Homegrown Delights
Microbats in the garden, and why you want them
The bat flitting over your garden at dusk is a microbat and it is there for the insects. What they do for you, how to help them, and why you...
Microbats in the garden, and why you want them
The bat flitting over your garden at dusk is a microbat and it is there for the insects. What they do for you, how to help them, and why you...
Fruit fly in the garden, and what to do about i...
Two very different insects get called fruit fly, and only one of them ruins fruit on the tree. How to tell them apart, what actually works, and who to ring.
Fruit fly in the garden, and what to do about i...
Two very different insects get called fruit fly, and only one of them ruins fruit on the tree. How to tell them apart, what actually works, and who to ring.
How to grow potatoes in a container
A 40 litre pot and some certified seed potatoes will give you a feed of spuds with no digging. When to plant here, how to hill them, and when to...
How to grow potatoes in a container
A 40 litre pot and some certified seed potatoes will give you a feed of spuds with no digging. When to plant here, how to hill them, and when to...
How to grow zucchini, and when to sow it here
Zucchini is the easiest crop to get a win from, as long as you sow it at the right time. When to plant, how far apart, and how to fix...
How to grow zucchini, and when to sow it here
Zucchini is the easiest crop to get a win from, as long as you sow it at the right time. When to plant, how far apart, and how to fix...
How to grow kale and keep it cropping
Kale is close to unkillable once it's in, and the only real enemy is the cabbage white. When to sow it here, what to feed it, and how to pick...
How to grow kale and keep it cropping
Kale is close to unkillable once it's in, and the only real enemy is the cabbage white. When to sow it here, what to feed it, and how to pick...
How to fix a veggie bed that won't drain
Soggy soil drowns roots, and nothing you plant will fix that on its own. Here's the simple drainage test, and the amendment that makes clay worse not better.
How to fix a veggie bed that won't drain
Soggy soil drowns roots, and nothing you plant will fix that on its own. Here's the simple drainage test, and the amendment that makes clay worse not better.