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Fine and Fantastic Fruiting Fungus

The mushroom we see is the fruiting part of a fungus that distributes the spores of the fungus for its own Read more..

Soya Bean Superfoods ‘Glycine max’

Grow and Crop your own Soya Beans For a little grown vegetable Soya are an easy and attractive crop to grow. Sow in a Read more..

Weed Suppressing Material

My front garden was looking a little ragged. I was tired of permanently fighting a loosing battle against weeds, so I Read more..

More Horsetail or Mare’s Tail Weeds to Eliminate

Mare’stail or Horsetail is a common garden weed that flourishes on damp soil. Even the RHS is prone to Horsetail Read more..

Best Time To Water Garden

Readers Question: I would like to ask if there are specific times of the day that you can only water the plants to Read more..

Growing Hardy Perennial Geraniums

Great plants for the herbaceous border, these hardy Geraniums are top notch plants that are easy to grow and Read more..

too darn hot

for any work down at my plot. The grassy areas need strimming, though I did manage to do a little weeding Read more..

Sustain Your Sustainable Gardening

To coin a phrase ‘Sustainable Gardening is for Life not just a passing fancy’. It is easy to drop Read more..

Growing Runner Beans in a Dry Summer

Great Runner Beans need plenty of water retentative and nutrient rich soil. That is why preparation is important but Read more..

Growing Sedum or Stonecrop

A small name but a large, 400 strong, species. There are many Sedum or Stonecrop family of plants to grow. Growing Read more..