I have two books which are my vegetable growing bibles. One is Joy Larkcom’s ‘Grow Your Own Vegetables’ and the other is ‘Organic Gardening – The Natural No-Dig Way’ by ….Read more
Category: Improving Your Soil
How To Make Compost
Get composting! Learn how to make compost in a few minutes. If you enjoy gardening you will inevitably end up with garden waste you need to get rid of while ….Read more
What is a Compost Heap?
What is a compost heap? A compost heap is a mound of decaying organic matter used by gardeners to re-cycle garden waste into a free organic soil improver and plant ….Read more
What is Compost?
What is compost? In gardening terms the word compost can be confusing as it can refer to garden compost you make yourself or for bags of peat compost you would ….Read more
Ten Ways to Improve your Soil
Soil is the foundation of any vegetable garden, if it is treated well it will reward you. Year by year soil needs to conditioned and improved to accommodate the demands ….Read more
What Type of Soil do I have?
Garden soil comes in many forms depending on consistency and nutrient content. By identifying and understanding the type of soil you have you can create a workable medium suitable for ….Read more
A little on soil pH
I decided to bite the bullet at the weekend and tackle my old Landrover which has been sitting in the shed since the gearbox packed up a couple of weeks ….Read more
The Vegetable Garden in November
November is the month when growth in the vegetable garden finally grinds to a halt. Temperatures fall and daylight levels decrease, the season is over and other than harvesting any ….Read more
What are Green Manures?
What are Green Manures? Green manures are crops sown to cover bare soil after crops are harvested. The term ‘green manure’ can be confusing as most people will initially think ….Read more
Soil Improvement for Vegetable Gardeners
Healthy vegetables need a healthy soil, it’s as simple as that. It is possible to grow vegetables in poor soil by using artificial fertilizers but the quality of the soil ….Read more