Dear Readers, I want to talk today about crop protection, in particular frost protection. There are many types of frost protection available in the marketplace from glass cloches to greenhouses. I need something to get a head start on the season by starting my seeds outdoors … [Read more...] about Plant Frost Protection
Gardening
Starting Seeds In Winter
Dear Readers, It's that time of year where gardeners are starting their plants off to get their vegetables off to the best start once spring arrives. … [Read more...] about Starting Seeds In Winter
10 Ways to Prepare the Garden for Winter
Dear Readers, I want to share with you ten ways to prepare the garden or vegetable plot for winter. Pull up of vegetables and prune back vines to reduce hibernating or over-wintering pests to create havoc on the plot in spring. Spread compost or manure on the planting … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Prepare the Garden for Winter
Herbal Tea: Good For Your Plants
Dear Readers, Today I'm talking about herbal teas and how they can help you in the garden. … [Read more...] about Herbal Tea: Good For Your Plants
Companion Planting
Dear Readers, Today I would like to touch on something I feel quite passionate about which is companion planting in the vegetable garden. … [Read more...] about Companion Planting
Make Your Own Liquid Fertilizers
Dear Readers, In this post I would like to show you step by step how to make your own liquid fertilizers by using herbs such as comfrey, manure and my favorite: Gardener's Revenge Fertilizer from weeds. Making your own liquid fertilizers is incredibly easy, super thrifty … [Read more...] about Make Your Own Liquid Fertilizers
Growing Zucchini (Courgette) In Containers
Dear Readers. I want to talk today about growing zucchini (aka courgettes for all of the Brits) in pots and containers. … [Read more...] about Growing Zucchini (Courgette) In Containers
Biodynamic Gardening – How We’re Doing It
Dear Readers, The nice thing about gardening is there is freedom to experiment; if you don’t like a particular technique, you can find another. This is how we have come to biodynamic gardening, some things work for us, some don’t and we have to experiment and try new things … [Read more...] about Biodynamic Gardening – How We’re Doing It
Radish Harvest
Dear Readers, Between the rain showers and thunderstorms we have been able to harvest our first radishes of the season between all three vegetable gardens and we had some quite surprising results so far. … [Read more...] about Radish Harvest
Gardening Hand Tools
Dear Readers, I want to talk about gardening hand tools today. I'm fairly traditional when it comes to gardening and I like certain hand tools when I tend to my garden; I have my trowel, a hand cultivator and secateurs (hand-held pruners). … [Read more...] about Gardening Hand Tools
