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Do you want to enjoy the delights of freshly picked vegetables? Read on to find out how to make it all easier:
- Divide the vegetable garden into smaller plots that are accessible from all sides.
- Use 'no-dig' methods of growing your vegetables.
- Raise the vegetable plots for easier access.
- To clear an area of weeds or grass, cover it with hessian-backed carpet or plastic, weighted down at the sides. After a growing season the area should be clear.
- Lay old carpets between beds for a more level paths that will suppress weed growth.
- Grow vegetables in containers - choose smaller varieties.
- Avoid using F1 hybrids - the seed is more expensive and the vegetables will mature all at once.
- Talk to your neighbours and friends before ordering seeds and plants. They might want to share the ordering - there are usually more than enough seeds in each packet for more than one person!
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