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vegetables can make a big difference to your general health and well-being. This is considered important by no less a body than the RHS who now have a section in their theory syllabus on well-being and also questions in their
I would be very pleased to receive them, it does not matter how simple they are; I like easy cooking!
Gerry Edwards continues his fruit growing advice covering a few tasks that
Apple ‘Golden Gate’ column type
frames. He has set out the results and
his comments on how things have gone. Vanessa Jones gives us an update on the Asian Hornet and will give a more in-depth one later in the year. Please keep your
eyes open and report any sightings. This hornet could decimate the bee population in the U.K and this will affect any crop that requires pollination to produce the fruits we eat, and this is not just fruit but vegetables like runner beans, pumpkins and squash, broad beans, tomatoes and peppers just to name a few.
And finally, but by no means least Derek Brooks continues his series of seasonal jobs giving advice on what to do in your garden or allotment to grow a good range of crops and the tasks involved.
Hopefully there is something of interest for you, if not then put pen to paper and write something that does as that may interest other members. Anything on fruit, vegetables, soils or materials and equipment used for growing.
Happy Growing and may you be blessed with copious amounts of crops.
exams. We have an aging membership in the NVS, so it is in the society’s interest to keep you fit and healthy for a long life and long membership!
we have a wide range of articles in this edition of Simply Vegetables from a number of different authors; more would be very welcome so don’t be shy
will help to keep your fruit productive and healthy. Ron Nuttall has been
keeping himself busy over winter and has written articles on growing shallots and lettuce and the problems of slugs. Looking at a lesser-known vegetable Raymond Higgins has penned an article on Kohl Rabi, it is not a widely grown crop but is not difficult and gives a different taste to your meals. Raymond also has an article on growing vegetables in Japan, we can learn a lot by looking at what crops other nations grow and how they grow
I am pleased to say
we have a wide range of
articles in this edition of
Simply Vegetables from
a number of different
authors; more would be
very welcome so don’t be
shy. Adrian Baggaley tells
of his battles with moles,
voles and mice as well as
some other pests and his
attempts to control them. I
have every sympathy with
Adrian as I seem to be
battling mice, rabbits, pheasants, and deer and that’s before considering insect pests. It may be my imagination but there seems to be more pests causing damage than a few decades ago.
them. Japan has similar problems to the U.K in that it does not have vast amounts of land to produce food so has to make maximum use of what it has.
Emily Harris continues her It’s Sow Simple articles giving a review on tomatoes and what she and Chris hope to grow
this year. Emily has also covered the growing of Romanesco cauliflowers of which you should have received a packet of seeds from Medwyn’s of Anglesey in
the magazine. Cauliflower is not an easy crop to grow especially to perfection but following Emily’s advise will give you a good guide.
Anthony Boyd has been carrying out some research into peat free composts growing runner beans up climbing
Adrian also has an article on his mini orchard, this is well worth reading if only to show that top fruit can be grown in a small area so even if you have a small garden consider growing some fruit. Espaliers, fans, cordons and columnar trees take up very little space especially if grown against a fence or wall or if grown over an archway (see Photo).
We have two delicious recipes from Joao again in From the Kitchen to help you use the produce grown. If anyone has any recipes for using fruit and vegetables,
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