You have to hand it to garlic for it’s sheer audacity, showboating through the kitchen, loving the attention it gets as its aroma permeates everything whether being cooked or chopped. ….Read more
How to Water Your Vegetable Garden
Water is necessary to sustain all living life forms, we are made up of about 60% water while herbaceous plants like the vegetables growing in your garden contain between 80 ….Read more
Diseases in the Vegetable Garden
Perfectly healthy plants can be affected by air, water or soil borne diseases at any time. Understanding the causes, identifying them early and taking effective action will help you establish ….Read more
Recognising Common Garden Weeds – Perennial Weeds
Perennial Weeds Perennial weeds come up every year from the same plant and are difficult to get rid of but not as hard as they are often made our to ….Read more
Recognising Common Garden Weeds – Annual Weeds
Of course weeds are a large part of our gardens and are plants we have to keep an eye out for especially before they manage to sow seed and multiply. ….Read more
Raised Garden Ponds
Timber raised ponds can create a beautiful water feature centrepiece for your outdoor garden. With these kits you can have an instant garden pond in your garden, patio, or deck ….Read more
Edible Flowers & Potato Clamps
I was away last weekend so haven’t been out in the garden much so not a whole lot to tell I’m afraid. It’s hardly news but I did run out ….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
Top Ten Garden Pests
The unwelcome garden visitors that come back every year. Here’s a rundown of who they are and how to send them away. Slugs. These garden molluscs, along with their close ….Read more