12 March 2019
March update 2019 - sow, plant, winter veg, new online course
12th March and the weather has been wild, the famous March lion, so I look forward to quieter conditions soon - a full moon on the equino...
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23 February 2019
March 19 sowings, online course, no dig, rocket
It feels like an early spring here, yet it’s still winter, just! Choosing what to sow and plant becomes confused when the seasons go out ...
09 February 2019
February 2019 a few sowings, compost and mulching, courses, snow and pigeons
Be careful of sowing too early, there is no rush in spring because later sowings often catch up as it warms and lightens. For example I p...
18 January 2019
January 2019 myths about no dig, events, winter jobs and food
The garden is quiet, even though plants have been growing in the milder weather, as the photos show.However, winter has arrived in the UK...
13 December 2018
December '18 update: winter salads, trials results, make compost, Charles' award
14th December, my last blog/update of the year, and until late January. Plenty to read and digest here, and I shall send another newslett...
04 December 2018
Starting a new allotment with weeds
The photo above is Emma Kane's NEW NO DIG ALLOTMENT in North Cadbury, Somerset, mid-April 2022. Just three weeks earlier, this plot had b...
04 December 2018
Small Garden Advice
My intentions small area, high output overcome limiting factors such as shade, slabs in soil, neighbour’s shrubs diverse range of veg,...
04 December 2018
Making compost from waste materials
How to compost garden and other waste materials. I wish to encourage you to discover the fun and interest of making compost!Compost varie...
03 December 2018
December 2018 advantages of no dig, harvests for winter, trial results, compost heaps
Autumn ends, and it’s been a great season here for rich harvests with more to come. No dig helps so much, for two special reasons this au...