broccoli 'Purple Sprouting Early'
purple broccoli or Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Early Purple Sprouting'
This attractive and easy to grow crop will reliably produce a good supply of deep purple spears, which will turn green when...
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Buying vegetable plants
If you just want to grow a few vegetables or have suffered losses with early sowings, buying plants is a great way to play catch-up. Buying plants also allows you to grow vegetables if you do not have the facilities to raise them from seed yourself or whe
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I used to be a bit sceptical about all this new-fangled fashion for eating flowers. All a bit Guardianista, I thought. Looks nice and all that, but what about the flavour? Well. Then I ate a rosemary flower. And found out about the flavour, and why people
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