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Strawberries now in from the Greenhouse
Greenhouse: Tagetes 'tomato growing secret' repels Whitefly & Poached Egg Plant repels Aphids... Good tools make gardening easy find them here... My Gardening Diary (Blog) is here.
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Like me you may have discovered how a measure of independence and a beautiful garden can be yours, starting right outside your door.
This website is dedicated to my father - an experienced groundsman and keen gardener - I grew up with gardening insight.
Here I'll reveal the secrets of my garden tool shed and easy techniques to handle tools, clear weeds, grow plants and improve soil by cultivating and compost making...
There's a harvest of links to useful web sites - the pages are still growing... My pages answer some of your questions about how your soil nourishes and your plants grow. I discuss advances in organic gardening compost, fertilizer, tools, and growing methods that you can take advantage of.
With my organic garden I look forward to crisp or juicy fresh produce, exquisitely scented flowers and tasty herbs, along with butterflies, bats, bees, and the melodies and hubbub of wild birds. Home owners often look for instant results, but evict nature in the process. That's not my style and gardening rewards patience. It needn't be hard.
You'll have much in common with me if you're looking for easier working methods, good soil and thriving plants. I'd like to share my gardening discoveries with you, including details of organic gardening compost, gardening tool design, materials and methods to interest all gardeners.
Certainly organic gardening gives me a healthy lifestyle and my garden tool shed really makes it light healthy work. And for many of you also, instead of being a job, hobby or chore, organic gardening is a lifestyle. One that rewards with health and a beautiful garden. So there is much to learn and enjoy ... ...more pages
New page on seed starting modules.
| Review of Gardening Catalog Review of online gardening catalog s goes straight to the practical stuff you need for gardening, saving you time and money. Take the green approach here. |
| Growing Potatoes Gardeners are growing potatoes again because choice & flavour beat all you can buy. Get the tips that deliver a big crop plus links to alternative space saving & easy ways of growing on patios & yard. |
| My compost bin works More on making compost, compost bin and worm bin designs |
| Growing Runner Beans Check out my tips on growing runner beans for a nutritious crop that fits into any garden. You can get a bountiful crop for freezing |
| About garden shredders garden shredders are a big help with garden waste - compare the designs and how they are used here |
| Organic Fertilizer & Soil Amendments Use organic fertilizer to grow strong healthy plants, improve poor soils & help build long term strength & stability of soil & plants. The problems of artificial fertilizer salts are avoided. |
| Organic Weed Control Dos and donts of organic weed control. Discover why weeds succeed and how to control them organically. |
| Organic Pest Control Replace pesticides with organic pest control. Be aware and build natural pest control into your organic gardening design and activities |
| Garden Shed Tools & Sheds Find how garden shed tools are designed for garden work. Also, how to use garden tools in your garden, & something on garden sheds. |
| Flower Gardening Enjoy natural beauty around your home with organic flower gardening. Cultivation & organic style include some easy gardening techniques. |
| Fall Gardening Fall gardening - how to easily clear up & recycle leaves & make mulch with a few tools & methods. Also a time to transplant & tidy up. |
| Growing Lawns - organic alternatives and traditional Styles for growing lawns described here:- Ornamental, Utility, Wild Flower, Lazy Lawns... With organic lawns you can be formal & traditional or beautifully relaxed - plus more links to lawn info... |
| Growing Seeds Choose the most suitable methods for growing seeds & raising plants. Early plants from propagators, successional sowing, seed beds are outlined. |
| Garden Mulch Save time weeding, protect & improve the soil. Find out how garden mulch is key to better organic gardening & - no dig gardening - . |
| Plant & Garden Watering - the Organic System Save on garden watering with the techniques described here. These organic gardening methods are becoming more critical as droughts become more frequent. |
| Gardening Gifts Find gardening gifts for the organic gardener. Includes catalogue reviews, gardening freebees, on sale items, & gardening websites |
| The compost garden choice The seed and potting compost garden selection. |
| transplanting shrubs Practical know-how about transplanting shrubs - find out before you start |
| Organic Garden Blog My organic gardening blog keeps you updated with all additions and changes at the Home of The Organic Gardener. Subscribe here. |
| Organic Gardener's garden web Link to my neighbours through my garden web |
| About organic gardening What is organic gardening about? |
| Perennial Gardening You can create a permanent garden structure by perennial gardening. This saves on cost and effort as your plants come up and flower year after year - that's something to look foward to. |
| Essentials of compost making How compost making works. |
| making compost at home Try making compost at home for seeds, growing on, and pots |
| Using organic gardening compost How to economise, prioritise and use your available organic gardening compost |
| How To Use Long-Handled Gardening Tools Go from weeding and hoeing, to loosening soil, and preparing for seed sowing. This information covers the long handled gardening tools to use - hoes, cultivators, soil-mills, rakes etc... |
| Versatile Garden Tools Get more from your garden tools, much more... This page describes the specialised and highly efficient garden tools system that I use |
| Organic Mulch Learn about organic mulch here - homemade mulch, agricultural & forestry mulch. See my recommendations on how to use & not to use organic mulch in your garden |
| Lawn mowers and the green challenge Shows how modern lawn mowers meet various green challenges from fine lawns to slopes and roughs. To help you select the right mowing machine. An organic view makes jobs do-able |
| Lawn Mowing in Practice Raise your gardening with tips & tricks of lawn mowing. You don't have to be an organic gardener. Learn the 'straight forward' approach with various lawn mowers & lawns |
| Flame Weeder Explains how to use a flame weeder in your garden, different types of flame weeders & how they work, |
| How to use a garden fork... How to properly use your garden fork. Wth information on types of forks, etc... |
| Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Fruit Correct pruning promotes flowers & fruit; tidies, maintains shape & health, of shrubs |
| Organic Gardening Power Tool You can do lots of gardening jobs more easily. This gardening power tool is versatile because you can interchange many tools onto one motor - go from cultivator to hedge trimmers. |
| How To Clear Fall Leaves & Tidy Garden Tidy the garden, pick up fall leaves more easily, & do something really useful like - make compost |
| Leaf Mold Leaf mold is one of the best organic materials for making seed and potting compost. Find out how here. |
| The Ornamental Gourd A packet of gourd seeds yeilds an interesting variety of decorative fruit. This page, with pictures, describes how I grow & prepare them. |
| Traditional Garden Composting Composting with larger composters usually of timber construction is described here with examples. You can make a good traditional heap - the essential of organic gardening in medium to larger gardens. |
| Seed Starting Compare seed starting modules & get your seeds growing strong & early. See the latest designs, including fully organic modules and self-watering propagators. |
| Organic Gardening Web Site Links Useful links to gardening web site information & products for organic gardening |
| Sowing Seed Outdoors Methods of sowing seed in your garden. |
| Garden tool review of spades & forks 2007 Compare the latest garden tool designs of spades & forks. A review by the organic gardener includes new & specialised tools. |
| Plant Catalogs You can have an amazing garden when you get planting. This page details a few top plant catalogs available online. |
| Top Gardening Catalogs Reviewed Save fuel miles, time & money. Check out these online gardening catalogs |
| Manure Manure is rich source of nutrients & great soil improver. Learn how to use it here. |
| Fertilizer - organic versus inorganic The benefits of organic fertilizer are explained along with the problems of inorganic fertilizer |
| Comparing fruit and veg growing Growing fruit and veg? Which is the easiest and most productive by far? Find out here. |
| The potato plant & varieties to grow Explains how the potato plant grows - how to select potato varieties, chitting, hilling, planting potatoes. Grow a good organic garden crop. |
