Adding nematodes to our raised beds
We purchased a few packs of nematodes a couple of weeks ago from Nematodes Direct to help us organically and naturally remove certain pests from our raised beds.
We purchased a few packs of nematodes a couple of weeks ago from Nematodes Direct to help us organically and naturally remove certain pests from our raised beds.
The blazing hot month of May has prompted the grass in our field to bolt and grow at a rate we’ve not experienced before. Three weeks ago I strimmed our…
Our vegetable garden journey has been an eventful one, but it’s done and now it’s about the real business at hand: planting, growing and harvesting our veg.
In what has been the hottest and driest May in over a century in the UK, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we’ve had a bumper solar month, smashing…
We went to our local garden centre last week to pick up some plants. As we are still waiting for our veg plugs from Marshalls to be delivered (it’s now…
As the lockdown continues with no obvious sign of when the Coronavirus drama will be over, we built a large delivery and parcel box because we’re going to increase the…
Our pond is a hive of activity during spring and summer, and it’s a great source of entertainment. While we have a deck area, we decided to create a new…
Our veg patch is now very, very close to being completed. In this installment, we plant some of the veg plugs we’ve received from Marshalls and get around to installing…
Our new veg patch is ready to go, and I’m now paying special attention to the importance of soil. Most soil found in backyards across the world is a mixture…