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What height should you mow your lawn?

What height should you mow your lawn?

Couch, kikuyu and buffalo all want a different cut, and cutting too low is what lets the weeds in. The heights, and the one rule that matters most.

What height should you mow your lawn?

Couch, kikuyu and buffalo all want a different cut, and cutting too low is what lets the weeds in. The heights, and the one rule that matters most.

How much sun does a vegetable garden actually need?

How much sun does a vegetable garden actually n...

Six to eight hours is the usual answer, and around here the bigger problem is too much sun rather than too little. How to read your own backyard first.

How much sun does a vegetable garden actually n...

Six to eight hours is the usual answer, and around here the bigger problem is too much sun rather than too little. How to read your own backyard first.

How to stop fertiliser and water running off your lawn

How to stop fertiliser and water running off yo...

If water beads up and runs to the gutter, the fertiliser goes with it. Why runoff happens, the two causes people mix up, and how to keep it in the...

How to stop fertiliser and water running off yo...

If water beads up and runs to the gutter, the fertiliser goes with it. Why runoff happens, the two causes people mix up, and how to keep it in the...

How to get good bugs into the garden and keep pests down

How to get good bugs into the garden and keep p...

Most of the bugs in a garden are on your side, and one of the best of them gets squashed on sight. How to bring them in, and which old...

How to get good bugs into the garden and keep p...

Most of the bugs in a garden are on your side, and one of the best of them gets squashed on sight. How to bring them in, and which old...

How to look after a lawn without harsh chemicals

How to look after a lawn without harsh chemicals

Thick grass crowds weeds out better than any spray does, so most of chemical free lawn care is feeding the soil and mowing a bit higher than you have been.

How to look after a lawn without harsh chemicals

Thick grass crowds weeds out better than any spray does, so most of chemical free lawn care is feeding the soil and mowing a bit higher than you have been.

7 mistakes to avoid in a new vegetable garden

7 mistakes to avoid in a new vegetable garden

Planting too much, planting too close and planting the wrong thing for the season are the three that cost beginners a whole year. Here are all 7 and the fixes.

7 mistakes to avoid in a new vegetable garden

Planting too much, planting too close and planting the wrong thing for the season are the three that cost beginners a whole year. Here are all 7 and the fixes.