Creating a potager in the back garden
Our back garden is really a back yard. The house is old – built in 1800 and Grade II listed – and sits on a rocky shore. So, our back garden like some others has very little soil and at …
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Allotment starts to deliver
+VIDEO It’s been incredibly hard work but the allotment is starting to take shape. Planting has begun, just in time, and the first produce is already being eaten! Radishes are the first. They take next to no time to go …
Bon Courage for the start of our allotment journey
The allotment is a decent size and open all round but needed plenty of prep
When will it stop raining? I’m sure the same has crossed many minds this winter and spring. It’s been relentless. But finally, on the occasional dry spell in March and with longer days, it’s starting to feel a bit like …
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Start with testing and preparing the soil
You may have heard on Gardeners’ Question Time about soil testing, to find out whether it’s acid, alkaline or neutral. It’s a basic of gardening because it will tell you what plants will grow well and what plants will need …