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How to stop pests from ruining your crops while keeping bees safe

How to control garden pests without hurting bees

You can deal with aphids, snails and caterpillars without wiping out the bees doing the pollinating. It mostly comes down to timing and what you pick.

How to control garden pests without hurting bees

You can deal with aphids, snails and caterpillars without wiping out the bees doing the pollinating. It mostly comes down to timing and what you pick.

The Quick Fix for Uneven Water Distribution in Your Garden

How to fix uneven watering in your garden

One patch soaked and the next one bone dry. Put some tins out, run the sprinkler, and you will see exactly where the water goes. Then here is how to...

How to fix uneven watering in your garden

One patch soaked and the next one bone dry. Put some tins out, run the sprinkler, and you will see exactly where the water goes. Then here is how to...

What to do when your soil is too acidic or too alkaline

What to do when your soil is too acidic or alka...

Plants stop taking up nutrients when the pH is off, no matter how much you feed them. Here is how to test it, and what to add once you know...

What to do when your soil is too acidic or alka...

Plants stop taking up nutrients when the pH is off, no matter how much you feed them. Here is how to test it, and what to add once you know...

The easiest way to protect your soil from erosion

How to stop soil washing off your garden beds

Topsoil goes down the drive every time it rains hard. Here is what actually holds it, how deep mulch has to be to work, and what to do about a...

How to stop soil washing off your garden beds

Topsoil goes down the drive every time it rains hard. Here is what actually holds it, how deep mulch has to be to work, and what to do about a...

Read this if You’re Struggling with Dull or Broken Tools

How to sharpen and look after your garden tools

A blunt spade makes you do the work the steel should be doing. Here is how to bring garden tools back, and what we can sharpen on the bench for...

How to sharpen and look after your garden tools

A blunt spade makes you do the work the steel should be doing. Here is how to bring garden tools back, and what we can sharpen on the bench for...

Five easy ways to make your vegetable garden more sustainable

5 ways to make a vegetable garden more sustainable

Most of the sustainable choices in a vegetable garden turn out to be the cheaper and lazier ones too. The 5 that make the biggest difference to a backyard.

5 ways to make a vegetable garden more sustainable

Most of the sustainable choices in a vegetable garden turn out to be the cheaper and lazier ones too. The 5 that make the biggest difference to a backyard.