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Holy and Thai Basil

Herbs, squashes, tomatoes and salad items are all producing nicely at the moment and finally the two heat loving basil variety has reached a...

Cardoon

Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is also known as artichoke thistle and is indeed a very close relative of the artichoke. It is a very attractive...

Pruning of Fruiting Currants.

Red, White and Pink currants all produce their fruit on old wood, growth that was made in previous years. Summer is a good time...

Summer Pruning of Fruit Trees.

The pruning of fruit trees in summer is often overlooked, but it is an important part of fruit tree maintenance. It reduces the height...

Grow Juicy and Delicious Tomatoes

Choosing varieties There are hundreds of varieties out there and generally if you are growing tomatoes from seeds, you can do this outside or in...

Speckled Bush Cricket

I was really happy to find one in the garden yesterday and was really surprised by that feature at the bottom end. It is...