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Beans!! Some lovely looking roots on the Drima bro

Beans!! Some lovely looking roots on the Drima broad beans from @gardenorganicuk which are now in the ground. Keep your plants close together and plant out two per station so they don’t flop around too much!!🌱
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The weird knobbly roots that are Oca! They need a

The weird knobbly roots that are Oca! They need a long season in the ground, especially at the end of the year when the new tubers will form. Chit them the same as potatoes and then either plant out into a bed or a large container.🥔
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Perfect pea roots! You can see how they’ve reach

Perfect pea roots! You can see how they’ve reached the bottom and then bounced back towards the surface. Definitely what you want to see and a good sign it’s time to plant out!🌱🌱
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Both barrels! Do you need another reason to reuse

Both barrels! Do you need another reason to reuse those plastic tubs and grow fresh pea shoots for your kitchen....I think not!!🌱🌱🌱
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B**CH PEAS! Module sown peas(Oregon) can be used a

B**CH PEAS! Module sown peas(Oregon) can be used as pea shoots in the kitchen, planted out into containers or popped into your growing space for early peas! This lot are going in the garden, planted as a dense row along a fence line🙌🌱
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A healthy rabble of sweet and chilli peppers that

A healthy rabble of sweet and chilli peppers that I’ve now moved out of the propagator. First onto a window cill and then in a greenhouse or tunnel before planting out. That way they should be perfectly harden off! You can see the variegation already appearing on the Candy Canes🙌🌶🙌
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More weird faces from behind the mill front door a

More weird faces from behind the mill front door and accompanied by last years Crown Prince squash! Want to find out more about @heliganmill and our @crowdfunderuk campaign? Check out the link in the bio🎃🎃
Music: Bae
Musician: Jeff Kaale
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Well blow dry my beard! We’ve just gone live wit

Well blow dry my beard! We’ve just gone live with our @heliganmill crowdfunder and it’s got a cracking video for you all to watch. Please go CHECK IT OUT, SHARE and DONATE🙌. There’s loads of great rewards but no beard stroking I’m afraid😆 Link in bio and on @heliganmill 🥦🌱🥒🍅
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I haven’t had the time to clear and weed the fie

I haven’t had the time to clear and weed the field garden but thankfully @r.d.digging.services wants to be a gardener! Now I’m busy creating things @heliganmill this field will have mainly beans, courgettes, potatoes, pumpkins and onions across the whole space! Just need to get raking🤦🏼‍♂️🌱
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The propagator is finally looking green and full!

The propagator is finally looking green and full! The peppers will come out soon and go into their individual pots. Key thing is not to shock them with the temp change even if it’s only from the propagator to a window sill. Plant shock slows the growth rate right down and that’s the last thing you want especially with peppers, they are slow enough already😆
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Yes I’m sowing Broad beans in March! It’s beco

Yes I’m sowing Broad beans in March! It’s become very common to sow them the previous year(winter) or in January/February but that doesn’t mean they won’t work if sown slightly later! This lot have been sown into modules before planting out into the garden or a container, I haven’t decided yet. If you get impatient you can always pinch out the tops once they’ve flowered and eat them(this also helps prevent black fly)🌱🌱🌱
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Fancy growing pea shoots at home? Well it’s as e

Fancy growing pea shoots at home? Well it’s as easy as growing a beard and you can sow them into any pot or container. Bulk buy seeds from a commercial supplier as it’s so much cheaper and then pre soak the peas in paper for a few days until they sprout. Partially fill with compost and place a damn good layer of peas in your chosen vessel(I’ve got a handy @potnoodle tub to reuse) and then cover with a thin layer of compost. With careful watering you shouldn’t need to make any holes in the pot, which saves making a mess and makes them super portable! Chop those pea shoots as and when you need them. 🙌🌱🙌
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Starting to sow the tomatoes with 14 different var

Starting to sow the tomatoes with 14 different varieties(112 in total). Mostly tasty cherries with a mix of colours as they sell well in punnets over the summer. There’s no wrong or right way to sow tomatoes but to save space to begin with I multi sow in pots or trays! First lot are from @gardenorganicuk and todays dibber is a handy chopstick but you can use anything really, maybe not your tongue though😆🌱🍅
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Just watch those wonky guys appear! First lot of s

Just watch those wonky guys appear! First lot of sweet and hot pepper seeds are doing well and so they should in our new swanky propagator. Decent humidity and above 20 Celsius is what you need for most seeds as it speeds up the process and prevents them sitting in damp cold soil which promotes nasty fungus! Next up is all the cucumbers and some tomatoes🙌🥒🙌
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I chit you not! So chitting or letting your potato

I chit you not! So chitting or letting your potatoes sprout is something us gardeners do to give them a head start before they go in the ground. This isn’t possible on a large scale farm or with commercial growers as the shoots would become damaged/break off and that would actually hinder them! You can chit however and where ever you like but somewhere warm, spaced out and not in full sunlight works best(I like to use egg trays to hold them apart). Finally don’t let them become massive like a overgrown bush, just keep any eye on them until they reach roughly an inch and then plant out in a bed or container👍🥔
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Don’t be afraid to pop your rhubarb in the groun

Don’t be afraid to pop your rhubarb in the ground at this time of year! As long as it’s not an arctic winter I will plant rhubarb out from October-April! It’s best not to split large plants this late as they will be happier if done in late autumn. This was a clump that had sat in a pot for a while and you can buy them from most plant centres. The main rule when it comes to planting rhubarb is always make sure it stands proud with a decent erection! If you plant it flush or a little lower in the soil the crown can have water sit around it causing rot to form! 🌱
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The final spud from my colourful sack is the stran

The final spud from my colourful sack is the strange looking Highland Burgundy Red! I’ve never had it produce loads of spuds but it’s so weird I just can’t help myself. Originating from Scotland in the 1930’s, it gets its name after being served to the Duke of Burgundy in the Savoy in London !🥔
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Fairly dull and shaped like a testicle until you l

Fairly dull and shaped like a testicle until you look at it in sunlight! Edzell Blue has a brilliant blue/purple iridescence to its skin and tasty white flesh. My photographic skills don’t do it justice! Named after a town in Angus where it is thought to of originated, its a great all rounder but will disintegrate easily when boiled!🥔
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Here’s something pink, wet and inappropriate for

Here’s something pink, wet and inappropriate for a Monday morning! I’m afraid its not a moist tongue and instead it’s one of this years seed potatoes, Red Emmalie. This pink beauty was developed in 2003 and has long tubers which are great one for boiling and mashing(it gives you a lovely mash with a hint of pink). Give growing them in containers a try and hunt for those pink nuggets in summer🙌🥔
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It’s not blue, it’s purple! With its white rin

It’s not blue, it’s purple! With its white ringed flesh and a centre that’s dark purple, Salad Blue has been around the block for decades. I love growing them each year in large tubs, grow/compost bags or just straight in the ground. Possibly developed by an amateur grower in the Victorian era this potato is a good allrounder although I still find any coloured potato mash a bit strange to look at! Give them a roast instead🥔🥔🥔
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