Homegrown Delights

What every beginner should know about integrated pest management

Integrated pest management in a home vegetable ...

Integrated pest management means watching first, working out what you have actually got, and keeping a spray for last. Here is how to run it in a veggie patch.

Integrated pest management in a home vegetable ...

Integrated pest management means watching first, working out what you have actually got, and keeping a spray for last. Here is how to run it in a veggie patch.

How I Turned My Lawn Into a Low-Maintenance Paradise

How to replace lawn with a low maintenance garden

Swapping part of the lawn for mulched beds, hardy plants and a drip line cuts the mowing and the watering, and here is how to plan it so that it...

How to replace lawn with a low maintenance garden

Swapping part of the lawn for mulched beds, hardy plants and a drip line cuts the mowing and the watering, and here is how to plan it so that it...

WARNING: Common Lawn Care Myths That Waste Time

6 lawn care myths that waste your time

Most lawn advice is handed down rather than checked. The mowing height rule, why evening watering causes trouble, and why a brown winter lawn is often fine.

6 lawn care myths that waste your time

Most lawn advice is handed down rather than checked. The mowing height rule, why evening watering causes trouble, and why a brown winter lawn is often fine.

This One Hack Will Make Your Indoor Garden Flourish Like Never Before

How to feed indoor plants without burning them

Feeding will not rescue a plant that is short of light, and it will finish off one in a dry pot. What to use on indoor plants, how often, and...

How to feed indoor plants without burning them

Feeding will not rescue a plant that is short of light, and it will finish off one in a dry pot. What to use on indoor plants, how often, and...

Caring for your vegetable garden during droughts

How to keep a veggie patch going through a dry ...

When water is short, how you water matters more than how much. Morning soaks, mulch depth, a wetting agent for hydrophobic soil, and the crops that keep going.

How to keep a veggie patch going through a dry ...

When water is short, how you water matters more than how much. Morning soaks, mulch depth, a wetting agent for hydrophobic soil, and the crops that keep going.

The ultimate guide to growing heirloom tomatoes at home

How to grow heirloom tomatoes, and when to sow ...

Heirloom tomatoes are grown for flavour rather than shelf life, and they need steadier watering than most. When to sow here, how far apart, and what goes wrong.

How to grow heirloom tomatoes, and when to sow ...

Heirloom tomatoes are grown for flavour rather than shelf life, and they need steadier watering than most. When to sow here, how far apart, and what goes wrong.