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Autumn lawn care

Spring may seem a awful long way away, but work on your lawn now will ensure you have something lush and green when the weather starts to ...


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How to make a self-watering pot out of an old plastic bottle

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As much as we all try not to use plastic bottles, there are always some knocking around. These self-watering plant pots are a great way of upcycling your old plastic bottles to help you save water. You will need x Plastic ...


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Beat the frost - grow winter veg indoors

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Ground that's frozen solid is just one reason why outdoor vegetable cultivation tends to take a dip in the winter. But there's no reason to give up on home grown additions to your food supply even if it's snowing a blizzard outside. ...


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Plant pots from toilet rolls

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How to make pots for garden seedlings using toilet roll tubes or rolled up newspapers


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How to make a three tiered planter

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Here’s a great project to use up some of those empty pots lying around—it’ll take a couple of hours and only cost whatever you spend on plants (unless you have those lying around, too!). This 3-tiered planter will give you a ...


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A great tool for all vegetable gardeners

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We're really thrilled to introduce, a fantastic online planning tool for vegetable gardeners  >> GrowVeg.com It enables you to make a scale drawing of your vegetable plot or allotment and populate it with the vegetables you want ...


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Growing tomatoes upside down

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Here at Make it and Mend it we've discovered the practice of growing your tomatoes upside down. Sounds a bit barmy but it's hugely popular in the United States, where a product called the Topsy Turvy planter has had some heavy duty ...


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Grow your own veg, you can do it

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Stand by and watch those fingers of yours turn green (well, not literally). Growing your own vegetables can save you money - and improve your diet. It's also fun and rewarding and who knows? You could even win first prize in your next ...


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