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3 Vegetable Plants to Always Plant Together - Three Sister's Planting
What is the Three Sisters Planting Method? The Three Sisters Planting Method is an ancient practice dating back to almost three hundred years ago. Native American tribes such as the...
Is the 'No Dig' method of gardening right for me?
What is No Dig? Put simply ‘No dig’ is exactly that - a means of gardening without digging over the plot each year. It is a a gardening method that...
5 common Tomato Growing Mistakes (and how to avoid them!)
Tomato plants are often one of the first plants you try as a child. But despite a lifetime of growing them its easy to make some of these tomato growing...
9 Companion Plants to Grow with Cucumber Plants (and 3 to AVOID!)
Companion Planting is key to successfully growing cucumber plants from seed. In our latest blog you can discover 9 plants to plant alongside your cucumbers and 3 you should avoid.
A step by step guide to growing potatoes in containers
Can you grow potatoes in containers? It is super easy to grow potatoes in containers, easier than growing in the ground. Find out about the different seed potatoes, which potato planter to...
What is Plant Propagation and how it can save you money...
Propagation is the process of increasing the population or number of plants. There are 4 main methods of plant propagation. The most common of which is takign cuttings. Learn about how...
5 Top Tips For Garden Companion Planting
Companion planting is where two or more crops are grown together for the benefit of one, or all. It is a must for organic gardeners or anyone who wants to...
6 Ways to solve your Carrot growing problems
Carrots are one of the most popular vegetable but they aren’t always easy to grow. Your first hurdle is the dreaded carrot fly. Its unusual to have to think of...
5 Easy Ways to protect your plants from frost
Plant protection is important in winter but there are other things you can do to help reduce the impact of frost in the garden.
A Guide to Winter Pruning for Fruit Bushes & Trees
Winter pruning serves several crucial purposes. It helps maintain the shape and size of your plants, encourages robust spring growth, removes dead or diseased wood, and allows better air circulation....
Choosing the Right Rootrainer
What are Rootrainers? Rootrainers are planting cells that have been used by professional growers for decades. Their three main advantages are: Plant roots are Air Pruned resulting in stronger healthier...
How to Harvest and Store Pumpkins
What colour is a ripe pumpkin? The answer is usually orange but they can come in shades or grey, blue or white and some are even stripey. But generally colour is a...