If you can’t decide which fabulous item to choose for your gardening Christmas present why not get a gift voucher? Our specially designed gift vouchers are sent out in a ….Read more
How To Grow Wheatgrass – 5 Easy Steps
Wheatgrass is regarded as a superfood, it is the young grass part of the sprouted wheat seed and is packed full of nutrients and vitamins. Because of this, it is an ….Read more
An introduction to pruning Apple Trees
We’ve had a number of mails recently looking for information on pruning apple trees, it’s too early now (late September) as the trees should be dormant but I’m delighted to ….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
An Introdcution to School Vegetable Growing
To go straight to the schools garden shop please click here. Remember Quickcrop give all schools 10% discount on raised vegetable beds, please call us to receive your unique school ….Read more
Soil or compost for a school vegetable garden
The soil or compost you use in your school vegetable garden is the single most important part of the project. Vegetables are demanding as plants go, after all we we ….Read more
How to build a school raised bed vegetable garden
Using school raised garden beds We would strongly recommend using timber raised vegetable beds for your school garden for a number of reasons, the biggest from the teachers point of ….Read more
Where to build a school raised bed garden?
Site Vegetables are expected to give a lot. We want them to grow quickly and provide good quantities of nutritious food. To do this we need to pamper them a ….Read more
What to grow in a School Vegetable Garden
Be Realistic! I’d give the same advice to any new gardener – to start small with easy to grow crops. A school vegetable garden also has the holidays to take ….Read more
Growing wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice
Wheatgrass is a tricky one to pin down. Many people I’ve spoken with swear by it while others will dismiss it as utter nonsense. It is claimed to be an ….Read more