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Royal Horticultural Society / Grow Your Own

Newsletter / April 2011

Chilli with the wow factor

EXPERT ADVICE: Hot tips on easy-to-grow chillies from Sarah Wain of West Dean Gardens – famous for its annual Chilli Fiesta, which attracts 20,000 visitors. Sarah’s been growing chillies since the early 1990s - check out her pick of the best varieties to help you grow chillies with a wow factor.

This month

Sow seed outdoors

Feed fruit trees in pots

Prepare runner bean supports

Plant out second early potatoes

Plant shallots, onion sets and garlic

The Great Veg Challenge

If you’ve signed up for our Great Veg Challenge join RHS Grow Your Own Facebook group for competitions, expert advice on growing fruit and veg, and monthly tips from our expert ambassadors.

iPhone update

Our Grow Your Own iPhone app has just got even more useful. The free app includes 20 fruit and veg, but now you can download extra packages of fruit, veg or herbs at only £1.79 each.

Free Growing Kit

We’re giving new members a free Grow Your Own kit plus 3 months free membership when you join the RHS before 30 April by Direct Debit. Join today from £36.75 – less than 11p a day.

SPECIAL OFFERS

Half price Fine Insect-Mesh Pack GNE-036 (2m wide x 5m long) Combat carrot root fly and other pests. Usually £12.50 Now only £6.25. Quote code ELRDRRHS1 to qualify for the special price.

Problem watch

Deal with aphids, apple sucker, pear sucker, pear midge, and caterpillars. Use your finger and thumb to squash infestations.

Get protection!

Protect early outdoor sowings with fleece and polythene. It will aid growth and prevent bolting.

Facebook extras

Join the RHS Grow Your Own Facebook group and win a £50 RHS plant shop voucher. Simply upload a photo of your emerging seedling for a chance to win.

WIN A MANGER-STYLE RAISED PLANTER

This month we’ve got three manger-style raised planters to give away, worth £120 each, courtesy of Harrod Horticultural. Manger Raised Planters are ideal for maintenance-free, waist height gardening. We’ve also got prizes for the runners-up - 10 prizes of £20 RHS vouchers, plus five copies of the new book No-nonsense Vegetable Gardening, by Christine Walkden, worth £16.99 each.

Enter now