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Old trees may be become unproductive, ill formed from broken wood or where diseased wood has been removed, and plagued with a collection of pests and diseases. Though there are certainly times and places where such old trees can be quite attractive as they descend into decrepitude, one may wish to replace an old tree… Continue reading Replant disease

In December we had a delivery of bare root raspberry canes destined for the new fruit cage. The loss of our old fruit cage during the renovations of the kitchen garden was a bit of a blow as it was so productive and had such a large area for growing all sorts of soft fruit… Continue reading Bed preparation and planting of raspberries

Sowing and growing chillies is one of the highlights of the gardening season for me. Some years I have gone quite chilli mad and had up to 44 plants growing, entirely filling one of our greenhouses. This year I plan to be far more sensible with the chillies, though I have lots of sweet peppers… Continue reading Sowing chillies, peppers, and aubergines