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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 9h

Late September plot chore: sow winter salads! 🥗 Direct-sow fast-growing crops like winter lettuce, spinach, rocket & mizuna into empty, raked soil or pots for fresh, tasty leaves right through autumn and winter. 🥬 Plan your garden layout for free: buff.ly/JiiGl4J](htt... #GardeningTips

Fresh glossy spinach leaves growing in a garden bed, large vibrant green leaves with pale central veins and damp soil, ready for harvest.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 14h

Cultivated since Roman times, vibrant **Red Cabbage** (*Brassica oleracea*) was valued for its health perks & long shelf life! 🥬 Packed with antioxidants, it's perfect for crunchy slaws, braising with apples, or fermenting into sauerkraut. Grow guide: buff.ly/gTDhNqo%F0%9...

Bright purple cabbage and carrot slaw in a bowl — thinly sliced cabbage and shredded carrots tossed with chopped herbs and sesame seeds, set on a dark slate surface.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 29/09/2026

Grown since Ancient Greece, Lemon Balm (*Melissa officinalis*) was prized as an elixir of life! 🍋 Today, its citrusy leaves soothe stress, boost mood, and flavour teas, salads, and desserts. Super easy to grow in pots! 🌿 Full guide: buff.ly/DI6MDRj 🍵 #Herbalism

Dense cluster of bright green, serrated leaves with small white tubular flowers scattered across the foliage, shown as a close-up of a garden herb bed.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 29/09/2026

Give used growing bags a second life! ♻️ After tomatoes, flush out old salts with rainwater & clear roots. Grow cucumbers, melons, radishes, beans, lettuce or herbs next. Avoid related peppers & aubergines to prevent disease! 🍅➡️🥬 More planning tips: buff.ly/JiiGl4J 🌿 #Gardening Tips

Young cucumber seedlings trained to climb vertical strings inside a greenhouse planting bed, showing broad green leaves emerging from recycled grow bags.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 28/09/2026

Boost your health with home-grown Gotu Kola! 🧠 Known as the "herb of longevity," its leaves boost memory and calm stress. Toss fresh leaves into salads, blend into green smoothies, or brew soothing herbal teas. 🌿 Grow guide & tips: buff.ly/M4Zca4q 🍵 #Gardening

Round green leaves forming a dense groundcover, each leaf dotted with clear raindrops that bead and reflect light for a fresh, dewy appearance.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 28/09/2026

This is Enemy Number 1 in my Vegetable Garden! Woodsorrel!. It looks all innocent and small but it can cover a bed in a matter of days. It creeps under the group with little roots and it grows tiny little bulbs that if you don't spot then will turn 1 small weed in to 10000 in the blink of an eye!

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 28/09/2026

Keep whiteflies out of your greenhouse with marigolds! 🌼 These bright blooms release limonene, a natural scent that deters pesky whiteflies from attacking your tomatoes & peppers. Plus, they attract beneficial insects. 🐝 Full grow guide: buff.ly/eHi714V%F0%9... #Gardening

Sunlit greenhouse at dawn with tall tomato vines heavy with red and green cherry tomatoes arching over beds of bright orange marigolds, misty pasture visible through the open end, evoking an early-morning harvest and garden abundance.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 27/09/2026

As your garden winds down in autumn, evaluate what worked and what didn't and add it to your notes in Vegplotter! Need extra sunshade? Tall crops like sweetcorn & Jerusalem artichokes offer great natural shelter. Rethink your space & redesign your layout for next year! 🌻 #GardenPlanning #Gardening

Small red-roofed shed tucked behind a large patch of tall yellow Jerusalem artichoke flowers in a sunlit rural garden, framed by birch and mixed trees.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 27/09/2026

Late September/October is the perfect time to plant spring-blooming bulbs! 🌷 Early blooms like crocuses, snowdrops, and daffodils provide vital early-season nectar and pollen for pollinators waking up after winter. 🐝 Get planting now to give bees a boost next spring! 🌺 #Gardening buff.ly/dhmjIpE

Violet crocus blossoms bathed in sunlight with a bee mid-flight approaching to pollinate, its pollen-laden legs visible.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 26/09/2026

Big news! Founder Richard has overhauled VegPlotter’s plant grow guides 🌱 Packed with new data on conditions, spacing, harvesting & companion planting- linked to your exact location for local sowing schedules! Read more: vegplotter.com/blog/major-u...

VegPlotter plant guide for squash listing key growing data—Full sun, well‑drained soil, watering and wind/drought tolerance, trailing habit and edible fruit—and spacing: sow depth 3 cm, row/plant spacing 90 cm, 0.5 plants per sq ft.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 26/09/2026

Happy #JohnnyAppleseed Day! 🌳🍎 John Chapman planted apple orchards across the Midwest of the US in the 1800s to provide food & land opportunities for settlers. His mission was to promote sustainability & harmony with nature. Today, we honor his birthday as we strive for a greener, healthier planet.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 25/09/2026

Looking to boost your garden's soil while helping pollinators? 🌾 Buckwheat is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant cover crop that suppresses weeds, attracts bees, and produces nutritious gluten-free groats in just 10–12 weeks! Get the full guide at vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 25/09/2026

Our new look grow guides have landed! Unlock your highest yield this season! 🌱 Discover expert planting schedules, spacing advice, companion planting & full growing guides for vegetables, fruit & flowers. Find our new-look grow guides here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides #Gardening #GardenPlanner

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 24/09/2026

The Queensland Blue pumpkin is a true Aussie icon! 🎃🇦🇺 What makes it so special is its deeply ribbed, slate-blue skin. Not only is it stunningly beautiful, but that shell is incredibly tough—acting like natural armor so it can store perfectly for months. A true masterpiece of nature! 👌

Queensland blue pumpkin, Australian squash on rustic weathered antique painted wood board, outdoors

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 23/09/2026

Originally from Central America, they’ve been grown for thousands of years. Tip: Grow them in bags or containers—great drainage & easy to move to sunniest spots. Just add loose soil, water regularly & watch the vines thrive! 🍠🌿 #Gardening Grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

bunch of freshly unearthed sweet potatoes /yams, still with soil attached

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 23/09/2026

Want a bigger, better globe artichoke harvest next year? Limit each plant to 4–6 flowers to prevent exhaustion. In April, mulch with well-rotted compost to boost growth & keep plants strong for next season. A little restraint now means a bounty later! Grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

glorious large purple and green globe artichokes basking in the sun

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 21/09/2026

Want perfect squashes and marrows? Slide a piece of wood, tile, or glass under the fruit as they ripen! 🎃 This simple trick lifts them off damp soil to prevent rot, deters sneaky slugs, and reflects extra warmth from the sun to speed up the ripening process. #GrowYourOwn #Gardening

Ripe butternut squash resting on a concrete slab amid green, variegated squash leaves and fuzzy vine stems in a garden.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 21/09/2026

Northern Hemisphere gardeners: don't put away your seed packets just yet! September is prime time to sow chervil and parsley. 🌱 Planting now lets them establish roots over winter, rewarding you with an abundant, early spring harvest. Get sowing! 💚👩‍🌾 #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

Small parsley seeds scattered in a white ramekin with a toothpick label reading Parsley, placed beside a worn green garden trowel ready for planting.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 21/09/2026

Want sweet, crisp chicory instead of a bitter harvest? Don't forget to earth it up! 🌱 Mound soil around the base to block the light and blanch the stems. This simple step stops them from turning green, giving you delicious, pale chicons. 🧑‍🌾🥬 #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

Hands harvesting a frilly green lettuce from a raised garden bed in a greenhouse, surrounded by other leafy greens and small potted seedlings.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 20/09/2026

As you clear your summer veg beds, don't leave them bare! Now is the time to feed your soil for next year by adding a thick layer of well-rotted manure. No need to dig it. Cover with cardboard to suppress weeds & let the winter worms work their magic, pulling the nutrients down for you. #Allotment

Gardener's gloved hand using a worn garden fork to turn rich, dark compost in a blue wheelbarrow, ready for use in the garden.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 20/09/2026

Hey, VegPlotters! We want to know: are there any plants you'd like us to add to our growing guides that aren’t already there? 🤔 If so, drop us a message or send an email to info@vegplotter.com. We’ll add the most popular ones as fast as we can! #GrowYourOwn #Gardening #Allotment

Bold yellow headline "Lettuce Know!" over a collage of savoy lettuce, an orange bell pepper, cucumber slice and mushroom against an orange paint-stroke background, a playful veggie-themed call-to-action.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 20/09/2026

Don't pick your pumpkins yet! 🛑 A perfect Halloween pumpkin needs more than just time on the vine. Learn the secrets to checking ripeness, harvesting, and curing for a longer-lasting display. Find our latest blog here: vegplotter.com/blog/dont-pi... #Pumpkins #GardeningUK #GrowYourOwn #Halloween

Ripe orange pumpkin sitting in a raised garden bed beside a large yellow squash blossom and green leaves, with bold overlaid text reading: "Don't Pick Your Pumpkins Until You Have Read This."

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 19/09/2026

Got black, sooty mould on your plant leaves? 🌿 This fungus isn't the real problem—it's feeding on sticky "honeydew" from pests like aphids & scale insects. To treat : Wipe the mould off with a damp cloth, treat with mild soap solution, and prune to create airflow #GardeningTips #SootyMould

Shrub leaves showing irregular black spots from a fungal leaf disease, photographed close-up on a sunlit branch.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 19/09/2026

Prepping for fruit trees? September is the ideal time to map layout & enrich soil 6–8 weeks before bare-root planting season. Discover spacing guidelines, top soil prep tips, and layout planning in @VegPlotter! 🍎🌳 vegplotter.com/blog/septemb...

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 18/09/2026

Got a pile of green tomatoes at the end of summer? 🍅 Wrap them individually in tissue paper and tuck them into a box or drawer with a red tomato or banana. The trapped ethylene gas speeds up ripening so you can enjoy sweet, red tomatoes!

White bowl of ripe red and yellow tomatoes and speckled bananas partly covered by a folded light-gray kitchen towel

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 18/09/2026

Keep fresh greens growing all year! 🥬 Perpetual Spinach (aka Spinach Beet) is a tough, low-maintenance powerhouse that won't bolt in heat or die off in cold. Harvest outer leaves continuously for non-stop harvests. Full grow guide on VegPlotter: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

Fresh Swiss chard leaves with glossy green blades and prominent white veins, growing close to soil in a garden bed.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 18/09/2026

Don't put your trowel away yet! 🍂 September is the perfect time to plant for a delicious winter harvest. Our new blog reveals 5 hardy veggies you can sow now to enjoy fresh, homegrown food through the colder months. Get the list! 👇 vegplotter.com/blog/plant-t... #GardeningUK #GrowYourOwn #Allotment

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 17/09/2026

Tomato blight is a serious fungal disease that can devastate your tomato plants, causing brown spots and leaf wilting. To prevent it, rotate your crops, avoid overhead watering, and remove infected foliage promptly. Natural remedies like neem oil or baking soda sprays can help! 🍅🌿

Two green tomatoes hanging from a vine with brown, sunken rot patches and nearby wilted leaves, showing disease damage consistent with blossom-end rot.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 17/09/2026

Named from Latin *salvere* ("to be saved"), sage has been prized for centuries—from ancient "cure-all" medicine to culinary powerhouse! 🌿 Perfect for brown butter sauces, rich meats, & easy home growing. Discover complete growing & harvesting tips: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

Young sage plant with clustered gray‑green, velvety leaves showing a pebbled texture, growing against dark potting soil.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 16/09/2026

Another rewarding potato harvest this weekend. Always one of the family favourites, finding out what lies beneath. So delicious cooked with a sprig of mint with your Sunday lunch.

Wooden bowl holding soil-covered potatoes, set on a wooden table with a blurred backyard lawn and potted plants in the background.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 16/09/2026

VegPlotter tip: As you add plants to your #vegetablegarden or #allotment plan, check out the Companion plants list in the right menu. It tells you what grows well with what you added. #urbanfarming #homesteading #growyourownfood #allotmentlife #vegetablegardening

Top-down garden bed plan showing three large spring cabbages in a diagonal row, adjacent rows of beetroot and other crops, with a green shaded diagonal planting zone marked by three yellow arrows and a sidebar listing good companions: beetroot, spring cabbage.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 16/09/2026

Do you square foot garden? If so then our vegetable garden planner can help you get organised! Just add some #squarefootgardening beds to your VegPlotter garden plan. #vegetablegarden #growyourownfood #urbangarden

Top-down plan of a raised rectangular vegetable bed divided into grid squares, showing labeled plant groups: a row of purple cosmos at the top, with chives, coriander (cilantro), celery, Chinese cabbage, chicory, broccoli sprouts, French beans, carrots and purple cabbages.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 15/09/2026

Earthing up brassicas is a game-changer! 🌱 By mounding soil around the stems, you give them extra support against wind & prevent leggy growth. Plus, it helps retain moisture & suppress weeds. Your cabbages, kale, & broccoli will thank you with a stronger, healthier harvest! 🥦🌿

Young cabbage plants growing in neat raised furrows in a sunlit vegetable garden, with rows of leafy lettuce between them.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 15/09/2026

🌱 Planting garlic? 🧄 Plant your cloves after the first frost but before the ground freezes. This gives garlic the cold period it needs to form big bulbs. Space cloves 6 inches apart and mulch heavily. You'll thank yourself next summer! 🌿 #GarlicTips #GrowYourOwn #Gardening

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 15/09/2026

Collected figs fallen off the tree - some are not quite ripe! Once ripe on the tree they are sweet, earthy, and bursting with flavour! 🍃 Perfect for fig pizza: thin crust, creamy goat cheese, fresh rocket (arugula), and a drizzle of balsamic glaze. 🍕 A perfect blend of sweet and savory! #FigHarvest

Two hands cupping three freshly picked figs—one green, one purple, and one mottled with pale vein-like cracks—held over gravel with fig leaves in the background.

Rustic flatbread pizza topped with halved fresh figs, thin pear slices, crumbled cheese, walnuts and microgreens on a round wooden board over a weathered plank table.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 14/09/2026

Plant winter hardy onion sets in late September for a head start on next season's harvest! 🌱 Choose a sunny, well-drained spot, plant sets 10cm apart & 2-3cm deep. Keep them mulched for winter protection and watch them take off when spring arrives! #onions

Hands planting small onion sets in dark garden soil, placing bulbs in two neat rows while a blue bowl holds more sets.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 14/09/2026

🌱 September's cool temps are perfect for planting spinach! Sow seeds directly into well-drained soil & keep moist. Harvest young leaves in just 4-6 weeks for fresh salads and dishes. Start now to enjoy a bountiful, healthy crop! 🥬 #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn #SpinachSeason

Young spinach seedlings with glossy green leaves emerging from moist potting soil mixed with perlite in a raised garden bed, with blurred strawberry plants and pots in the background.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 14/09/2026

Now’s the perfect time to transplant your spring cabbage plants in cooler northern hemisphere climates! 🥬 Get them in the ground to establish before winter for an early spring harvest. 🌱 Keep them protected & well-watered for best results! #Cabbage #GardeningTips #GrowYourOwn

Gloved hands gently planting a young brassica seedling with bright green leaves into dark, loose garden soil.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 13/09/2026

Time to lift your main crop potatoes! 🥔 In the UK, September is the perfect month to harvest these spuds. Keep them dry and store in a cool, dark place for the winter months ahead. Happy harvesting! 🌱 #PotatoHarvest #GardeningUK #GrowYourOwn #SeptemberGardening

Freshly harvested potatoes resting on dark soil beside a leafy potato plant in a backyard vegetable bed, showing a small homegrown harvest.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 13/09/2026

Editing your planting schedule is easy! 🌱 Select any planting row or block on your plan, then adjust the planting/growing schedule via the right-hand menu. When you click on a plant, the Planting Details panel appears. Make changes, then hit the save button to confirm! #GardeningTips

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 13/09/2026

Okra, originally from Africa, thrives in warm climates. It's easy to grow—just sow seeds in full sun and well-drained soil. Ready in 2 months, okra is a staple in Indian cuisine, used in curries like bhindi masala. Also great fried or pickled! Grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/...

Close-up of weathered hands using a small knife to harvest a young green pod from a plant stem in a garden.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 12/09/2026

Want to extend your growing season for next to nothing? 🛠️🌱 Check out our latest VegPlotter guide: discover 3 cheap DIY cold frame builds, clever summer shading tricks, and how to turn yours into a heated propagator! Read the post here: vegplotter.com/blog/how-to-...

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 09/09/2026

Want to grow, cook, and rock your spinach harvest? 🌿 Fresh from the VegPlotter blog: master Savoy, Flat-Leaf & Semi-Savoy varieties, unlock powerful health benefits, avoid summer bolting, and elevate your plot-to-plate cooking! Read the complete guide here: vegplotter.com/blog/the-gre...

Cover for a guide titled The Green Machine — How to Grow, Cook, and Rock Your Spinach Harvest, set over a close-up of fresh spinach leaves with water droplets

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 09/09/2026

Sow now for a spring harvest! Plant hardy veg like spinach, winter lettuce, turnips & oriental greens. Consider using cloches, a cold frame, or fleece to protect your seedlings from the worst of the winter wet and cold. This simple step makes all the difference for an early crop! #gardening #gyo

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 09/09/2026

Turn your autumn garden clear-up into free 'black gold' for your plot! 🍂 Our blog shows you how to build a compost bin for FREE using old timber. A simple DIY project to get your garden thriving next year. Find out how here: vegplotter.com/blog/build-a... #composting #gardeningtips #diy #allotment

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 08/09/2026

Did you know leeks have been loved since ancient Egypt! TOP TIP: For long, tender white stems, mound soil up around the plant as it grows (blanching). USES: Perfect for hearty soups, stews, gratins, or simply roasted. Delicious! #Leeks #GardeningTips #AutumnRecipes

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 08/09/2026

September sun is perfect for swelling the last of the butternut squash & pumpkins. Don't let the cooler nights undo all the sun's good work! 🍂 Top Tip: Place a slab/tile/piece of wood under the squash. It lifts them off the damp soil to prevent rot & absorbs heat during the day, keeping them warm.

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 08/09/2026

Save your skins! 🍌 When planting out tomatoes, bury two banana skins in the bottom of the hole. They provide a fantastic, slow-release source of potash, crucial for developing flowers & fruit. This organic trick works for any potash-loving plant, like roses or peppers! 🍅 #GardeningTips #Potash

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VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com · 07/09/2026

Harvesting maincrop carrots? Avoid disappointment! What can go wrong? 🥕 Forked roots = stony or unrotted soil. 🥕 Split roots = uneven watering after a dry spell. 🥕 Woody heart = lack of water. For a perfect harvest, ensure loose soil and water consistently! #GrowYourOwn #Carrots #GardeningTips

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