With the bright sunny afternoons it is worth getting young plants outside for a few hours. Young plants crave the sun more than anything so even gentle protected exposure is …Read More about Hardening off 1
Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden
Building a new raised bed 4
Before packing in the soil to the trench, another coat of preservative was applied particularly to the inside surfaces and joins. This design for the raised bed was simply based …Read More about Building a new raised bed 4
Building a new raised bed 3
Check twice before you start fastening things. Getting all the posts positioned, 7 in this case, and ensuring all the levels matched one last time, allows construction to begin. Setting …Read More about Building a new raised bed 3
Building a new raised bed 2
A mock up of the finished boards and heights allows you to check what the overall finish will look like. Setting the levels from the selected corner of the bed …Read More about Building a new raised bed 2
Building a new raised bed 1
A raised bed is the most efficient use of space to create a good vegetable garden. The bed is fed with home made compost every year keeping the soil fertile …Read More about Building a new raised bed 1
Growing up in the city
With the lack of ground space in city gardens it is worth exploring how climbing species of plants can be used to utilise vertical space. Beans, tomatoes and cucumbers all …Read More about Growing up in the city