Mastering Moisture in Living Soil: How Tensiometers Transformed My Gardening
Seed Saving Part 1: The Lost Art of Seed Saving
This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK30 & US28. Ten years ago, at a local gardening group, I heard an elderly gardener extolling the importance of saving seeds with a great sense of urgency. At the time, I thought ‘why bother?’ when seeds are so cheaply available. However, the insights he provided that […]
Prison Gardens: Inside-Out Crime Prevention
You can find hope in any garden not suffocated by weeds, and even then, there’s still hope – if you get in there and pull every last weed, restoring order to a system gone wild. One inmate gardening program has such a track record of its success in repeat crime prevention upon re-entry that it’s […]
Control Garden Pests with Plants?
Last week, I came across an article about scientists discovering that farmers could reduce pesticide use simply by changing the way they plant a monocrop. Interesting. Can we control garden pests with plants using this concept too? It seems doubtful many farms would implement such a change, unless plagued with pesticide tolerant superbugs. Most rely on […]
Organic Gardening Basics
Taking an interest in organic gardening is usually triggered by wanting to avoid fruits and vegetables that are free of pesticides, or taking better care of the environment. That’s important, yes, but first you’ve got to understand it’s all about the soil and plant roots.
Homegrown Expo 2015 This Weekend
Are you going to Coventry? It’s the best urban gardening show in the UK – The Homegrown Expo 2015 – an event that the progressive gardener won’t want to miss. And better yet, entry into Ricoh Arena for this event is free for the public day – Saturday, 30th of May. So, you’ll only have […]