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Tend to your raspberries now — you'll thank yourself next summer
Pick the right varieties and next year you could be enjoying fresh raspberries for months instead of weeks, explains Mark Diacono.
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How to grow your own pears (spoiler alert: it's not easy)
Mark Diacono shares his advice on one of the trickier fruit trees to get right: the pear tree.
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How to grow Oriental greens in an English country garden
Expert gardener Mark Diacono shares his advice on how to grow some of the delicious greens which have come to these shores from around the globe.
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Mark Diacono: How to grow your own hazelnuts (and why you'll find it rather easy)
Our resident grow-your-own expert Mark Diacono gives his tips on the surprisingly easy hazelnut.
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Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that 'looks like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend'
Mark Diacono on the beautiful and untamed joy of comfrey.
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How to grow your own rosemary — any why you'll fall in love with it when you do
Mark Diacono explains what you need to know about growing your own rosemary, from the best varieties to wonderful ways to use the final plant.
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Everything you need to know to grow your own cucumbers
Food writer Mark Diacono shares his tips on how to grow cucumbers and three of his favourite varieties to try.
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Why you shouldn't grow onions on your allotment — but if you do, go for these really exceptional ones
Mark Diacono takes a look at allotment logic, and shares his formula for what you should and shouldn't spend your time and energy growing.
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The best potato varieties to grow in a British garden
If you grow your own potatoes, you may find things are a little harder this year — but Mark Diacono picks out nine varieties that you can grow yourself which will easily outstrip what you find in the shops for flavour, texture and often colour.
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What you need to know about training fruit trees, from fans and spirals to arches, palmettes and beyond
Trained fruit trees are beautiful as well as bounteous. Mark Diacono explains what you need to know if you wish to get started.
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How to grow a nut tree
Country Life's expert grow-it-to-eat-it gardener Mark Diacono shares his tips on how to grow a nut tree — or even better, an entire nuttery — in your garden.
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What to do with sweet chestnuts, from roasting over an open fire to adding zip to burgers and brownies
Mark Diacono says that autumn is synonymous with sweet chestnuts — and he has all sorts of ways to make the most of a seasonal treat.
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Nine unusual berries that you should be growing in your garden, from boysenberries to wineberries
There’s a wealth of juicy deliciousness beyond the standard fruit-cage fare of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. Mark Diacono explores all the other berries we should be growing, too.
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How (and why) to grow walnuts in your garden
From making a delicious aperitif to enjoying the citrusy scent of their leaves, there are plenty of reasons to plant walnut trees in your garden, says Mark Diacono.
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Why cauliflowers forced me to break every rule about what I grow in my garden
Mark Diacono has three strict guidelines for what he will and won't cultivate himself — yet cauliflower has forced his hand. He explains why.
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How to grow blackberries that are 'consistently plump, reliably sweet and almost laughably juicy'
Blackberries are a gardener's dream, says expert fruit grower Mark Diacono. And while they grow plentifully in the wild, there are vigorous and unfussy domestic varieties than can be even better...
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Best strawberries to grow at home, and how to make sure they keep producing fruit all summer
Expert fruit farmer Mark Diacono chooses the best strawberries, picking out varieties which will keep you in fresh strawberries all summer.
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How to grow and eat nasturtiums
The vibrant edible flowers of the nasturtium T are recommended for flavour and beauty.
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How (and why) to grow your own white currants: 'Scatter them over a knickerbocker glory'’
Mark Diacono shares his top tips on how to plant white and red currants, which varieties to choose — and how to make the most of them in the kitchen.
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How to grow your own salad: 'Whether it’s a single-leaf salad or a tumble of colours, no salad is better than the one you grow yourself'
Mark Diacono offers his top tips to sow, grow and cut your own salad and shares his favourite varieties.
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The ultimate guide to planting your own orchard: 'Getting it right is easy; sadly, so is getting it wrong'
Mark Diacono has planted dozens of orchards — he shares his wisdom on how to go about it.
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Grow your own pepper, even in Britain: The varieties that are fragrant, exotic and almost indecently easy to cultivate
Normal black peppercorns need more heat than you'll get in Britain — but there are extraordinary alternatives which will spice up your cooking and even save you a fortune, as Mark Diacono explains.
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The best British potatoes to grow for every meal, from roast potatoes and chips to mash and salads
Mark Diacono runs through his go-to list of British potato varieties to grow — and explains how to help them avoid the dreaded potato blight.
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The best herbs to grow in your garden aren't the ones you use the most. Here's why.
Mark Diacono is about to embark on creating a herb garden — here's what he's going to grow.
