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2. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor

June 30, 2016 by Catherine 2 Comments

2. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor

If you've been reading the blog lately, you'll know that I'm keeping a grow-your-own photographic diary of my allotment this Summer.  It's something I've wanted to do for a while now; as well as being a fun way to follow my plants' progress, it will really help me remember and build on the successes for next year.As part of my allotment growing this year I'm using Baby Bio® Outdoor Fruit & Vegetables, to help my plants thrive and produce ...

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Filed Under: Grow Your Own Tagged With: Allotment, Baby Bio, Crops, Food, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Harvest, Homegrown, Outdoors, Plant food, Planting, Plants, Summer, Top Tips

2. Taking the Big Boost Challenge with Baby Bio

June 21, 2016 by Catherine 2 Comments

2. Taking the Big Boost Challenge with Baby Bio

A few weeks ago I started a new garden project with Baby Bio Outdoor®.  I'm taking their Big Boost Challenge in my garden this Summer, which involves using Baby Bio Outdoor® for Flowers & Shrubs to show just what a difference the right plant food can make to your plants' size, health and number of flowers.Baby Bio® Outdoor for Flowers & Shrubs is a liquid feed tailored to the needs of flowering plants and shrubs, giving you up to ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Baby Bio, Containers, Crops, Flowers, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Harvest, Homegrown, Plant food, Planting, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, Vegetables

Review & Giveaway: Greenhouse Sensation plant watering kits

June 7, 2016 by Catherine 106 Comments

Review & Giveaway: Greenhouse Sensation plant watering kits

Welcome to a new giveaway, courtesy of Greenhouse Sensations.  I'm giving away a brilliant Quadgrow Planter worth £42.90, which is perfect for taking the hassle out of plant watering.  If you grow plants in a greenhouse of any size, you'll be familiar with the task of regular watering.  I've had a greenhouse on my allotment for a couple of years now, and I've learned the hard way that it only takes a day or two to create drought conditions in ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Allotment, Compost, Crops, gardening, Greenhouse, Harvest, Planting, Plants, Reviews, Vegetables, watering

1. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor

June 3, 2016 by Catherine 4 Comments

1. A grow-your-own photographic diary with Baby Bio Outdoor

Do you grow any fruit and vegetables?  If the answer is 'yes' and you're anything like me, you've probably had varying levels of success with some crops, either because of weather conditions, pests, or just not knowing what you were doing!I've had my allotment for a few years now, and like any new venture it's been a real learning curve.  I think the biggest lesson I've learned is that you can't just put a plant into the ground, and expect it ...

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Filed Under: Grow Your Own Tagged With: Allotment, Baby Bio, Crops, Food, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Harvest, Homegrown, Outdoors, Plant food, Planting, Plants, Summer, Top Tips

1. Taking the Big Boost Challenge with Baby Bio

May 25, 2016 by Catherine 2 Comments

1. Taking the Big Boost Challenge with Baby Bio

I've been having so much fun this week with my latest gardening project!I'm working with Baby Bio to take their Big Boost Challenge in my garden this Summer.  The Big Boost Challenge is all about using the Baby Bio outdoor range to show just what a difference the right plant food can make to your plants' size, health and number of flowers.There are two products in the Baby Bio Outdoor range.  Baby Bio® Outdoor for Flowers & Shrubs is ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Containers, Crops, Flowers, Fruit, Garden, gardening, Harvest, Homegrown, Planting, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, Vegetables

A Home-grown Health Kick

April 21, 2016 by Catherine Leave a Comment

A Home-grown Health Kick

Do you grow your own fruit and veg?  We started our grow-your-own journey a few years ago, and it has made such a difference to the amount of fresh produce we eat on a regular basis.  We've found home-grown to be fresher, tastier and a really convenient way to manage a healthy diet.I've recently come across this great infographic from Premier Polytunnels, which has loads of ideas for getting more fruit and veg into your diet.  There are some ...

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Crops, Food, Fruit, gardening, Greenhouse, Harvest, Homegrown, Plants, Vegetables

In Season Now: March

March 3, 2016 by Catherine Leave a Comment

In Season Now: March

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Crops, February, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Vegetables

In Season Now: February

February 4, 2016 by Catherine Leave a Comment

In Season Now: February

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Crops, February, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, Vegetables, Winter

In Season Now: January

January 1, 2016 by Catherine 2 Comments

In Season Now: January

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Crops, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, January, Vegetables, Winter

In Season Now: December

December 8, 2015 by Catherine 2 Comments

In Season Now: December

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Filed Under: In Season Now Tagged With: Crops, Food, Fruit, Harvest, In season, Vegetables, Winter

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