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Peach Leaf Curl	Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Home grown peaches are DELICIOUS, and if you want to grow your own, give it a try. But at this time of year you'll need to watch out for peach leaf curl on peaches, nectarines and almonds. It is a fungal infection caused by Taphrina deformans. read more >>

Everything's on the Move now it is June	Thursday, June 04, 2009
June's a great month in the garden because there is such a lot to see, to sniff, to savour. The primulas and the iris are looking gorgeous, the roses are wonderfully scent-packed and already we're enjoying the benefits of 'grow your own'. read more >>

Grow Your Own......it IS great!	Thursday, June 04, 2009
Grow your own may be one of the hottest trends about right now, but for once I'm an ardent follower of fashion and its no wonder. read more >>

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> Harvesting garlic

This must be the first year that I've harvested a crop of garlic with no traces of rust: not a pustule in sight.

> Growing courgettes

I adore home-grown courgettes. They lack that slightly bitter taste and spongy texture you can get with supermarket specimens.

> Pests and problems

This year we held our annual Gardeners' Question Time Garden Party at our GQT garden at Sparsholt College near Winchester, Hampshire.

> Gardeners’ Question Time

Well, here I sit in the backstage area of the main theatre at BBC Gardeners' World Live [...] Earlier we recorded the first of several mini Gardeners' Question Time programmes.

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Peach Leaf Curl

Everything's on the Move now it is June

Grow Your Own......it IS great!

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