There are many sources that tell you that composting bindweed, not just bindweed but all perennial weeds such as couch grass and dandelion is a bad idea. It’s really not true, these will rot down just as well as anything else if you give them time.… Read more
There are plenty of resources telling you how to make home made fertiliser and mostly they are right. It’s a complex topic and one that divides people due to the huge variety of ingredients that you can use to get a good NPK balance and a supply of the other trace minerals that plants need to grow healthily.… Read more
This month for the first time in a long while I’ve decided to take a break from the 9-5 and concentrate on something a bit more cathartic. For a long time I’ve been planning a change in my life, ultimately I don’t think that I’ll ever step away from doing what my career had led me to but really to give a bit more time to myself and see how far down the road to living ‘The Good Life’ and hopefully true happiness we can get.… Read more
It was a long time ago that I wrote about the new plot, in fact an entire season has come and gone. The pumpkins that were the main reason for the acquisition are now harvested and slowly being eaten, there is however only a certain amount of pumpkin that can be consumed before the family start to reject the evening meal.… Read more
There’s a lot of information about this species of comfrey, and for good reason. I’m a big advocate of organic gardening as I’m aware that there is considerable damage being done to our environment and to our wildlife with other forms of horticulture.… Read more