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	BBC Homepage Lifestyle Gardening Part One Part Two
Are you signed in? Go here for more information The productive garden Setting up your plot Growing vegetables Growing fruit The kitchen diary Greenhouse growing Tomatoes and cucumbers Peppers and aubergines The herb garden Test your knowledge Go further Plant lists Interactives Glossary Credits Programme information Help with plugins Gardening newsletter Site map
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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 Test your knowledge Go further Find plant lists on: Soft fruit Tree fruit Easy vegetables Herbs Greenhouse planting Find thousands more plants in the BBC Gardening database. Watch video clips on: Basic principles of growing vegetables Growing seasonal vegetables Making a vegetable plot Making a compost heap Learn how to build a compost heap with our fun game, Hurl-a-heap. Create a virtual garden Techniques in the garden Plant profiles Design projects Plant database

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