Summer has given way to fall. Already the cold of winter is in the air. In some years the fall months (October to December) are mild and bright and sunny, ideal for winter salad crops. The main work in the garden now is clearing away all the summer crops and emptying pots and containers, getting …Read More about October: Autumn change
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Winter raised bed
With summer crops finished and the raised bed cleared and fed with compost, it is time to organise the winter planting. In this garden rows of onions, garlic and broad beans fill the raised bed over winter for harvesting in late spring. Other crops have been tried but with the damp conditions in the garden …Read More about Winter raised bed
Summer’s end compost
For many gardeners this time of year is actually the start of the annual growing cycle. Clearing away this summer’s crops to the compost bin and digging out the finished compost from last year’s garden waste starts the cycle for next year. With an abundance of green material from the garden (tomatoes, beans, cucumber, courgettes, …Read More about Summer’s end compost
Busy time of year
With summer almost over it is time to start organising the garden for next year. For gardens bothered by slugs and snails this year a good clean out is important to find and destroy slug eggs. One way to do this is to get builders in and have them turn the whole garden upside down. …Read More about Busy time of year
Summer’s end
All gardeners dream of summer extending itself into October. Just when the tomato and chilli plants are producing ripe fruit and have loads of green fruit, a few extra weeks of sunshine would make all the difference. The current forecast for the next few weeks indicates a mix of warm sunny days and occasional days …Read More about Summer’s end
Gardening in a Raised Bed
Space permitting, a raised bed is the best for growing vegetables. It should be an arm’s reach wide and as long as the space allows. It should be positioned to catch the best of the sun and ideally with a wall behind it. There are also temporary raised bed frames suitable for roofs and smaller …Read More about Gardening in a Raised Bed