Timing in the garden can be very important. Leave fruit on the tree or vine for too long and you risk insects or birds attacking them, having them fall to the ground or, in the case of my tomatoes, some of them splitting because they took on too much water. I now keep an eye [...]

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Even the most experienced gardener will admit to having problem areas. These are sections of the garden that tend to take up a proportionately large amount of their time. It could be because they are too shady, too hot, too windy or receive too much foot traffic. Whatever the cause, the result is the same. [...]

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I have recently learnt something about the principles of permaculture gardening and crop rotation. It’s a little ditty that goes like this “leggy, leafy, fruity, rooty” and here’s what it means: Leggy plants (eg legumes such as beans) add nitrogen to the soil so they go in first Leafy plants (eg lettuce) like a lot [...]

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