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Vegetable garden

French vegetable gardens offer fresh job prospects

The Restos du Cœur charity is known for distributing food to people in need in France, it also runs a network of community gardens

Covid-19 in France and gardening rules

Reader question: I have received an email from our mayor saying we can only garden for an hour a day. I can’t find this as a new law. Can you explain?

Gardening in France: Permaculture tips

Cathy Thompson discusses the method of enabling the soil in your French garden to mobilise its own resources rather than adding nutrients yourself

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Too much fruit and veg in your garden? You can sell it here

Gardeners with surplus fruit and vegetables now have a handy way to make sure they do not go to waste.

Where to buy the juiciest melons in France this summer

Across France, you will see shoppers prodding and sniffing as they search for the perfect juicy melon. Connexion looks at the fruit’s history and meets a passionate producer.

France at ‘high risk’ of incurable tomato plant virus

Tomatoes, peppers and chilli peppers in France are at “high risk” from a new virus that currently has no cure, food and health agency Anses has warned.

French garden diary - May 2019

’Tis the season for tender loving. Cathy Thompson reveals her choice of May veg, and gives seasonal flower tips

France homeowners warned on forest fire land clearing

Homeowners in France are reminded that in some regions and for certain properties, it is a legal requirement to carry out a “brush clearing” of surrounding countryside land, to help prevent forest fires.

Overall drop in cost of fruit and vegetables in France

The cost of fruit and vegetables in France has gone down this year and buying French is cheaper, but buying from markets is most expensive and organic produce still costs double.

Vegetable garden

French vegetable gardens offer fresh job prospects

Covid-19 in France and gardening rules

Gardening in France: Permaculture tips

Too much fruit and veg in your garden? You can sell it here

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French garden diary - May 2019

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Overall drop in cost of fruit and vegetables in France