I got to thinking earlier about everyone being able to grow vegetables – wherever they live. Not everyone is blessed with a back garden (let alone acres of land). Some people have a balcony, some dont even have that. So, how can everyone grow their own food? Well, thankfully, there are plenty of plants, fruit [...]
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Big Crops in Small Places
Posted in Hints Tips and Other Stuff, tagged Aubergine, baby carrots, balcony, Big crops, broad beans, compost, containers, cress, drainage holes, dwarf varieties, grow your own food, hanging basket, herbs, ice cream tub, large food tins, light, old bucket, small places, spare tyre, spring onions, Strawberries, supermarkets, tools, warmth, water, watering can, waterproof, window box on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Helping out the School’s “Allotment” project
Posted in my allotment, tagged allotment, compost, compost heap, cost-effective, growing your own, Head Teacher, orchard, polytunnel, Potager, project, raised beds, water butt on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A letter was distributed last week by my daughters school. It including a mention of wanting more volunteers for their gardening project. Naturally, I was very keen to find out more and immediately contacted the school to offer help. I visited the school, and, it seems that they have some quite ambitious, but very do-able [...]