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I have to admit, I’m quite a lazy gardener. There are some jobs that I enjoy doing, and others that I avoid, and when it comes to composting I am…

You may have seen the phrase “feed the soil, not the plants” in many gardening books and website. It carries a lot of weight, and in this article we explain…

We’ve received a few queries recently from customers who are finding that their winter veg is growing slower than expected. These are the 3 questions/pieces of advice that we can…

Forcing rhubarb in late winter is a technique used to produce an earlier crop of tender, pale stems of rhubarb. It’s easy to do, and whilst it’s not strictly necessary…

Quite a good job for this time of year is to tidy up herb plants. Strolling around your garden, you’ll notice old growth and new growth on several herb varieties…

If you’re starting out with your veg patch this season, don’t feel overwhelmed with all the equipment you “need” to buy. You can keep things fairly simple…here’s a list of…

I thought I’d give a final little update on my  rescue hens before getting back on to more veg patch related things in the coming weeks! I adopted my 4…

Over Christmas and New Year we had a surprisingly nice spell of dry and fairly still days. I took advantage of this weather and the time off work to get…

When you buy a bag of compost you assume it will be full of goodness for your plants, yet this isn’t always the case. There are still many reports coming…

Adding lovely flowering herbs, edible flowers and companion plants to your veg patch can really add a splash of colour which will make you enjoy your plot more, and attract…