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Growing Oregano and Marjoram – are they the same?

Oregano – Origanum vulgare and Sweet Marjoram - Origanum majorana are two different species with similar taste and appearance. They are both from the...

Incredible Edible Flowers

Summer is the time for salads, iced drinks and lots of cakes and deserts. All of these can be made even more special with...

Aphids

Aphids or most commonly known as greenfly or blackfly are very common, soft-bodied sap sucking insects. They feed on a wide variety of plants,...

Pollination in the greenhouse

Growing your own, especially tomatoes, in the controlled environment of a greenhouse or polytunnel has its obvious advantages but it has some challenges too....

How to grow parsley from seeds

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is native to the Mediterranean region and it is a herbaceous biennial. It means that the plants will produce seeds the...

Perennials in the Veg Plot.

Most of us grow annual crops in our veg gardens, allotments and containers. We may grow a few perennials, like Rhubarb and Asparagus, maybe...