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Here are a few links which may be useful to new vegetable gardeners (and maybe the not so new gardeners too)
These links will hopefully complement the information you gain from the Grow your Own Forum
These links are not part of the Grow Your Own site but are purely my recomendations,
Glossary of vegetable gardening terms
This will explain some of the terms and phrases used in gardening
Gardening Growing Cards
From this link you can download Gardening Growing Cards, very useful if you are new to gardening
Vegetable Growing Advice
This link gives you information on most crops it also can be personalised to your postcode giving you the aproximate first and last frosts dates of the year where you live
Know your Soil
This is good guide on identifying your soil type and even identifys what plants are suitable for the different types of earth
Thining Out And Replanting Seedlings
This include advice on thining Out seeds from modules video guide complete with notes
Companion planting
This link is a good guide to what plants complement each other and which plant combinations should be avoided
Crop Rotation
This Link give you information about crop rotation
Seed Viability
This link shows you how long seeds stay viable
Pot Sizes
This Link lets you know how much soil fits in different pots sizes this is especally useful if you are using containers to grow vegetables
BBC Gardening
This link is to the BBC gardening page, this has good advice on plants, pests and diseases
BBC Gardening Guides
Useful guides including gardening with children and advice from profesional gardeners
BBC Dig in
BBC's website to support their Dig In campaign
Growing Vegetables, Herbs and Annual Flowers in Containers
Container Vegetable Gardening
These links are a couple of useful container gardening guides giving advice on things such as the specific size containers needed for different crops
Square foot gardening
A useful guide to square foot gardening including a guide on the numbers of vegetables to plant per sq ft
Allotment Gardening
Growing Vegetables on an Allotment a very good guide from an allotment grower from Leeds
Gardening weather Forcast
This forecast is updated every Sunday afternoon and highlights points of interest to gardeners for the next few days.
Freecycle
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them.
Once you have grown your veg you might want to know what to do with them
Vegbox-Recipes
A recipe guide for cooking all the vegetable you are growing
If any of the links are dead please send me a PM (Private Mail) me and I will investigate
If you have a useful link post them here so we can share them, no seed companies or equipment suppliers please
These links will hopefully complement the information you gain from the Grow your Own Forum
These links are not part of the Grow Your Own site but are purely my recomendations,
Glossary of vegetable gardening terms
This will explain some of the terms and phrases used in gardening
Gardening Growing Cards
From this link you can download Gardening Growing Cards, very useful if you are new to gardening
Vegetable Growing Advice
This link gives you information on most crops it also can be personalised to your postcode giving you the aproximate first and last frosts dates of the year where you live
Know your Soil
This is good guide on identifying your soil type and even identifys what plants are suitable for the different types of earth
Thining Out And Replanting Seedlings
This include advice on thining Out seeds from modules video guide complete with notes
Companion planting
This link is a good guide to what plants complement each other and which plant combinations should be avoided
Crop Rotation
This Link give you information about crop rotation
Seed Viability
This link shows you how long seeds stay viable
Pot Sizes
This Link lets you know how much soil fits in different pots sizes this is especally useful if you are using containers to grow vegetables
BBC Gardening
This link is to the BBC gardening page, this has good advice on plants, pests and diseases
BBC Gardening Guides
Useful guides including gardening with children and advice from profesional gardeners
BBC Dig in
BBC's website to support their Dig In campaign
Growing Vegetables, Herbs and Annual Flowers in Containers
Container Vegetable Gardening
These links are a couple of useful container gardening guides giving advice on things such as the specific size containers needed for different crops
Square foot gardening
A useful guide to square foot gardening including a guide on the numbers of vegetables to plant per sq ft
Allotment Gardening
Growing Vegetables on an Allotment a very good guide from an allotment grower from Leeds
Gardening weather Forcast
This forecast is updated every Sunday afternoon and highlights points of interest to gardeners for the next few days.
Freecycle
Freecycle groups match people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them.
Once you have grown your veg you might want to know what to do with them
Vegbox-Recipes
A recipe guide for cooking all the vegetable you are growing
If any of the links are dead please send me a PM (Private Mail) me and I will investigate
If you have a useful link post them here so we can share them, no seed companies or equipment suppliers please
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