Envii Release Root Well Organic Plant Root Stimulant
Envii release a new product - Root Well. A blend of mycorrhizal fungi inoculant and bacteria to super charge plant growth.
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Things to make life easier for the gardener and grower. I’m picking out products I think are genuinely useful and offer reasonable value.
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Sieved Compost
Trying out a new soil sifter, planting willows and a rose. Some thoughts on decorative borders.
Modern Garden Machinery
A bit of a rant about 40 years of progress giving us garden machinery that just isn't reliable
Greenhouse of the Future
It strikes me that ideally a greenhouse should provide year round growing conditions without a high running cost for heating. So I was rather happy to receive a DVD and e-books entitled The Greenhouse of the Future.
Two Good Ideas
Recycling plastic pots and recycling kitchen waste. A couple of new approaches to solve old problems
Long Handle Spade & Stirrup Hoe
Trying out a new type of hoe and spade.
Fat of the Land & Lawnmower Review
Re-reading a really good book and the new lawnmower tested and reviewed.
The Right Tool for the Job
With the right tool, jobs are far easier than struggling along with the wrong tool.
New Blight Resistant Potato Kifli
Thompson and Morgan announce the availability of a new variant on the Sarpo range of blight resistant potatoes.
Storing Your Home Grown Crops
Our new book How to Store Your Home Grown Produce is now available.
Permaculture – The Earth Care Manual
Reviewing a book on Permaculture - The Earth Care Manual by Patrick Whitefield
Congratulations to Marshalls
Marshalls Seeds have managed to bag a gold medal at the Hampton Court Show which runs until Sunday 11th July
Protecting Brassicas from Birds & Butterflies
Weeding, watering and building a large netting cloche to protect the brassicas from birds and butterflies
New Apple Redlove Available from Suttons
A new apple with red coloured flesh has been launched onto the British market by Suttons.
New Mantis Tiller
I've had a new 4 stroke Mantis tiller. Here's my report on it in comparison to the old 2 stroke Mantis tiller. I can sum it up as, still brilliant and even better.
Grow Your Own Saffron
Did you know you can grow your own saffron? It's quite possible even in Britain
Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Growing in Small Spaces
My new book is out and available with £10.00 worth of selected seeds FREE!
Gardening All You Need to Know
Review of a very different gardening book from my publisher.
Book Reviews – Gardening Club & Smallholders Manual
A couple of books that I think are well worth reading but for very different reasons. One for pleasure, the other practical.
Alternative Energy on Allotments
Most allotment sites don't have mains power connected but that doesn't mean that you can't have some electricity on site
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