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    Edible garden: Growing basil
    Tips for growing your own crop of this essential summer herb. I always think of basil as a Mediterranean herb. But it actually originated in India, where it was regarded as sacred and can still be...
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    Edible garden: Growing beetroot
    Beetroot is a member of the spinach family. Young leaves make delicious salads and mature leaves can be eaten in the same way as spinach.Planting Beetroot can be grown most of the year in warmer...
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    How to start a vege garden
    Starting a vegetable garden is easy. It's great therapy (physically and mentally) and synchronises our lives with nature's beat of the sun, soil and seasons.Where?Whether it's a square of...
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    Grow your own broad beans
    With winter approaching and summer crops finished, you would be forgiven for thinking there is little opportunity to start growing vegetables right now.But you can start raising an ancient plant...
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    Grow your own indoor herbs
    With temperatures dropping and outdoor gardening activity slowing down, it's the perfect time to retreat indoors and work on a potted herb garden.What to growHerbs which grow well in pots include...
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    How to grow eggplants
    It’s eggplant time: these bulbous beauties love warm weather just as much as we do.Originating from tropical Asia, eggplants (or aubergines) belong to the same family as tomatoes and potatoes,...
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    Grow your own garlic
    Known for its many medicinal properties as well as its pungent smell, garlic is said to be traditionally planted on the shortest day (21 June) and harvested on the longest (21 December)....
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    How to grow strawberries
    For summer-ready strawberries, now’s the time to get growing.Strawberries are easy to grow and care for. Strawberry crowns (the roots and neck of the plant) are now available in garden shops so...
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    Edible garden: Growing carrots
    Carrots are legendary for being a rich source of vitamin A, calcium, trace elements and fibre, and given the right soil conditions, carrots are easy to grow. In warmer areas (most of the North Island...
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    Growing your own veges
    Having a kitchen garden is a great way to save money and enjoy a year-round supply of fresh fruit and vegetables.How much space do I need? A vege garden for a family can be as simple as a few pots on...
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    Edible garden: Spinach
    All you need to know about growing this vitamin and health powerhouse.Remember Popeye the Sailor, the 1930s cartoon character who became super-strong by eating spinach? Popeye was smart –...
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    In the garden: Peachy keen
    The prospect of plucking stone fruit straight from the tree may be just the motivation to get growing.If you want to decorate your garden with early spring blossoms and late summer fruit, you can...
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    In the garden: Carrot gold
    If you are after a year-round supply of carrots, using the carrot-launcher growing technique may be just the thing.To grow healthy carrots you need to avoid three things:Frost – kills off the...
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    Edible garden: Growing garlic
    It's incredibly easy to harvest your own crop of this pungent vegetable. Most first-time garlic growers are surprised at just how easy it is to grow – it's virtually just a matter of...
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    Vege gardening diary: July
    What to plant this monthThis is a difficult time of year with cold and wet soils plus continued frosts in the south. If your situation matches this description, concentrate on maintaining rather than...

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