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Sue ADAMS
Nov 2007: Plants for free. Sue Adams explains how to be successful with hardwood and root
May 2007: Fruit on the vine - tomatoes
April 2007: Tomato seeds and seedlings
Mar 2007: Ode to the tomato
Juliette ATKINSON
July 2005: Cuttings from a Norfolk vineyard
Richard BAMBREY
Apr 2005: Top grafting apples
Alan BEAT
Feb 2008: Pruning to improve fruit crops
May 2007: Planning and building a wildlife pond
Nov 2005: Highlight of the harvest - soft fruit
Katie BEAT
April 2009: Katie Beat lists her 10 favourite vegetables, and gives an update on our allotments campaign
Dec 2008: Slug control
Nov 2008: Allotments - a summer of gluts
Oct 2008: An allotment dream?
July 2008: The Allotment Revolution - new feature series
Joanne BRANNON
Nov 2008: Storing vegetables - the secrets of self-sufficency
June 2008: Sweet potatoes
April 2008: Wild spring food
March 2008: A clean slate - organic way to clear the ground of weeds
Feb 2008: Fertiliser for free - wood ash
John BUTTERWORTH
Nov 2007: Make a good job of planting your hedge
Brian CALLAGHAN
April 2010: Getting good grass
Mar 2010: Lawn maintenance
February 2010: Planning the plot - guide to site assessment
January 2010: Know your onions
Christmas 2009: Grow your own Christmas dinner!
Dec 2009: 12 month guide to growing
Nov 2009: Benefits of companion planting
Oct 2009: Renovating an old orchard (part two)
Sept 2009: Renovating an old orchard
July 2009: Biennial Planting
April 2009: Soil solutions
March 2009: Apple action plan
Dec 2008: Growing in winter
Nov 2008: Growing in difficult conditions. The importance of light and nutrients
Oct 2008: Growing in difficult conditions - combat the effects of cold
July 2008: Container growing
June 2008: Odd salads
May 2008: Top tips for tomatoes
March 2008: Sowing success - seeds
Feb 2008: The right sort of grass
Jan 2008: Room to grow - planning a vegetable garden
Nov 2007: Multi-use hedges
May 2007: Cool as cucurbits
April 2007: Get out of a crop growing rut
March 2007: Useful technology, or... Brian discusses genetically modified organisms
Feb 2007: Compact vegetables
Jan 2007: Crops not to be sniffed at - alliums
Nov 2006: Fruity Screens - multi tasking fruit
Dec 2006: Roses - the ornamental plant
Jan 2005: Science or an art - pruning
Feb 2005: The problem with pests
Mar 2005: Like parent, like plant - asexual propogation
May 2005: Time to get growing - establishing veg garden
Jul 2005: How plants grow
Aug 2005: Crops in winter
Sep 2005: Waste not, want not - composting
Oct 2005: Plant production
Nov 2005: Variety is the spice of life - collecting and growing your own seeds
Nov 2005: Berry bonanza - preparing for soft fruit
Dec 2005: Sure to come back next year - herbaceous perennials
Jan 2004: Not so humble herbs
Feb 2004: Spuds for all - how to grow potatoes
Mar 2004: Golden wonder - tips for growing carrots
Apr 2004: Asparagus tips
May 2004: Green manures
June 2004: Cool as... - growing cucumbers
July 2004: On the war path - understanding weeds, how to tackle them
Aug 2004: Class grass - taking care of grass
Sep 2004: Preying on the predator - using beneficial organisms to maintain healthy crops
Oct 2004: Wildlife in mind - encouraging wildlife
Nov 2004: Growing under cover
Dec 2004: The answer lies... - making the most of soil
Josephine CANTY
Aug 2005: An urban oasis - small productive urban garden
Anna CHAMBERS
July 2004: Taking control - protecting crops using integrated pest management
Steve CHILCOTT
Jan 2005: Room to manure - kitchen garden part 4, green house, green manures
Jan 2005: Clever cloves - use of garlic to control pests
Feb 2005: Digging for taste - varieties of seed potato
Jan 2004: Monster or plant breeders' tool? - GM crops pt 1
Feb 2004: As (un)natural as agriculture- GM crops part 2
Oct 2004: Getting set to grow - setting up a kitchen garden part 1
Nov 2004: Dressing the soil - kitchen garden part 2
Dec 2004: Whatever the weather - kitchen garden part 3, installing a greenhouse
Mike CLARK
Feb 2008: Super spuds - growing tasty potatoes
Jan 2008: Love your legumes - no vegetable garden is complete without peas and beans
Jun 2005: Proper pruning
Nov 2005: Winter cuttings
Jan 2004: Not just a pretty face - rose hedges
Feb 2004: Perfect potatoes - different varieties
Brian EDWARDS
Jun 2005: Nectar of the gods - grapevines part 1
Jul 2005: Grow it on the grapevine - vines part 2
Mark GATTER
Oct 2009: Polytunnels - yeaar round growing
Anna GREENWOOD
July 2009: Forest gardens
Dave HAMILTON
Mar 2010: Urban self-sufficiency - getting a lot from a little
Feb 2010: Growing Indoors
Warren HARLEY
April 2007: Pleasure from grass
Jessica HOUDRET
Feb 2005: Starting afresh - herbs
Sep 2004: Magical herbs - making the most of herbs
Helen JOHNSON
Aug 2005: Growing on trees - mushroom growers
Peter McGRATH
Sep 2004: Heritage apples, the organic way - founder of UK's first organic fruit orchard
Andy McKEE
Sept 2009: Polytunnels - managing pests
July 2009: DIY polytunnels
Fred McPHERSON Dr
Aug 2004: Water, water everywhere - selective watering can save time and improve vegetable crops
Peter MELCHETT
Apr 2004: The beginning of the end - Soil Association looks back at GM debate in 2003
Karen NETHERCOTT
Apr 2005: Another way to go: Wholesome Food Assoc
Jayne NEVILLE
Nov 2008: In the polytunnel
July 2008: Beware blight
June 2008: Heating up in the polytunnel
May 2008: Polytunnel growing
April 2008: Jayne's polytunnel is filling up
March 2008: Getting busy in the polytunnel
Jan 2008: A sheltered upbringing - growing in a polytunnel
Nov 2007: Jayne Neville starts a new series on polytunnels on the smallholding
May 2007: Veg galore - starting a veg box business
April 2007: Growing spinach and Swiss chard
Mar 2007: Love those leaves - Kale - an underrated vegetable
Mar 2005: Produce for sale - making your produce pay
Apr 2005: A touch of the exotic - artichokes plus recipe
Jun 2005: The sweet taste of summer - sweetcorn
Jul 2005: Reliable rhubarb
Nov 2005: Broaden your horizons - broad beans
Tom PETHERICK
Nov 2007: Tidying up Tom Petherick has some end of year resolutions
May 2007: Make hay in May
April 2007: Pick the crop to grow
Mar2007: Waiting for spring
Feb 2007: Respect for the soil
Jan 2007: Some ground rules
Nov 2006: Starting from scratch - allotments
Dec 2006: A man with a shovel
Feb 2005: Because it's worth it - pros of organic registration
May 2005: Leaves on the line - growing salads
Philippe PLANEL
Oct 2005: Purple haze - organic French lavender growing
Andy RADFORD
Dec 2008: Making a pond
Myc RIGGULSFORD
Jan 2008: Time and energy - the joys and frustrations of going green
Sep 2005: Raising up crops - raised beds for veg
Oct 2005: Superweedgate - GM weeds
Mary ROSE
Jan 2007: Home grown and organic - Mary Rose decided to teach her children at home
Mark SAMPSON
Feb 2005: The bio partners - organic farm in France
John SEARS
Jan 2008: Floral Treasures - less common plants
Mar 2005: Not just a hazard - bracken
Aug 2005: Head in the herbs - herbal hair care
Dec 2005: The festive weed - mistletoe
May 2004: Shelter from the storm - trees and shrubs that will protect crops in coastal areas
Jeremy SHIRLEY
June 2004: Feeling fruity - growing fruit
Les SMITH
Mar 2004: The swap shop - money saving way to expand your seed collection
James STRAWBRIDGE
Feb 2010: February Chill
July 2009: Growing when time is short
Oct 2008: Hydroponic growing
Katie THEAR
Mar 2007: Seeds special - what did well last season
Mar 2005: Seeds of success
Mar 2004: Seeds special
Apr 2004: Flower power - Wolds Way lavender farm
Tim TYNE
Dec 2008: Grassland management
Paul WAGLAND
April 2010: Permaculture - nature can be a great teacher
March 2010: Permaculture applied - be wise and diversify
February 2010: Permaculture - minimum input, minimum output
January 2010: Permaculture applied
Terry WALTON
Oct 2009: Ready for winter
Sept 2009: Summer slips away on the Welsh allotment
July 2009: The first crops
Nov 2008: Growing - Terry's tips
Oct 2008: Growing - Terry's tips
John WRIGHT
Nov 2007: Know your fungi - identifyng mushrooms