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17 September 2014
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Greenhouse growing
The great thing about a greenhouse is that it expands the range of plants you can grow successfully.

A greenhouse is also a great place to start off many hardy vegetables, which means that you'll get an earlier harvest.

To keep the temperature in your greenhouse down in summer, remember to take the following steps:

Cover the glass with liquid shading to provide shade inside

Open the vents and door to ventilate and get air circulating

Water regularly

Watch clips about the basic principles of growing vegetables and making a vegetable plot.

View a range of plant lists for a productive garden.

Introduction
Setting up your plot
Growing vegetables
Growing fruit
The kitchen diary
Greenhouse growing
Tomatoes and cucumbers
Peppers and aubergines
The herb garden
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