50 things you can Compost Compost is essential in a vegetable garden and a great way of reducing your waste footprint if you are trying to live a "greener" existence. I have been composting properly for about three years now and over that time I have learned a little about what you can and can't put in your compost pile. So here are 50 things you can compost today. The basics are ...
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May in the Organic Vegetable Back Garden
May in the Organic Vegetable Back Garden is a busy time. Seedlings are finally ready to go into the garden. First crops of lettuces and new potatoes can be harvested. And all the preparation you did for the season starts to pay off. Jobs in the Organic Vegetable Back Garden in May Weeding Keep tending the weeds. Just a short time spent weeding each week will save lots of tough, hard work ...
Easy Strawberry and Cream Pie – What we eat Wednesday
Today is National Strawberry and Cream day - I kid you not, read all about it here. Seems a tad early to me, not least because my strawberries are still babies. June is strawberry season for me but who doesn't love a bit of strawberry and cream ? It reminds me of Wimbledon. So I am sharing the strawberry and cream pie my lot loved last summer so you can make when Wimbledon rolls around or this ...
10 Tips to Grow Great Strawberries
I started growing strawberries six years ago, so technically I am still a beginner but I have learned a lot in the last few years, so hopefully I can give you some of the knowledge about strawberry growing I have learned along the way. TEN TIPS FOR SUPER STRAWBERRIES Tip 1. Pick a variety that grows well in your region, there are hundreds of varieties around the world, in ...
Summer Ribbon Wreath – Getting Crafty at the weekend
This weekends Crafty post is brought to you with the help of Fantastic Ribbons I am so happy and thrilled to be affiliated with them, when they told me I literally did a happy dance in my kitchen, I do love ribbons so much. And I had to come up with something Summery to do with my ribbons and this Here Comes Summer Ribbon Wreath was perfect. THIS IS AN AFFILIATE POST Fantastic Ribbons very ...
Slug Wars – 10 Ways to fight slugs organically.
As I have called this "Slug Wars", I should have probably left this post until May the 4th*but the slugs are in battle mode now and so am I. Being an Organic Gardener I don't use chemical warfare or light-sabres, besides the various organic reasons. I have pets that I wouldn't want eating pesticides by mistake. So I have spent many a long evening pouring over "Green" ways to deal with the ...