Tarragon 🌿—a herb with French roots, prized since ancient times for its anise-like flavour. Essential in béarnaise sauce & great with chicken, fish & eggs. Grow in full sun, well-drained soil. Best from cuttings, as seeds can be unreliable. Keep trimmed to prevent flowering!

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Stressed or overstuffed? 🌼 A warm cup of calming camomile tea at bedtime can help you unwind and sleep deeply. It also soothes the effects of overeating. For best results, use freshly opened flowers—nature’s gentle remedy at its finest. 🍵 #HerbalRemedies #Camomile #NaturalCalm

Aphids plaguing your plants? 🌿 Encourage hover flies! Their larvae are voracious aphid eaters. Plant Convolvulus minor, Buckwheat, or Poached Egg Plant to attract adult hover flies and boost their egg-laying in your garden. Natural pest control for a healthier harvest!

🍓 June is prime strawberry time! Pick when berries are fully red for the best flavor. 🌞 To stop pests, lay straw under plants—it keeps fruit dry & clean, and deters slugs. Add marigolds nearby for bonus bug protection! 🌼 #StrawberrySeason #GardeningTips #JuneHarvest

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June garden task: Go vertical! ⬆️ Trellis those climbers! Support beans, cukes, squash, & tomatoes. Maximize space, boost yields, improve air circulation. #Permaculture #GardenTips #VerticalGardening #GrowYourOwn 🍅🥒

Growing mushrooms in your veggie garden? 🍄🌿 The humble mushroom is often overlooked, but incredibly rewarding to grow! Try wine caps – sprinkle spores, keep them moist and watch they thrive in wood chips, whilst they improve your soil. #GarmeningTips #Mushrooms #Mycology

Sawdust in the veggie garden: great for paths, moisture retention, and weed suppression. Composted, it boosts soil structure & nutrients naturally. Be careful to only use untreated sawdust to avoid harmful chemicals. Use aged/hardwood. #gardening #sawdust #vegetablegarden

Common scab on potatoes causes ragged-edged scabs. Prevent it by avoiding lime, adding well-rotted manure/compost, using comfrey leaves in planting holes, and not composting infected peelings. Grow resistant varieties for healthy spuds! #Potatoes #GardeningTips

In no-dig gardening, never leave soil bare! Keep it covered with crops or green manures like crimson clover in spring or winter field beans in autumn. After growth, chop & drop as mulch. This feeds soil life, suppresses weeds & protects structure. 🌱 #NoDig #GreenManure

Growing spring onions? So easy! 🌱 Succession sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvests. Plant them between carrots or lettuce – their strong scent deters pests for those neighbours! Enjoy fresh zing all summer. #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #SpringOnions #AllotmentLife

Beyond beauty, sunflowers are permaculture powerhouses! 🌻 They create living trellises for climbers (beans/cukes), provide dynamic shade for cool-season crops, draw in beneficial insects, and their deep roots improve soil structure. Chop-and-drop stalks add biomass!

Don't let your spinach bolt this summer! 🥵 Sow seeds in shade (under peas, beans, or sweetcorn) if you must. Opt for bolt-resistant varieties like 'Sigmaleaf' or 'Space' for a steady supply of leaves, even in the heat. Keep it cool! 🍃 #SpinachTips #SummerGardening

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Harvest globe artichokes when buds are full-sized, firm, and tightly closed. The ideal window is typically early to late summer. Don't wait for the bracts to open or they'll become tough and less palatable! Check frequently, as they can develop quickly.

Deep water your veggies in the heat! 🌱 It builds strong, deep roots, making plants resilient. Tomatoes, squash, and peppers especially thrive with this method. Less wilting, more harvest! #DeepWatering #GardenTips #Heatwave #vegplotter #gardenplanner #squarefootgardening

Sumerian farmers cultivated early squash in Mesopotamia, laying the groundwork for today's courgettes, refined in 19th-century Italy. 🇮🇹 For a bountiful harvest, pick them young and often – this encourages more fruit! #Courgettes #GardeningTips #CourgetteHistory #GardeningTips

🌞 Happy Summer Solstice, Northern Hemisphere! The longest day means max sunlight—great for fruiting veg like tomatoes, peppers & corn. But heat can stress leafy greens & cause bolting. Keep them cool & hydrated to thrive. Celebrate the light, and keep those veggies happy! 🌽🥬☀️