Recent articles by Penny Woodward
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Growing tomatoes from seed
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There are many ways of growing tomatoes from seed, but here is one of the simplest and most common, using punnets or seedling trays, from our horticultural editor Penny Woodward.
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Welsh onions
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Tough, versatile and useful. Mild sweet onion flavour. Ticks all the boxes says Penny Woodward.
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Snails begone!
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Peas appear to be a favourite of snails and slugs -- Penny Woodward has a simple solution.
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Worm farms and tumblers
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Not everyone has the space in the garden for a compost heap, writes Penny Woodward -- that's where a worm farm comes in!
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Bare-rooted trees and shrubs
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Penny Woodward explains how to plant bare rooted trees and shrubs.
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Ginkgo raining gold
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This tree grew when the dinosaurs roamed the earth says Penny Woodward.
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Bob’s Summer Surprise
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It took 20 years for Bob Magnus to breed this apple, says Penny Woodward, and it all started in Huonville, Tasmania.
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Planting seed
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First time sowing seed? Here's some tips from Penny Woodward for new growers to follow, as well as a guide to the plants best grown as seedlings.
![Horseradish power Horseradish power](https://www.organicgardener.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Alamy_horseradish_web-500x500.jpg)
Horseradish power
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Autumn is the time when the wonderfully pungent horseradish is in its element -- you can plant and harvest now and once harvested it's time to start cooking!
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Growing wild alpine strawberries
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Wild alpine strawberries are very tasty, writes Penny Woodward, and you can grow them in your backyard!
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Plum harvest and pruning
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Japanese plums, harvesting, pruning and a plum sponge from Penny Woodward
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Judging garlic
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Want to start your own garlic competition? Penny Woodward tells you how to judge garlic.