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In the greenhouse in December 2009
In the greenhouse: I’m holding off doing any watering right now, even if some plants are a bit dry – if we do have a really bitter spell, they are more likely to survive if their roots aren’t...
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Timely advice for February
In fine weather get on with clearing the borders and spread home made compost. Keep an eye out for self-sown seedlings of favourite plants, dig them up carefully and pot them up to grow on to plant...
View ArticleChaos Reigns, but thanks to Kevin, Order is Restored.
Thank goodness I had arranged a day’s help in the garden from Kevin, an amiable Scouser, who I can call on when heavy work needs doing. Last week’s log delivery was still sitting on the path,...
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Disaster Narrowly Averted
You know when you decide to do something quickly and it goes wrong and escalates into a laborious and time-consuming exercise? I’ve managed this twice this week while waiting for the kettle to boil....
View ArticleAutumn Festival
Saturday 23rd October – Sunday 31st October is Autumn Festival Week at Nunnington Hall near York. Join organic garden tours with tips and advice on everything from water harvesting, to organic pest and...
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Better than Bathsalts
Keen gardeners (aren’t you all?) will understand how thrilled I was when my winning raffle ticket resulted in a promise of a trailer load of manure. I haven’t established whether it is fresh (in which...
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An Avalanche at Leaf Mountain
Not so long ago my leaf heap was a neat and orderly affair, but as I’ve tidied beds and paths it has got a bit out of hand and every time I add more leaves a mini-avalanche ensues. I’m not too worried...
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A Jumbo Wildlife Garden
When I read that Blackpool Zoo is creating a sustainable wildlife garden that will be fertilised by elephant poo, it reminded me of a story my mother used to tell me about my grandfather. As a child,...
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How to choose a Compost Bin for your Garden
Where will you put it? There is no point in putting your compost bins in the furthest, least accessible corner of the garden. It needs to be easy to get at and easy to fill or you just won’t use it....
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What to Compost
Good ingredients for your compost bin Having studied the types of compost bins available you might be wondering what can I compost ? What to compost from the House : Old Flowers Teabags Cardboard – old...
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Making Compost and what to avoid
Avoid putting any of these in your compost bin The following items should not be put on your compost heap : Citrus fruit peelings – they repel worms Corn on the cob and broccoli stems – they take too...
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Mulch Away & Keep the Drought at Bay
Now I know that it’s only the south and the east of the country that is short of water, but mulching is generally a good thing even in areas where rain continues to fall – for example it stops the...
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For Afficionados of Compost & Leafmould
The garden may not be quite is usual beautiful self with all the wet weather, but the compost and leafmould a looking pretty good. The compost loves the warm humid weather and is decomposing...
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Back to the Borders
The fractured knee is healing well and as I get more mobile I’m gradually getting to grips with the borders that have been mouldering over the past 3 months or so. I know the theory is that we should...
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Barking Mad
My tame tree surgeon delivered a heap of fresh oak chippings a couple of days ago. His tipper truck couldn’t access our drive so it was dumped on the pavement. It had to be moved, but with no one...
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Buying Compost Direct
As someone who once asked her husband for a ton bag of manure for her birthday (inexplicably he didn’t oblige) I am a great convert to the usefulness and convenience of having compost delivered in...
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Winter Garden Visits
Why anyone would visit a garden in the winter is a bit of a mystery to the non-enthusiast, but for those in the know it provides the perfect opportunity to see the bones of the garden. Ok, you do need...
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Growing Impatience – Literally
I’m keen to get on with sowing and growing, but until today I have held back because each time I went to local garden centres in search of potting compost all I could find was last year’s stock that...
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How to choose a Compost Bin for your Garden
Where will you put it? There is no point in putting your compost bins in the furthest, least accessible corner of the garden. It needs to be easy to get at and easy to fill or you just won’t use it....
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What to Compost
Good ingredients for your compost bin Having studied the types of compost bins available you might be wondering what can I compost ? What to compost from the House : Old Flowers Teabags Cardboard –...
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