Marrow
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Podcast 28: A look at the December issue
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Podcast – packed full of hints, tips and advice from the team. It’s hard to believe that we are about to say goodbye to another gardening season. I hope yours has been as trouble free, enjoyable…
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Rare finch causes hearts to flutter
The hawfinch has landed! Find out more about this shy bird, and extra news just for subscribers, in our latest Subs Club for November Year of the hawfinch Above: A rare hawfinch. Picture: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com) Last year saw a…
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Mr Fothergill’s big marrow update
Our friends at Mr Fothergill’s have joined in the fun and are growing their own giant marrows. have you entered our competition yet? Just in are these pictures of some rather nice marrows being grown at Mr Fothergill’s trials grounds…
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Easton Walled Gardens joins race for giant marrow
Gorgeous Grantham garden competes for the prize I thought I’d send you an update on the marrows in the gardens. Our outdoor sown courgette took a week longer to germinate than our indoor sown, but didn’t have to cope with…
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Potential heavyweight champion marrow, Mervin, in a pickle
Hopeful for the title of biggest marrow in harvesting tragedy Sad to report that Mervin the marrow, challenger to Marvin in KG’s massive marrow competition mysteriously disappeared last night. Said KG’s editor Steve Ott: “I had just finished my tea…
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21st June 2017
Marvin basking It’s so hot. Longest day and the hottest. What idiot decided to put me in a mini greenhouse? Thankfully I am getting plenty of water. I heard on the marrow vine that Mervin has disappeared. That must mean…
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7th June 2017
Marvin update-the good news and the bad Well the good news is I am starting to become the biggest marrow in the world. The bad news is I have a deformed bottom! The question is should I be removed and…
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Marvin’s rival looking strong
Challenger for Marvin the marrow’s crown, flexes his foliage Recent sunny weather has seen a flush of new, healthy growth for Mervin, Marvin the marrow’s rival for heaviest marrow in our competition. His secret weapon of a dual seephose water…
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8th May 2017
Looking good Marvin I’m a little marrow plant in my bigger pot. Soon I will outgrow it and be planted in the plot
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27th April 2017
Marvin develops a love for philosophy The question is why a marrow? Why am I a marrow here in this pot, on this greenhouse bench? Well it was Socrates who said “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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22nd April 2017
Marvin meets a new human My human has gone to Harrogate Flower Show for the weekend and left me in the capable hands of another human who comes in once a day to water us. So far she is doing…
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20th April 2017
Marvin has more leaves coming Oh it’s good to be alive. The sun is out the greenhouse is warm and toasty and there is life springing up all around me. Someone once said “Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you…
