Garden Setup – Tiny Garden Habit

How to Protect Your Small Garden From Hail

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.

How to Protect Your Garden From Squirrels

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...

How to Grow Tomatoes in Grow Bags – An Easy Guide

Tomato grow bags are convenient, but what do they really do? We’ve tested a few different tomato grow bags to compare the success rate of different composts, and tried a couple of innovative...

Growing Tomatoes on a String Trellis – How to Set It Up

Growing indeterminate tomatoes is not easy. Allowing them to do their own thing will result in a tangled mess and diseased plants. But even if you decide to train them vertically and prune them...

What’s The Best Orientation For Raised Garden Beds?

With all the information out there, situating raised beds can be a little overwhelming. I’ve used raised beds for years, and more often than not I’ll place them anywhere I can that gets full sun....

What’s the Best Time of Day to Run Grow Lights?

I gardened for years before I started using a grow light. When I finally did invest in a grow light–the SpiderFarmer SF1000D – it revolutionized my growing experience. My plants started growing...