[ad#banner] In tribute to the late great John Seymour, (author of many brilliant books including The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It) who has taught, inspired and entertained me during my forays into the world of growing my own organic vegetables. I wanted to include in this series on Organic Vegetable Growing, his six [...]

[ad#banner] Why Grow Vegetables Organically? You may well ask; “what is the point to organic vegetable growing?”  After all chemical fertilisers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are relatively cheap, readily available and simple to use.  Our governments are all keen to legislate, license and claim any chemicals we are able to purchase are ‘safe’. Although [...]

[ad#big-square] One of the things I am really passionate about is garden composting.  When I wrote about vegetable garden planning I advised you to make room for a garden composter, right from the start.  When growing organic vegetables, recycling garden waste into garden compost is a critical part of the whole process.  But does it [...]

[ad#big-square] Planning a Vegetable Garden may seem really daunting at first.  Try not to be put off by reading too much information!  The best thing to do, is make a rough plan but be prepared too change it the year progresses.  Some things will come up quicker than the books tell you, while other things [...]

A note to the regulars.  This blog has been a little up & down, hit & miss and somewhat woolly around the edges of late.  I am taking the blog in a slightly new direction.  Apologies and Adios to any subscribers who preferred the waffle!  But, I’m afraid I’ve been spurred into action by the [...]