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Get growing Mr. Fothergill’s Thyme
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Thyme

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Often evergreen, these drought tolerant compact plants are a must-have, whether in a kitchen garden, patio pots or edging paths and mixed borders. Especially popular in southern European and Mediterranean cooking, their unique floral aroma and delicious flavour makes a perfect addition to a huge range of savoury dishes.

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Growing Advice

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Sow indoors February to May. Sow thinly 0.5cm deep into small pots of compost. Water well and place in warm, light position, away from cold draughts and out of intense, direct sunlight. Keep the compost just moist and be careful not to overwater, the compost should almost dry out before it is watered again. Seedlings should start to appear in approximately 14-28 days but be patient as germination can be slow. Carefully transplant the seedlings to individual pots when they are large enough to handle. In late May to July, acclimatise plants to outside conditions. Place plants outside in a sheltered spot during the day and bring them inside again at night when temperature fall. Do this for a week or two, until the plants have hardened off. Plant out to a sunny growing position, spacing them 25cm apart. Once established, an occasional liquid feed will help stimulate new leaf production.

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Top Tips About Seeds

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- Once the seed packet has been opened, the seeds can be stored in an airtight container until required for further sowings.
- Thyme seeds are best used fresh so be sure to use them up and start again with a new packet if you sow more in future years.
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Thyme plants are perfect for patio pots, whether by themselves or in mixed containers. They will perform best in a sunny location.

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When plants are their small leaves are still relatively few in number so they are at risk of being outcompeted for sunlight by more vigorous weeds, so be sure to keep them weed free. Otherwise Thyme plants are extremely robust and trouble free once established.

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Fresh leaves can be picked as required through much the year. Thyme leaves are also perfect for drying because their small size means they dry very quickly and they are rich in aromatic oils which helps them retain a great deal of their flavour.

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Ideas on how to use your Thyme

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Trim back mature plants vigorously after flowering to stop them getting woody and leggy. The ideal time to do this is when having a BBQ, burning the branches will give add delicious flavour to the food being cooked. The leaves can also be used in pot pourri and in muslin bags to keep wardrobes and sock drawers smelling fresh and fragrant.

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July 3, 2019
Get growing Mr. Fothergill’s Cauliflower

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Cauliflower

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Cauliflower All the Year Round

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A popular and reliable variety with crisp white heads of tasty, tightly formed curds. The stocky compact stature of the plants ensure the heads are well protected by the large outer leaves. The large heads therefore remain in good condition for several weeks and can be harvested when required.

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Growing Advice

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Sow outdoors March to June and September to October. Cauliflowers can be sown directly outdoors for ease. If possible choose a sunny location for best results. All brassicas like good fertile soil so it’s worth digging in a slow release fertiliser or some organic matter before you start. Sow directly where plants are to grow 1.5cm deep, in shallow trenches 25cm apart. Cover the seeds with fine soil and water well. Early and late sowings will benefit from cloche protection. Keep the soil moist and remove any weeds as they appear. When young plants are 10cm tall transplant them to a final spacing of 60cm apart. Plant seedlings deep, right up to the first set of leaves and be sure to firm the young plants in well to prevent the plants from rocking in the wind, which can damage their delicate roots. Keep the soil moist and remove any weeds as they appear.

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Once the seed packet has been opened, the seeds can be stored in an airtight container until required for further sowings. Cauliflower seeds will maintain their vigour for a good number of years.

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Cauliflower is not recommended for patio containers.

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Young brassica plants are a real favourite with pigeons and later in the summer caterpillars can also become a problem. If you use a fine enough netting, held well above the plants, this will stop both the pigeons eating the young leaves and the cabbage white butterflies from reaching the plants to lay their eggs. To prevent disease, rotate brassica crops so they are not grown in the same location for at least a couple of years.

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Harvest from June to October. When the heads begin to develop, snap the large outer leaves of the plant and twist them around so that they cover the heads. This will protect the curds from direct sunlight, keeping them crisp and white.

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Ideas for using your cauliflower

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Drawing a little soil up around the stems of developing plants will help to prevent wind rock as the plants get larger. Check plants after windy weather and firm them in again if necessary. To prevent premature flowering give plants a really good soaking and a feed a week or so before harvesting begins and don’t let them dry out. If for some reason you miss a harvesting a head and it begins to flower, the tender parts are still good to eat, especially in stir-fries.

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July 3, 2019
Get growing Mr. Fothergill’s Climbing Bean

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Climbing Bean (Cobra)

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A highly recommended variety which produces huge crops of fine French beans over a long season. The stringless pods are slender and straight with superb texture and flavour. Fast growing plants produce attractive purple flowers and show good resistance to disease. This particular variety performs so well it has been awarded the RHS’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit.

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Growing Advice

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Sow outdoors May to early July. Climbing beans can be sown outdoors for ease. Choose a sunny, sheltered location for best results and wait until the soil has warmed up, ideally to around 10°C+. If the soil is very heavy, cold or waterlogged an indoor sowing is preferable. Beans like good fertile soil so it’s worth digging in a slow release fertiliser or some organic matter before you start. Sow 5cm deep directly where plants are to grow. For surest results, sow two seeds together, with 30cm between each pair. Gently firm the soil and keep moist. When large enough to handle remove the weaker seedling of each pair, leaving the strongest to grow on. It is good practice to water well after thinning out, to wash any dislodged soil back around the roots of the remaining plants. Remove any weeds as they appear.

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Once the seed packet has been opened, the seeds can be stored in an airtight container until required for further sowings. Climbing bean seeds will maintain their vigour for a good number of years.

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Climbing beans can only be grown in the largest of patio containers but crops will be much smaller. Dwarf French beans might be a better choice. Keep plants well watered if growing in containers.

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Climbing beans are pretty much problem free. They can occasionally suffer an attack of blackfly (Black bean aphids) but usually only if the plants are weak or under-watered. An infestation usually starts at the tip of a plant so the prompt removal of the tip along with the aphids on it, will quickly deal with the problem in most instances.

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The most important thing to remember about harvesting beans is to do it constantly and to never let up. Once seed pods are allowed to mature the plants will begin to slow down the growth of new ones.

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Ideas for using your climbing bean

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Regular and thorough watering throughout the harvest period will really help to increase the size and the quality of the crop. If you are going away on holiday pick every bean you can find before you go, even the tiny ones. Any surplus beans can simply be bagged and frozen whole for later use. When needed just chop them up from frozen and put them straight into the pan. French beans are also delicious lightly cooked, tossed in garlic butter and served in a salad. When in flower climbing beans make very attractive plants so if space is limited a wigwam of beans can look great in an ornamental border.

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July 3, 2019