcBGAs/s400/Digging%2Bgreen%2Bmanure%2Btitle.jpg" title="Digging in green manure 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" width="400"></a><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">This winter I grew two types of green manure on one of my allotment beds that was otherwise empty. This was supposed to suppress weeds and improve soil structure ready for planting vegetables in spring. But did it work, and which green manure was best? This week it was time to dig it in and start finding out...</span></div>
<a href="https://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/digging-green-manure.html#more"></a>Green Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-69378304681676638262024-02-20T08:00:00.000+00:002024-02-21T12:04:15.020+00:00Planting Onions: The 80 Minute Allotment<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"></span><br>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LcVFV-4dFI8/WoSFBwBwWMI/AAAAAAAACdk/ihwboNpky1sJM29rhc0SQ9JhI6eQsWalgCLcBGAs/s1600/rsz_planting_onions_title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Planting Onions The 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="834" height="300" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LcVFV-4dFI8/WoSFBwBwWMI/AAAAAAAACdk/ihwboNpky1sJM29rhc0SQ9JhI6eQsWalgCLcBGAs/s400/rsz_planting_onions_title.jpg" title="Planting Onions The 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" width="400"></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's time to plant onions at the 80 Minute Allotment. After a couple of weeks of terrible weather kept me away from the plot, it was nice to get back on the allotment this week, and even nicer to be able to get something in the ground. My first planting of the year is onions, one of the easiest things to grow.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">As winter turns to spring, perennial plants start to produce new growth, which means it's time to cut down what's left of last year's dead stems and seed heads. But what do you do with them all? </span></div>
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<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J_I5ixGNtVw/WlkSweqZuRI/AAAAAAAAB_4/6oKFj6M4Sto1psISAA4Un5P2FRADYZXyACLcBGAs/s1600/Weeding%2Btitle.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How to get rid of weeds from an overgrown allotment or vegetable patch 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1244" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J_I5ixGNtVw/WlkSweqZuRI/AAAAAAAAB_4/6oKFj6M4Sto1psISAA4Un5P2FRADYZXyACLcBGAs/s400/Weeding%2Btitle.jpg" title="How to get rid of weeds from an overgrown allotment or vegetable patch 80 Minute Allotment Green Fingered Blog" width="310"></a><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Want to grow your own vegetables? Got a plot full of weeds? Don't be put off - there's a few ways of tackling it, even if you're doing it 80 minutes at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A tree should be for life, not just for Christmas. A real tree, in a pot, is best for the environment, and your pocket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">How to decorate your table for Christmas in just a few minutes, with a few things from the garden.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Get outside and gather up as many leaves as you can to make leaf mould. It's really useful stuff in the garden, and you can't buy it anywhere, but it's really easy to make your own. Here's how I make mine:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Which gardens are worth visiting this autumn? </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Whether you're looking for intense colour, stunning borders or dramatic views, I've got </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">some fabulous recommendations for you.</span></div>
<a href="https://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/gardens-to-visit-autumn.html#more"></a>Green Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-65351754064903550312023-10-06T17:00:00.000+01:002023-10-06T23:33:07.036+01:00Grow Your Own Garlic: The 80 Minute Allotment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Nothing could be simpler than growing your own garlic. Autumn is the ideal time to plant it, so come on, give it a go, it's probably the easiest thing you'll ever grow!</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">If you thought ornamental grasses could only ever be a plain sidekick to more exciting specimen plants then think again. Here are five ways to make grasses the stars of your garden...</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Hidcote is renowned as a great English garden, but provides fine examples of not only traditional cottage garden and formal styles, but also woodland and Mediterranean gardens.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Can you see my compost heap in this picture? No? Good! - A compost heap might be a valuable asset to your garden, but it's not pretty. Here's how to hide it.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">You can have hyacinths flowering for Christmas, filling your home with their heady sweet fragrance in mid-winter. Just follow these simple steps now:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Designing your garden can seem daunting, but you don't have to do it all at once. You can use set pieces as a step by step garden design. </span></div>
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</div><a href="https://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/garden-design-visit-kingston-maurwood.html#more"></a>Green Fingered Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01240533182819092891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384577046142926600.post-81405855592970476562023-08-11T17:00:00.000+01:002023-08-14T21:34:07.936+01:00Tips for Growing Your Own Tomatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you grow your own tomatoes, there are a few things you can do as they start to produce fruit, to increase your chances of getting as many ripe tasty tomatoes as possible.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">It's a quintessentially English garden, full of plants and full of inspiration for all gardeners. I've chosen six ideas from Hidcote that you can use to add a touch of class </span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">your garden</span><span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A few minutes is all you need to summer prune grapevines. Some simple steps in summer can help you get bigger and riper grapes when you pick them in autumn.</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">How do you make your garden more sustainable? How can your garden help you lead a low carbon lifestyle? Is my garden as environmentally friendly as it could be? I've been trying to find out...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Growing your own garlic might be the easiest gardening you can ever do. They are a low maintenance crop, and easy to harvest too...</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">I visited Snowshill Manor and came back with these simple but inspiring ideas for your garden. If you're looking for easy ways to use plants in a different way, to take your outdoor space to another level, read on...</span></div>
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<span face=""trebuchet ms" , sans-serif">Gardeners have an important role to play in helping bees and other insects survive. <a href="http://greenfingeredblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/cheap-and-easy-ways-to-help-pollinators-.html" target="_blank">There are lots of ways to help them.</a> This weekend, why not get your kids to help you make a bug hotel, using whatever is lying around. You don't need to spend any money, and you don't even need to use a hammer, or a single nail. And you'll be helping to protect all sorts of species of bee and other insects by giving them somewhere to live.</span></div>
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