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When growing veg, it is important to plan ahead very carefully to gain the best out of your plot and to maintain crop rotation. On our searches around the web we found this wonderful site " Our Vegetable Garden - Notes from a Hackney veg patch" where you can find an interesting array of articles for … [Read more...]
Growing your veg from plug plants can have many benefits and over the last couple of years, the range offered has increased greatly. One of the hardest parts of growing your own is the tricky seed growing stage when plants are subject to damping off or destroyed by slugs and snails. Using pre grown … [Read more...]
One of our readers experimented this year by growing potatoes in a tub on the patio. At the end of August, after the stalks had died back, he emptied out about 8Kg of tubers. Earlier in the year, four seed potatoes were planted at the base of a 20 litre pot Gradually adding compost as … [Read more...]
Autumn is the time of year when we should thinking about ordering and planting new fruit trees for next year. Advances in grafting techniques mean that an ever increasing range of varieties are now available as smaller trees. Here is a list of things you need to consider when planning fruit trees … [Read more...]
Gardening For Health regularly give presentations at events and gardening clubs and the diary for 2011 … [Read More...]
Using a hand trowel or fork when planting out or weeding can cause strain or be a major source of discomfort … [Read More...]
When growing veg, it is important to plan ahead very carefully to gain the best out of your plot and … [Read More...]
For those who follow or are interested in the biodynamic planting method, check out the lunar planting … [Read More...]
Potato grow kits and bags
Potato grow sacks are ideal if you have limited space in the garden and don't want to take on an allotment, or if you simply want to grow a few spuds for fun. Specially designed polyproylene bags are; Lightweight, making them easy to move around the garden or patio to get the most of the sunshine Easy … [Read more...]