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Shock news – Marvin under threat!
It was revealed today by an anonymous source that a pretender to Marvin’s throne as biggest marrow has been discovered An insider in the horticultural industry has revealed to Kitchen Garden magazine that a previously unseen marrow plant is about…
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Growing fat babies
If you struggle growing sweet peppers, or you don’t have room under cover, Achocha or Fat Babies are definitely worth a try. Growing Fat Babies (cyclanthera brachyastacha) A South American crop, they are small, oval and covered in soft edible…
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12th April 2017
Getting bigger My seed leaves have doubled in size and my true leaves are just starting to grow.
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National gardening week
Ade Sellars of award-winning bloggers Agents of Field explains why we should all get involved with national Gardening Week Colour is gently seeping into allotments and gardens, signaling spring is here. Grey winter beds now a distant memory. Replaced with…
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11th April 2017
Marvin in isolation I do seem to be the only marrow in the world. I can see sweet pea, cosmos, tomato and salvia seedlings all around me in this greenhouse but no marrows. That can only mean one thing. I…
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10th April 2017
Marvin keeps his cool Well a new day and a new temperature. A bit cooler today thank goodness. I may be small and I like it warm but yesterday was far too hot. Lots of little seedlings around me in…
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9th April 2017
Marvin is growing You many not have noticed but since yesterday I have grown. Yes I am well on the way to being the biggest marrow in the world. Have to say though this greenhouse is a bit hot. I…
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7th April 2017
Marvin without hat Yippee I am free. I’ve cast my seed coat and now waving my little leaves in the air soaking up the sun. It is a glorious day today. My little seed leaves are making lots of food.…
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6th April 2017
Marvin with hat I seem to be wearing my seed coat as a rather natty little hat. Need to unfurl my leaves I think to get rid of it.
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Mudketeers diary-6th April 2017
Transplanted tomatoes The greenhouse is filling up fast. I have just transplanted my ‘Sungold’ tomatoes and lots of other seedlings are needing transplanting too. They always say you never have a big enough greenhouse
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Mudketeers diary-March 30th 2017
Time to plant potatoes The seed potatoes are nicely chitted and even look quite pretty. On the left are dark shoots of ‘Arran Pilot’. On the right are the bright green shoots of ‘Vivaldi’ a second early. The little shoots…
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Mudketeers diary -March 27th 2017
Hail the kale I sowed some ‘Nero di Toscana’ kale late last summer and planted about five tiny young plants in a large pot filled with multi-purpose compost. I placed the pot in a greenhouse overwinter and the plants sat…
