August 2022 - Page 2 of 3 - Bite Sized Gardening

Tomato Ghost Spot

On August 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Tomato Ghost Spot is Caused By Botrytis cinerea. Symptoms Are Circular Discolouration On Green Fruit & Lighter Colouration On Ripe Fruit. Causes of Ghost Spot on Tomatoes Tomato Ghost Spot The discoloured “halos” are caused when a botrytis spore germinates on the fruit but then dies due to unsuitable environmental conditions.… More Leave a comment

Why Do Tomatoes Split?

On August 15, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Why Do Tomatoes Split? Simple, Because They Are Growing Too Fast. How Can I Stop Tomatoes Splitting? Simple, Read This Article. When tomatoes grow in normal circumstances they skin expands in unison with the flesh expanding. But sometimes the flesh grows really fast and the skin lags behind.… More Leave a comment

Basic Seed Saving Botany

On August 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Understanding Basic Seed Saving Botany Sounds Tedious But Is Important If We Are To Save Seed. It’s Not Difficult As This Article Demonstrates. The Facts Of Life For Plants If we want to learn how to collect seeds from vegetables we need to understand the basic vegetable plant botany.… More Leave a comment

Why Rain Doesn’t Help A Parched Garden

On August 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Rain Would Be Welcomed By Most Of Us. But Here’s Why Rain Doesn’t Help A Parched Garden. it Doesn’t Soak In As The Video Shows. Sadly any rain we get in the next few days isn’t going to do a lot of good in many gardens.… More Leave a comment

How Regenerative Farming Is Embracing Carbon Capture Farming.

On August 13, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Regenerative Farming Has Evolved From Traditional Farming & Embraces More Natural Processes, Such As Carbon Capture, To Grow Our Food. It’s Not Yet Perfect But Gets Better As Research Teaches Us More. As a consumer with environmental concerns plus farming and horticultural experience I know many people believe all farmers are evil and money grabbing.… More Leave a comment

Wartime Farming In England 1944

On August 12, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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As much as I’m no longer in favour of ploughing we could produce more food in this country if we grew more crops. The problem is however that crops need harvesting and we no longer have the labour to harvest crops.… More Leave a comment

How To Save Seed – Seed Saving Principles

On August 10, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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When Saving Seeds Always Save The Best Seed From The Best Plants At The Best Time. Why save seed? There are two reasons to save seeds. The first of the Seed Saving Principles is to preserve seed that is true to type and can be grown year after year with the crops being very similar each year.… More Leave a comment