Gardening Facts
23 August 2011
When the summer grass is growing strongly it needs mowing once or twice a week to keep it in trim. Trouble is that this means you could end up with gallons and gallons of grass clippings, especially if...
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23 August 2011
Some children have a natural affinity for plants and gardens and need very little encouragement, so if you have an enthusiastic youngster simply allow them to be involved as much as possible in growing...
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10 August 2011
A green manure is a type of crop that you grow en masse on bare patches of ground, but in particular vegetable patches and fallow ground, to feed and condition the soil. It is not grown for an edible...
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08 July 2011
The summer lawn plays the starring role in most gardens and yet it is easy to take it for granted. By July it’s already performed the leading role for four or five months and may well be starting...
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08 July 2011
Bindweed is one of the most persistent and resilient weeds in the garden. Its roots grow several feet (up to 15ft) deep in the soil and stems and roots and very fragile, easily breaking off into small...
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08 July 2011
Garden hedges are a precious wildlife habitat and therefore great care needs to be taken in their maintenance. The RSPB advise all work to hedges to cease between the critical nesting months of March...
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05 July 2011
Water is the most precious resource and yet in the Western world we pretty much take it for granted. In times of water shortage gardeners are often blamed for wasting water, but most gardeners understand...
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05 July 2011
Most gardeners know the real value of water and rarely waste a drop and yet when there is a drought the finger of blame is often first pointed at the gardener. In fact it is usually the garden owners...
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07 June 2011
To get the very best results from your plants you do need to feed them. Although plants actually make their own food within their leaves using carbon dioxide and sunlight this is usually just enough to...
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07 June 2011
Herbs are some of the most delightful plants that you can grow and also some of the most expensive ingredients to buy fresh in the supermarket. That’s quite surprising when you find that most are...
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07 June 2011
You don’t need a huge garden to be partially self-sufficient you just need to master the skill of continuous cropping and follow on crops. In fact you can grow a huge amount of produce in pots and...
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03 June 2011
These days our gardens are an essential source of food for a huge variety of insects including the essential pollinating insects so vital for many of our crops of fruit and vegetables. Gardens also create...
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06 April 2011
If you’ve taken the first step in growing seeds it can seem a bit daunting. The best way to build your confidence is to have a go and sow a few different seeds over several weeks. Don’t sow...
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06 April 2011
When your seedlings are becoming crowded and the roots are starting to show through the bottom of the pot, tray or module they are ready to prick out. This is a ‘technical term’ used in horticulture...
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04 March 2011
Gardening sometimes seems to be full of confusing terminology and for a new gardener it can be hard to decipher things. Plants are divided up in many different ways. To help gardeners understand what...
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