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Growing Herbs Indoors: A Guide to Kitchen Herb Gardening
Herbs are the plant that keeps on giving: they look good, smell good and do you good. Growing herbs indoors is a great way to combine the pleasure of indoor plants with tasty ingredients for home-cooked meals. Herbs have a wonderful fragrance that will fill your home and inspire you to cook incredible dishes. What’s more, they have health-giving
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Plant Fertilising - The Ins & Outs of Feeding Plants
When we see a home lush with indoor plants, a beautiful garden full of flowers or a vegetable patch yielding prize-winning produce we don't see all the work that has gone into preparing the ground, nurturing the soil, planting plans, watering and feeding. Plant fertilising is a vital part of healthy plants - so where, in the full cycle of year-
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Growing Vegetables in Pots: What, When & How To Grow Container Veg
Whether you’ve only got a patio or balcony, there are plenty of options when it comes to growing vegetables in pots. So even if you don’t have a garden, you can harvest a range of tasty veg from your own outside space. Growing vegetables in pots is becoming more and more popular as people appreciate the flexibility and extra growing space it
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Top Gardening Picks for Brilliant Christmas Gifts
With the first frosts hitting the garden, our thoughts have turned to the gifts we might buy our loved ones this Christmas. As you know, we have a wide range of products for sale on our website. So, this week our team have picked their favourite products from the WM James shop that are popular at Christmas, and that we feel make fantastic gardening Read more...
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Growing Winter Vegetables: A Guide to Planting In Winter
With Autumn firmly here and winter on the way, many gardeners choose to put their gloves away and store their tools until warmer weather prevails. Another growing season has come to an end. For others though, the unmistakable winter weather marks the start of a new opportunity, growing winter vegetables.
If you’re like us you want to get the
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Crop Rotation Plan: How To Do Crop Rotation
Contrary to popular belief, understanding crop rotation and creating a crop rotation plan is quite simple. When starting out, many gardeners may not know much about crop rotation. This can lead to low yields, even if plants and vegetables have been grown well and looked after properly.
In this article, we are going to take you through the basics
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4 Insider Tips For Vegetable Garden Planting Success
There’s been a recent trend in people growing fruit and vegetables in their outdoor spaces. The great thing about growing your own fruit and vegetables is that it’s easy to get started and you can save money on grocery bills. However, it doesn’t always go to plan. Follow these vegetable garden planting tips to ensure you get a good, healthy
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Vegetable Garden Not Producing? Try These Solutions
One of the great things about vegetable gardening is that you can plant and harvest all year round. From cauliflower and carrots in January to spinach and beans in July. However, it can be disheartening if your vegetable garden is not producing after putting in a lot of hard work.
If you’re having problems, fear not. We’ve racked our
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How To Choose The Best Garden Netting For Your Project
Whether you’re carrying out a complete garden overhaul or just adding new features, it’s likely that at some point you will need to purchase garden netting. Choosing the best garden netting depends entirely on your project, and there are many types to choose from. We’re here to help advise you on the most suitable netting to use based on the
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Get Started With Strawberry Growing
Since 1953, strawberries have been long associated with Wimbledon. Whilst our sister company Edwards Sports are renowned for providing Wimbledon with the finest Tennis Nets in the World, here at William James we provide our customers with quality garden netting perfect for growing strawberries.
Here's our guide to growing the perfect strawberries
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