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Companion Planting a beginners Guide. When it comes to arranging our vegetable gardens we have a tendency to lump all plants of the same type together in beds, a practice known as monoculture. Gardening just seems easier when things are organized like that, but it may not actually be the …

Growing Vegetables in Shady Spots The weed infested plot near the compost heap, the bit behind the shed you left to pasture, that odd corner where you slung the third water butt. Shady spots! Our gardens are full of them. But what can we do? It is tempting to want …

How much space? So the first question you need to ask yourself, is how much space do I have available to grow in and how much of that space do I want to use. A lot of newbies make the mistake of thinking they can just do an entire garden, …

You can never have too many tomatoes. If you don’t get round to eating all your crop from fresh off the vine, there is always tomato sauce to be made. I don’t mean trying to perfect your own ketchup but, a busy well organised kitchen should always be thankful of …