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Soil & Nutrients
28th May 2020
Agricultural weedkiller in my manure… again
Health & Outdoors
24th April 2020
The guilt of lockdown happiness
Life & Community
19th March 2020
Why ‘Dig For Victory’ is vital in 2020… #GrowYourOwnaForCorona
Health & Outdoors
18th October 2019
Phototoxicity – Beware the plants that burn!

Health & Outdoors

How to ripen green tomatoes – ethylene borrowing

Should you remove potato flowers and/or their fruits?

Why gardening isn’t, and shouldn’t be, ‘cool’

The Allotment

Fertiliser from Lightning Bolts and Crimson Clover

9th April 2019

If you’re anything like me you will no doubt relish a good thunderstorm for its garden and allotment benefits. All…

Remembering that allotments are good for the soul
5th April 2019
Lunar Gardening – Should We Pay More Attention to the Moon?
19th March 2019

The Garden

Leonardslee Gardens, Loder’s Sussex Jewel Reopened

25th May 2019

When we moved into our home there were a few rhododendrons and azaleas dotted about in the small front garden.…

Bone meal, a gruesome fairy-tale fertiliser?
18th January 2019
Metaldehyde Slug Pellets Finally Banned, What Are The Alternatives?
21st December 2018

Browse the #AllotmentFashionWeek Archives

RHS Volunteering

Hampton Court Flower Show: Water, Give Me Water!

13th July 2018

I spent another two days volunteering for the RHS at Hampton Court Flower Show last week and I have never…

The Weston Garden: Top Plant Picks from Tom Stuart-Smith’s Chelsea Garden
31st May 2018

Medieval Grow Your Own

How to Grow Onions: Medieval Grow Your Own

31st March 2018

Looking for grow your own tips? These ones are between one and two thousand years old, passed on from the…

Herbs – Fennel, Oregano, Sage: Medieval Grow Your Own
18th March 2018

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