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Date	Title
Sep 30 2009	Controlling apple tree pests Apples are often damaged by codling moth larvae burrowing in and out of the fruit. Apples and pears are also attacked by winter moth larvae and other crawling insects. So this year we decided to make a concerted effort to control the bugs and hopefully improve the quality of our fruit!

Mar 30 2009	Pricking out seedlings We germinate most of our seeds in seeds trays and transplant out into the plot as young plants. Most young seedlings need pricking out once they have germinated.

Apr 11 2008	Direct Sowing Versus Transplanting Sowing Seeds Part 2

Oct 7 2007	Know your weeds? There is weeding to do all year round but do you actually know what you are pulling up?

Sep 10 2007	More dahlia flowers? If you want lots of flowers then dead heading is a must

May 7 2007	Taking some of the hard work out of planting potatoes! No more digging trenches for us, we prefer a less labour intensive method

Feb 20 2007	Sowing Seeds March will soon be here and that means it's time to start sowing and planting on the allotment. Are you going to put expensive seeds straight into the ground and hope for the best?

Jan 28 2007	Chitting Seed Potatoes There seems to be disagreement amongst the "experts" as to whether chitting produces a better crop of potatoes than planting un-chitted seed potatoes. If your seed potatoes arrive in January the your choice has been made!

Jan 19 2007	Into battle - pruning blackberries Pruning blackberries is a task not for the faint-hearted but someone has to do it!

Dec 29 2006	Give your fruit trees a winter wash. Do you have a plum tree which appears dead in July but recovers slightly by September? If you have it might be suffering from Brachycaudus Helichrysi or plum leaf curling aphid. Now is the time to take action to rid your plum tree of this pest.

Dec 8 2006	Make a Compost Heap If you're lost for something to do on the plot right now why not empty or start making a compost heap.

Nov 4 2006	Dahlias - To Lift or not to Lift? Every garden magazine that I pick up at the moment is debating whether or not dahlias can be left in the ground over winter.