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Illustrative species image of Growing lentils: from delicate plant to small, dry seed

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Growing lentils: from delicate plant to small, dry seed

Lentils show how a small pulse grows from sowing to a stored crop. Beluga produces black seeds; a marbled type sold commercially has brown-black markings. Start with a small bed or a roomy trial pot. Collecting, drying and threshing take care, while the final harvest by weight may be modest in a garden.

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Crimson clover: varieties, growing and uses

The deep red flower spikes make crimson clover a green manure that is a pleasure to look at. It is a legume crop with a different appearance and growth rhythm from rye. Give it its own patch with time to develop.

Illustrative species image of Endive: a fresh head close to your kitchen

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Endive: a fresh head close to your kitchen

Broad, sturdy leaves for mash or fine curls for a salad: endive has several faces. Small sowing batches help match the harvest to your household. Summer sowing for an autumn crop is a pleasant starting point; early sowing needs a suitable variety and enough warmth.

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Barblanca: growing white clover

Low white clover cultivar for longer-lasting cover

Illustrative species image of Gherkins: small cucumbers for regular picking

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Gherkins: small cucumbers for regular picking

Gherkins grow quickly enough to change your garden rounds. Hidden behind a leaf, a small fruit can soon become too big for your intended use. A sturdy frame makes finding them easier; growing on the ground works too if you provide space and a dry surface.

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Illustrative species image of Beetroot: colour in your bed, from young leaves to firm roots

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Beetroot: colour in your bed, from young leaves to firm roots

Red is only the beginning of the beetroot world. There are also long, yellow and strikingly patterned forms. A short row lets you follow both young leaves and roots. First choose what you want to harvest; that determines how much room the plants and your kitchen plans need.

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Cocozelle de Tripolis: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Long, narrow, green courgettes with pale stripes; the classic elongated shape gains a visible pattern here. Choose Cocozelle for long, striped fruits; beside round Ronde de Nice, it gives a very different harvest basket.

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Bourbonne: discover its flavour and how to grow it

An old French variety with long, thin, lightly hairy green fruits and two usable harvest sizes. Choose Bourbonne if you enjoy experimenting with both gherkin size and table cucumber without planting two crops.

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Hokus: discover its flavour and how to grow it

A green gherkin for a sheltered outdoor bed: a practical variety if you want to pickle small batches regularly. Choose Hokus for open-ground growing in a warm, sheltered position. Long vines still need space or training.

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Cherry Bell: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round, red radish for small, repeated harvests. Choose Cherry Bell for a recognisable round, red harvest in a short row. Successional sowing gives more young portions than one large sowing.

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Petit vert de Paris: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Small, elongated gherkins for a fine cornichon harvest: the intended picking size is approximately 4–5 cm. Choose this variety for small, even portions rather than large slicing cucumbers. It needs frequent plant checks.

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White King: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Long, cream-coloured roots with smooth skin. Choose White King for a classic, long storage vegetable. Its own row gives autumn roots to lift meal by meal.

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Guernsey: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Pale parsnip root for a sweet autumn meal. Choose Guernsey for classic parsnip growing with fresh autumn roots. A deep bed or container provides room for roots to grow without a hard soil layer.

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A garden shed with a practical working route

Make your storage space somewhere you can start quickly and tidy easily. Arrange the route from dirty tools to clean equipment, with a separate safe place for garden treatments.

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Crapaudine: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Long, conical beetroot for winter storage. Choose Crapaudine if you want elongated storage beetroot. Its shape adds variety beside round roots and needs a bed loosened deeply enough beforehand.

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Boldor: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Orange outside with a bright yellow interior. Choose Boldor for colour variety and reasonably even swollen roots. A row beside a red variety makes harvesting and assembling a colourful meal appealing.

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Spring: start when soil and plants are ready

A sunny weekend does not make warm growing soil. Use early spring to prepare space, sowing plans and materials, and let weather determine which plants can actually go outside.

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Cylindra: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Narrow, half-long beetroot for even, round slices. Choose Cylindra if you enjoy slicing beetroot for platters or jars. The narrow roots are also manageable in a row and give a recognisably different harvest shape.

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Plate uit Egypte: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Early, flattened beetroot for young use. Choose this beetroot for an early summer harvest. It gives a clearly different shape beside round or long beetroot and suits harvests for immediate meals.

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Kogel Detroit 2: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round, red beetroot for a manageable summer crop. Choose Detroit 2 for round, red beetroot and straightforward direct sowing. Later-sown, undamaged roots can also provide a modest winter supply.

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Kogel 2: discover its flavour and how to grow it

Round red summer and autumn beetroot for storage. Choose Kogel 2 for round beets with a clear storage purpose. Succession sowing gives fresh meals first and a selection for winter later.

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Choosing mulch: what suits your bed and crop?

A covering can retain moisture, limit unwanted growth and protect soil. Choose material and timing for your soil and plants; a thick layer is not a universal solution.

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Tonda di Chioggia: discover its flavour and cultivation

Round beetroot with pink-red and white rings. Choose Chioggia for an unexpected interior when cut. The full name and shorter Chioggia designation are explicitly linked by this source.

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Phacelia: varieties, growing and uses

A vacant strip need not stay bare. Phacelia tanacetifolia fills it with finely divided leaves and curled flower clusters where something new keeps opening. You can use the plant as a flower strip or temporary green manure. Decide that purpose in advance: a strip flowering for insects for a long time is cleared at a different point from green manure that must not spread seed.