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Besides being totally delicious, garlic is accepted as a natural wonder drug. In “The Healing Power of Garlic” Paul Bergner advocates its potency as an antibiotic and antiviral – from to reducing blood pressure, cholesterol and fatigue.
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monthly mag “Kitchen Gar- says, “Garlic likes a slightly al- kaline soil. Separate bulb into individual cloves. Plant 20cms apart with tip sticking above the surface. Water in and ex- pect a crop in July next year.” Is that all? Excellent. The breath fresheners are out already. I‘m sowing sweetpeas to over- winter, hoping for the earliest smell divine in the bedrooms. Both sweetpeas and garlic can
take a light frost. Time to prepare a broad bean bed. KG says, “Dig out a deep trench. [I say, better still, hand your spade to someone else]. Fill with kitchen peelings and fruit & veg waste throughout winter. Cover with soil in spring. The beans will get an adrenalin hit of nutrients next summer”. The X Factor veg this month. Courgette Atena, a glorious
texture which grills up a treat. Our guests are grinning from ear to ear.
Alas, my Capsicum plants were a wake-up call.
They
started well but soon tiny holes appeared on the forming fruit. The stalks turned black and shriveled. Unripe, dis- torted, inedible peppers fell to the ground. I was crestfallen. There was a small ceremony for immediate family and a full investigation is underway. The cycle of life and inexplicable death is a matter to be recon- ciled - right after a cup of tea. Next month……… • I stumble on the secret to growing success. a reference to the Christmas • Tomato Chutney for Christ- mas, anyone?
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