In recent years, we’ve become more and more self-sufficient, growing most of our fresh produce at home, leaving enough to preserve for winter. The only plant we grow purely for joy (and therefore receive significant gluts of) is tomato. Planning for the year ahead means knowing how many tomatoes to expect per plant, and the…
Indoor plants do attract bugs, but those bugs are rarely harmful to humans, and relatively unintrusive to plants. Whether you’re growing seedlings indoors, on a windowsill, or under heat lamps, they will always be a space where bugs congregate. Those bugs can be aphids, thrips, whitefly, spider mites, spiders, slugs, or anything else. If it…
Gardening is both an art and a science, but often there are factors outside our control that cause plants to die. So, if you’re new to the game and find yourself staring into the abyss asking ‘why do plants die?’, then we’ve got the perfect beginner’s guide to gardening below. Read on to find out…
There are a few accepted rules in gardening, and none come with more flexible terms than those surrounding watering plants. Exactly how and when you water your plants has big implications for their health, but how many of our unwritten rules should we take as gospel? We’ve run trials, and tested the boundaries here at…
Hail storms can devastate crops and are particularly challenging for gardeners not just because of the direct damage they cause, but due to the lasting after effects, and accompanying weather.
We actively support wildlife in our garden and encourage it on the allotment too. My friends assume that’s because I’ve got a soft spot for the little critters, and they’re not wrong, but there’s also a deceitfully calculated reason for my wildlife-friendly approach; bribery.