I’m thinking that every part of our garden has to “pay its way” and that a standard privet hedge just doesn’t contribute enough to merit consideration. So I’ve been looking at edible hedges, and the one plant that really stands out for me for this is the Hazelnut (or Cob nut or Filbert) they [...]
Archive for March, 2009
27 Mar
Protecting your Carrots from Carrot Fly
Carrot Fly is apparently a major source of grief for British carrot growers. I don’t fancy losing my hard-won crop to the little flying pests so I was happy to hear that there is a fool-proof way to avoid them. Set aside plans to wrap them my carrots in fleece or surround them in polythene: [...]
26 Mar
Making Mushroom Compost
Mushrooms are one of my little peccadilloes – so it was great to come across a good article over at Food from the Garden on creating mushroom compost and using it to grow your own mushrooms – a much more resilient solution than depending on bought Mushroom-growing kits. So that I have a copy in [...]
20 Mar
Eating Acorns
I never thought life would get this bad but I’ve been looking for a resilient alternative to Wheat, as I’m pretty sure we’re not going to be able to grow enough in our garden to feed my Wholemeal Bread habit.
Prompted by an article written by Janaia from Peak Moment called “Make Like a [...]
19 Mar
Creating a home greywater system
I’ve blogged a lot about water over at GentleDescent – I think living in a seven-year drought tends to make you realise how much we take water for granted. This is particularly true in the garden, where it is quite easy to go through hundreds of litres with a hose or sprinkler without even realising. [...]
