I think I must be a pagan at heart, because the most important day of the year is the shortest day, the winter solstice. This yearās occurred on December 21st and, after that auspicious event, the days get longer and that means more time to garden. One of the first things I do in the […]
Seaweed ticks every earth-friendly box: itās natural, renewable and packed with growth-boosting nutrients ā and bagging your own lets you give back to the planet in the process. Facing into a howling gale, sand grains stinging your cheeks as youāre ducking spume, might not seem the obvious conditions in which to harvest a free and […]
Greenhouses will soon become even more invaluable for gardeners by helping them cope with climate change. We donāt know how bad things may become, however for certain our weatherās becoming more extreme, and more unpredictable. Our traditional gardening calendarās unreliable with some current crops becoming more risky out of doors. However under cover we already […]
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Open greenhouse vents for as long as possible on mild sunny days, shutting them before temperatures drop early in the afternoon. The combination of high temperatures and low light makes leaves and stems soft, spindly and prone to grey mould which spreads rapidly in cool, damp conditions. Though good air circulation is vital, avoid chilling […]
An inspiring new book on the wonder of woodchips is packed with must-try ideas that let you play a part in climate cooling ā even while heating your greenhouse. Gardening books abound, but every once in a while one appears thatās clearly been conceived in earth-friendly gardening heaven. These are the books you feel were […]
I love to garden throughout the year and kneeling down, with a trowel in my hand, seems to get me a direct line to God and Iām not too fussy about which one it is either. I can solve my problems, my friendsā problems and my familyās problems when Iām weeding. The only time my […]
I love to garden throughout the year and kneeling down, with a trowel in my hand, seems to get me a direct line to God and Iām not too fussy about which one it is either. I can solve my problems, my friendsā problems and my familyās problems when Iām weeding. The only time my […]
The steppe-like conditions in my garden ā with no rain for the past few months but what seems like an eternity ā puts trees and much else in the garden at risk from what will probably be a brute of a winter, if one believes the old adage that many berries signal a lean, mean […]
Have You Checked Your Soil pH Lately? You probably donāt think much about it, but the pH of your soil ā its acidity or alkalinity ā can matter greatly to how well your plants grow. And what many gardeners donāt realize is that they can be inadvertently altering soil pH every time they water their […]
Jean Vernon explores the magic of the humble seed. Thereās magic in our gardens that is often undervalued. Itās something that gardeners, farmers and growers across the world are mesmerized by. That a tiny speck of seed can grow into a fully formed plant. It never fails to amaze me and is just one of […]
How do you turn a stranger into a friend? You reach out and create a relationship, of course. And if those strangers are tropical plants? Marianne Willburn, author of the book, Tropical Plants and How to Love Them, has light-heartedly and cleverly introduced tropicals by categorizing these plants into five recognizable relationship stagesāfrom summer flings […]
