Veg growing week-by-week

Visit here for up-to-the-minute news posts about what’s growing and being harvested – RIGHT NOW –  in veg beds locally and around the UK. As a grower it’s important to get in tune with the seasons and to sow, plant and harvest at the right time, so here you’ll find the latest news from several of the UK’s best.

1) Frith Farm in Beverley, 2) Garden Organic in Coventry and 3) The Real Seed Company in Pembrokeshire. Click on the photos for more information, you do not need Facebook.

If you have a bumper harvest, maybe you’ll be able to pledge some of your harvest to to Freedom Feastival in September?

6 years ago

Secure Your Local Seasonal Veg!

Only last few veg boxes are available for this season.
Your first box will be ready on the 26th June -for 28 weeks until the end of the year.

Support your local ... See more

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6 years ago
WEA Yorkshire & Humber - North & North East Lincs, Hull & East Riding

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We need more local producers to create a strong food network, in order to eat like Kings & Queens. This has been our mission from the start: to inspire people to become part of this ... See more

Grow your own sustainable food business

Free taster session

Saturday 23rd March 10.30-2.30pm

Course ID: C3675219

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161 High street
Hull
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To enrol please call 0300 303 3464
Or ... See more

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7 years ago
Timeline Photos

Well this is exciting! 🍓 #strawberry #strawberries #chemicalfree #handpicked

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7 years ago
Timeline Photos

Hello seeder! Cutting edge yang seeder from Korea. 😍 #frithfarm #seeder #yang #permaculture #horticulture #handtools #csa #seeding #cultivate

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7 years ago
Timeline Photos

Fresh flowers 💐 #flowers #permaculture #horticulture #csa

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8 years ago
Assumed safety of pesticide use is false, says top government scientist

Damning assessment by one of the UK’s chief scientific advisers says global regulations have ignored the impacts of ‘dosing whole landscapes’ and must change

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8 years ago
Garden Organic

We're focusing on Brassica whitefly for this week's #Fridaytip. Whitefly can survive the #winter on Brussels sprouts, broccoli, winter cabbage and kale.

These tiny, white creatures fly up in clouds ... See more

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8 years ago
The gardening 'oldie' teenagers love

Lovely video on BBC News of the inspirational Eunice McGhie Belgrave - a fantastic grower who we've had the pleasure of working with on many occasions...

The 'First Lady Of The Allotments' is 83 and teaching her juniors 'about life' and green thumbs.

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8 years ago

Our #plant of the week this week is the #Sorbus #aucuparia 'Fastigiata'.

You can find the Sorbus aucuparia in our Cooks Garden, displaying it's beautiful red #berries. The #Sorbus is a slow growing ... See more

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8 years ago

Did you know that next week is #Recycle Week? Get ready for the launch of Recycle Now's fun new video series showing you why recycling is worth it!

#RecycleWeek #recycling #waste #organic

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8 years ago
Garden Organic

#simpleswitch No.7
Let your lawn grow a little wild! The #organic lawn is made up of 1000's of different plants, not just grass. Leave them to grow long in some areas, to provide shelter and food for ... See more

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8 years ago
Weedy Wednesday - Composting Weeds | www.gardenorganic.org.uk

We hope you have enjoyed our #WeedyWednesday series as much as we have.

Our final #WeedyWednesday offers advice on how to harness the valuable #nutrients from #weeds. With care, you can compost ... See more

Weedy Wednesday - Composting Weeds Our final Weedy Wednesday article offers advice on how to harness the valuable nutrients from weeds. With care, you can compost them, roots and all. Here we tell ... See more

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8 years ago
Food Growing Schools

These free classes from Southwark Master Gardeners are a great place to get tips and inspiration for how to preserve the food you grow in your school garden!

More info: http://bit.ly/2hilU3J

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8 years ago
Next Steps in Seed Saving | www.gardenorganic.org.uk

Do you have experience of saving #seed from #vegetables?

If you do, our Next steps in seed saving #course is just for you! This course is ideal for those who want to take their #skills in #seed ... See more

Next Steps in Seed Saving at: Ryton Organic Gardenson: Thursday, 12 October 2017 - 9:30am to 1:00pmThis is the perfect follow on from our ‘Introduction to Seed Saving’ course, or is ideal for ... See more

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7 years ago

David Coop: "It weighed a lovely 44kg, so we only just managed to lift it! As you can see, it made a truly impressive Halloween lantern, although it did take all night to carve it."

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7 years ago

Jeremy Newson got 171lb with his and says "Hi Crew, here it goes—several photos to follow. Wonderful seed. Nearly 2 tons of squash and pkins off our patch. .. Our local hospice got £150 from guess ... See more

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7 years ago

Helen Pottinger broke her wheelbarrow 😮with her gaint pumpkin: "I planted one at my allotment and it weighed in at 7 and a half stone - or 105 pounds. I didn't know how we were going to lift it ... See more

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7 years ago

Another good Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin competition entry - a very fine squash by Annie Sax:

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7 years ago

Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin competition - from Julie Bissell: "My Giant grew up to 48 inch circumference, 44kg of squash - the best photo I could get was of a Hokkaido squash next to it (my cats refused ... See more

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7 years ago

We want to share some of the Real Seeds Giant Pumpkin Competition entries. This is from Rich, who says: "here is a picture of my 6 foot son and a pumpkin we grew together "😁

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7 years ago
Buy quality Vegetable Seeds - The Real Seed Catalogue UK.

Seeds! Lovely fresh seeds! Get your new season seeds now... We just wanted to let everyone know our new 2018 Real Seed Catalogue is online 🙂
There are a very few varieties still waiting to be ... See more

A catalogue of the very best vegetable seed for home gardeners, with interesting heirloom and heritage varieties. Guaranteed better flavour or your money back.

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7 years ago

Apologies to everyone who couldn't order seed on Saturday. Sagepay - who process card payments for thousands of online stores including Real Seeds - had a wee bit of a computer meltdown and couldn't ... See more

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7 years ago
Photos from The Real Seed Collection's post

New season website almost finished - just a few things left working their way through drying and testing. In the meantime we've been harvesting yacon. The first few packs are available now, and ... See more

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7 years ago

Last call for entries to our Giant Pumpkin photo competition! Send us a picture of your Pacific Giant grown from our seed; the winner will be the person with the most awesome photo, and the prize is ... See more

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