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View of drawn-out drills and a hand wearing a Latex glove plan...
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Thinly sow rows of quick-growing vegetables (here of lettuce) ...
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For seeds that germinate erratically, or if only a few plants ...
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Cabbage seedlings in a module tray and a seedling being transp...
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The seeds should germinate within 5-7 days. Do not thin the se...
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Close-up of the 'baby' vegetables growing among the leaves of ...
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Grasping a purple sage shoot, with your fingers, gently pullin...
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Purple sage heel cutting (the 'heel' is a small sliver of bark...
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Horseradish root divided into sections.
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After lifting the plant, divide it into sections by cutting, u...
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Pot the cuttings singly into a bark and peat compost. This ima...
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In the late summer, after flowering, choose a vigorous, mature...
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Washing the roots clean in a bucket of water, using your hands.
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If the parent plant has plenty of top-growth, trim it back wit...
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Divide the plant into smaller pieces, each with a good root sy...
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Select a young, healthy low-growing shoot (here of rosemary). ...
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Lower the rosemary shoot to the ground and mark its position o...
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Lay the stripped rosemary stem along the base of the trench an...
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The trench containing rosemary stems, and labelled.
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Rosemary stem after 3-4 wekks growth showing roots at the poin...
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