Many of the end of season garden tasks have yet to be completed and the high winds have ripped some of the Sweet Chestnuts off the branches before they are fully ripe...
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Nat Mendham, May 3, 2022Composting & Nutrient Cycling Organic Gardening Permaculture Vegetable Gardening Learning how to compost at home is so good for your garden...
Kirsten Bradley, April 11, 2022Mushroom Cultivation Permaculture Urban Permaculture So, thinking about growing your own mushrooms? Great! There are many ways to grow...
The vegetables grown locally typically include potatoes, onions, carrots, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, aubergines, courgette and winter squash, but over the last...
Warm season vegetables and fruit trees are often grown close to brick, stone and concrete walls facing the midday or afternoon sun. This is because these surfaces act as...
When planting trees and shrubs into grassland or fields previously used for agriculture, ideally it’s best to prepare the area at least 6 months ahead of planting, and...
Believe it or not, the best time to start a food forest is in the winter. You may be wondering how that could be. Aren’t you going to double your work? Actually, it’s...
Herbal tinctures are concentrated liquid extracts made with a food-grade alcohol. They are easy to make and have a much longer shelf life than dried herbs. Tinctures are...
Reading Time: 6 minutes I’ve been raising various types of ducks alongside our chickens for years and have had ample opportunity to observe not only the interaction...
One common gardening myth is that watering plants on a hot, sunny day will scorch their leaves. Is this a fact or a fallacy? There appears to be no information published...