Monthly Archives: March 2011
HOW TO MAKE A WORM COMPOST BIN
We’ve been considering setting up a worm compost bin for a while (see January to-do) list, but were initially put off by the cost of buying a commercially available product. The bins cost upwards of £40 and the worms cost … Continue reading
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TIME TO FILL IN THE BEAN TRENCH
In late autumn, we always dig a trench where our beans will be grown the following spring and gradually fill it with kitchen waste over the winter months. All of our vegetable peelings go into this, along with eggshells, egg … Continue reading
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GROW MINT IN SUNKEN POTS
Today, whilst enjoying the sun, we took runners off our established mint plants and placed them in sunken terracotta pots in our borders. The reason for this is that sunken pots are the best way to contain this vigorous herb, … Continue reading
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OUR SPRING WEEKEND…
We’ve been waiting for warm spring weather for a long time and it finally arrived this weekend! As a result, most of the past two days have been spent in the garden and, in looking out from my office as … Continue reading
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THIS YEAR WE WON’T BE…
Yesterday, whilst browsing the forum posts on UK Veg Gardeners, I came across a discussion about things people won’t be doing this year. It occurred to me that we spend all our time discussing what we plan to do in … Continue reading
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