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A big adventure

21st November 2020 / 99 Comments

There are going to be some big changes here over the next few months: I will be leaving my garden and allotment early next year because I have sold my house!

My Vegepod and how to fill a large container garden for year round veggies

8th November 2020 / 4 Comments

I grow a lot of veg, herbs and fruit in planters at home, to make a largish area of old concrete productive. In November Vegepod sent me* one of their large pods to try out. Here’s how I filled it with different composts to help create a richly diverse environment for the soil life that …

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Mid October in my veg garden

19th October 2019 / 16 Comments

October is such a busy time in my garden – harvesting, clearing, sowing, planting and getting everything ready for the winter months. Gardening plans have been hindered however by so much rain!