You’ll find my best gardening tips and techniques here plus a bit of humour. Some is practical, some is quirky, some of it is both. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
If you’re looking to start your own self provision garden, there are a few things you need to consider. The most important one is where you are going to site your garden. This can be a challenging question. You might not have enough land. Or maybe your ground is too poor. Or you live in […]
What does it mean to do low input gardening? Is it a realistic way to go about growing your own fruit and vegetables or is it pie-in-the-sky hippy nonsense? That’s what I hope to address in this article – the approach that I call low input gardening. This is part of a bigger concept called […]
In my previous post I introduced you to the idea of Self Provision Gardening. In this next instalment I want to explain to you some of the concepts behind this gardening philosophy. I’ve been actively growing a self provision garden for nearly two years and have had some great success as well as providing interest […]
If you like reading my gardening articles, then you’re in for a treat as I’ve been working away at something which I’m now ready to unveil. And if you’re not into gardening, read it anyway, you might learn something…. This series of posts has been a while in the making. Not that I’ve been writing […]
Having books lying around the house sends a message to your kids: you love reading too.
I love a good gift. And I love gardening books. So when my wife gave me Down to Earth by Monty Don as a present, I was pretty pleased. This new book is Monty Don’s latest and covers a range of his wisdom on gardening, philosophy and life. It’s not your usual gardening book of […]
What are the five weirdest things you can put on your compost heap? I’m constantly looking to push the boundaries of what is horticulturally possible (and socially acceptable) which is why I’ve compiled this list of the five weirdest things you didn’t know you could compost. Read on. If you dare…. My Obsession with Compost […]
If you’ve been looking for an online calculator for Steve Solomon’s ‘Complete Organic Fertiliser’ or COF, you’re in the right place. Steve Solomon’s book Gardening When it Counts (get it here) has to be one of the most important works on low input, self sufficient food growing. Foundational to the book is Solomon’s complete organic […]
What are the best reasons to plant a vegetable garden? With rising food prices, it makes more sense than ever to grow your own fruit and vegetables. We live in increasingly unstable times but how reliant are you on the supermarkets and stores for your food. If pressed, do you know how to grow a […]
If you want to plant a fig tree in the ground there is something you should know: fig trees like to have their roots restricted. Often you’ll see figs grown in pots which is a great way to restrict growth. But what if you want to plant a fig tree in the ground? Fig (Ficus […]
What are the best vegetables to grow in the garden if you have young kids? If you’re like me and love nothing better than doing a spot of gardening. This becomes even more fun with your kids in tow. Teaching your kids how to grow their own food equates to real life skills that they […]
