How to guides

Growing guides - grow your own Big Lunch

Created : 10:51 on 31st March 2011

A guide to growing ingredients in time for Big Lunch 2011, on June 5th. Find out what you can get in and out of the ground between April and June, with links to delicious recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

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Recipe growing guide: Hugh's Potato, Broad Bean and Herb Salad

Created : 11:10 on 2nd March 2011

Learn how to make this Big Lunch favourite, from scratch.

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Growing guides - Rooftop gardens

Created : 14:55 on 3rd February 2011

The ultimate secret urban farm. "Just nipping upstairs for some carrots".

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Growing guides - Grow a grape vine - even in the city

Created : 16:10 on 23rd April 2010

If you’re interested in growing and making your own wine, here are some tips from a man who stopped dreaming of having a vineyard and set to planting his own vines in his back garden in central London.

Growing guides - Urban forest gardens

Created : 15:36 on 23rd April 2010

Living in an urban space does not mean that tree planting and forest cultivation is beyond your reach

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Growing guides - How to find free fruit

Created : 15:25 on 23rd April 2010

Each year hundreds of fruit trees go unpicked either because people don’t notice them, may not be physically able to harvest them or there are just too many fruits at one time.

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Growing guides - The best money saving plants to grow

Created : 15:12 on 23rd April 2010

Gardening can be surprisingly cost effective. But you could be at risk of losing the potential savings without some planning and care.

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Growing guides - What to grow if you're time poor

Created : 15:06 on 23rd April 2010

Tips on how to get maximum haul for minimum effort - edible equivalents of self-refilling pints.

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Growing guides - square foot gardening

Created : 13:03 on 14th April 2010

Planting in foot square blocks rather than rows and in denser groups to ensure maximum harvest.

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Growing guides - How to build a raised bed

Created : 22:33 on 7th April 2010

There’s every reason to love raised beds: put a simple border around your veg patch and every aspect of growing your own food somehow becomes easier.

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Growing Guides - First steps on your plot

Created : 22:31 on 7th April 2010

The first thing to do when you finally lay your hands on your plot is to resist the urge to panic.

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Growing Guides - Making a wish list

Created : 22:26 on 7th April 2010

If you’re still on the search for your perfect patch, relax. You’ve still time to take the most important step of all: making your wish list.

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