For many people living in cities watering a garden is the reason not to garden. Whether weekends away from home or holidays, or just simply a full working schedule, keeping …Read More about Which watering system?
Gardening Diary Entries
Which containers?
The basic principle for selecting gardening containers is “bigger is best.” Selecting the right set of containers for a garden space should not be based upon the container being “pretty” …Read More about Which containers?
City composting
Every garden should have a compost bin. Not only does it provide rich soil for adding to the garden it also helps a household reduce the amount of useful organic …Read More about City composting
Planting list – week ending 22 May 2016
Runner beans Dwarf French beans
Salad in containers progress
In general, salad crops do not benefit from direct sunlight. This makes them ideal for shaded city gardens. They are off-season crops, usually best either side of a super warm …Read More about Salad in containers progress
Raised bed layout
The main benefit of a raised bed is that the elevated soil level creates a soft bed of soil where plants roots can develop easily. This allows more plants to …Read More about Raised bed layout