The no dig gardening section of our blog. Learn all about no no methods to support a healthy soil eco-systems that enables healthier plants, and get a great a harvest.
How to master simple tomato seed saving. Simple seed saving from open pollinated tomatoes, or heirloom varieties is vital for seed sovereignty. However, it’s also one of the most satisfying things to do. Any heirloom seed collected from your garden has a kind of memory of being grown in your gardens conditions. The resulting plant …
Harvesting and curing garlic. Harvesting and curing garlic comes at the end of its rather long, but rewarding growing season. It’s why getting this stage right is so vital. We want to leave it as long as possible to get big bulbs, but not risk losing it. Once the garlic has started to die back …
How to grow huge garlic bulbs, and protect them. How to grow huge garlic bulbs, and being able to protect them is an easy staple for any no dig gardener. Following a few basic principles you can grow enough garlic for the whole year, and have coves for seed. Knowing your growing zone is important, …
The no dig gardening beginners guide. In this beginners guide I’m going to show you just how easy it is to start a no dig garden. It doesn’t matter whether you start in ground, with raised beds, or containers. They can all be treated as no dig. Contrary to what some may think, you don’t …
Quick fix for hydrophobic soils and compost. This quick fix for hydrophobic soils and compost could save your struggling plants, as well as save you time and money. Have you noticed that your plants are struggling, no matter how much you appear to water them? Most especially in your containers, and yet it appears you’re …
Grow amazing tomatoes outside in the UK Want to grow amazing tomatoes outside in the uk, or any other temperate short season climate? Here I’m going to tell you that not only can you grow tomatoes outside in the UK, but you can do it really well. It’s a well perpetuated myth in the UK …
Easy propagating plants from cuttings. Learn the easy art of propagating most plants from cuttings. Propagating from cuttings is far more simple than some people think. It’s one of those things that once you’ve done it for the first time, you won’t look back. In this article I show you two easy methods of taking …
Transplanting, pricking out, & potting on Tips. Transplanting tips are necessary to have when you live in a temperate, or short season zone. Being able to grow those long day season plants often means getting a head start indoors, so getting pricking out, potting on, and transplanting right is a must to keep our seedlings …
How to get fast seed germination. With this easy, fast seed germination hack you’ll know that your seeds have germinated every time. Whether you’re late sowing and need to know for sure they’ve germinated, speeding up warm weather seed germination without all the cost dependent tools, or like me you’re also just impatient to know …
