In the first of our series of guest bloggers Emma Cooper writer, gardener and podcaster, talks about peat free seed sowing. We have reached the time of year when kitchen gardeners everywhere start sowing seeds […]
Car clubs or car pool – Sharing a car between two to six families greatly reduces the costs involved. With most schemes you pay per mile or per hour and often have to buying into […]
Container growers know all too well that at the end of the season, once everything is harvested, they can be left with piles of spent compost. This can be rejuvenated in an ordinary compost bin. […]
This article first appeared in Country Small Holding magazine in he Autumn of 2010 At this time of year, the spherical rock we cling to on its journey through space begins to tilt away from […]
The allotment pocket bible book feels like (in the best possible way) an old time gardening book you may find in an antique bookshop. It is well presented with a 1950’s style typeset and good […]
In the UK it is winter right up until early March and fruit trees and bushes are in their dormancy period, making this a perfect time to get pruning. During this dormancy the sap has […]
How to soft boil and hard boil eggs There are a few ideas on how to boil eggs, you may want to experiment with some until you find the one you feel comfortable with. Remember […]
Composting is not rocket science but it is easy to get it wrong. The trick is to have a balance of materials and not just throw it all in together and hope for the best. […]
June is one of the few times I like being English. It is a time for strawberries and cream, Wimbledon, the Glastonbury festival and weekend pagans drinking heavily at their local standing stones. It is […]
It’s that time of year again that many of us are reaching for the seed catalogues and decided what we are going to fill those frosty winter beds with come the warmth of spring. Well […]
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