Shoppers who are increasingly frustrated at the sometimes inflated prices of organic fruit and vegetables are increasingly choosing to rent out an allotment, or make space in the back garden, to ‘grow their own’. But once you’ve decided to get planting – where is the best place to get seeds [...]
There is a very fine and sometimes very subtle connection between the human world of organics, and the natural world of wildlife and nature. The more the human world becomes aware of the benefits of growing food through organic methods, and not harming or polluting the earth, then wildlife and [...]
Growing fruits and vegetables is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding activities there is. As well as providing the grower and their family and friends with year-round food and nutrition, gardening is great exercise for the body and the mind. Working outside throughout the year, becoming aware of the [...]
Once an allotment (or window box) is prepared and ready for planting,how does the first time gardener know what to grow? In getting the ground or planter ready, the gardener will have an idea of the type of soil at the site: is it a peaty soil, with good drainage, [...]
What are Fertilisers? The role of any fertiliser is to nourish and enrich soil replenishing the nutrients that plants take out from it, which they use to help them grow. There are various types of fertiliser, many of which are based upon natural nutrients – potash, nitrates and nitrogen, bonemeal, [...]
Compost is actually nature’s demonstration of the organic process of decomposition and renewal. While it cannot be said that compost is itself always organic – because everything that goes into its composition would need to be checked and verified as such; the process of the breakdown of the raw ingredients [...]
