The soil we grow our plants in is the result of a buildup over thousands of years of organic matter broken down by the soil life (Soil Food Web) and their dead bodies. Foliage from plants such as leaves, along with dying plants have fallen to the surface of the soil to rot and be […]
At this time of year many gardeners have one or more tomato plants growing and producing fruit that has really great flavour compared to “bought” ones. That is, of course, if the plants are grown fairly naturally and the fruit formed is picked either ripe or near ripe. However, there are some problems that can […]
It is a fact that successful gardens are determined by the quality of the soil you plant into. Generally the less you work your soil, the poorer it becomes particularly if you are trying to garden on clay or in fine dusty dirt. And now that the craze for gardening has become focussed around food-growing […]
