Bite Sized Gardening

How To Grow Better Fruit & Veg in Gardens & Allotments

On December 2, 2021 By Stefan Drew

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Bitesized Gardening Focuses On How To Grow Nutritious Fruit & Veg in Gardens & Allotments. From Common & Unusual Vegetables To Specialist Ethnic & Asian Crops What to grow in the U.K. Assorted salads and fruit are possibilities That Can Be Grown In The U.K.… More Leave a comment

Food Forests and Biodiversity With Pippa Chapman

On October 9, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Can Food Forests Produce Both Food & Biodiversity? Pippa Chapman Answers on this Video with Stefan Drewe. This video continues an occasional video series I have made with fellow gardeners. This time I was working with the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group.… More Leave a comment

August Garden and Allotment Recommendations

On August 23, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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The Following Are My Gardening Equipment Go To Buys For August. I Have Bought, Or Used, All Of These And Recommend Them. I find them to be value for money but please note second hand options are available. For example new IBC tanks are excellent but pricey.… More Leave a comment

Every Raindrop Counts During a Drought

On August 19, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Every Raindrop Counts When We Have A Drought. This Is How I’m Catching Every Raindrop. It Is Quick And Easy To Harvest Rainwater. A millimetre of rain on a square metre of roof a litre of water we can potentially send to a water butt or IBC for use in our gardens.… More Leave a comment

The 1930s Vegetable Garden In August

On July 31, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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How Different Was The 1930s Garden? Little Mechanisation, No F1 Varieties, No Modern Day Chemicals; So What Happened In the 1930s Vegetable Garden in August? I enjoy reading old seed catalogues and gardening books. They can teach us so much about how gardeners use to feed their families.… More Leave a comment

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Willow in Hügelkultur Gardening

On July 6, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Using Willow In Hügelkultur & Raised Beds Is A Common Practice, But It Can Spell Disaster Because Willow Is Exceptionally Vigorous & Will Regrow. In the UK we have a love – hate relationship with raised beds. Some people swear by them and some think they are the devil’s creation.… More Leave a comment

Green Groups Calendar

On July 2, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Growing A Food Forest At High Altitude

On July 1, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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What Can Be Planted In A Food Forest At 500m In England That Include Biomass Producers, Nutrient Fixers, And Resilient Ground Cover. This Combined Selection Focuses On Hardy? This is a question I was recently posed. The questioner already had 16,00 trees across three acres at 500m, and now wanted to convert the area into a food forest focusing on hardy, British-appropriate perennials that meet their criteria for food, medicine, or nitrogen fixation.… More Leave a comment

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Ruth Davenport

November 23, 2025.

Great practical and usable advice. Friendly and accessible writing style. The site is a goldmine of information on all subjects growing related.

Rebecca McLintock

November 22, 2025.

Just found Stefans page and have already spent more time than I should binge reading all the articles. Really useful resource - thank you!

Mags Mills

November 22, 2025.

Good reliable advice on vegetable and fruit growing.

Sally Cass

November 22, 2025.

Always sensible, comprehensive advice for new gardeners as well as those who are more experienced. There is usually something a little out of the ordinary thrown in too! Always one of the first places I come to online.

RasSimonR

November 22, 2025.

Friendly and helpful webpages and FB Groups for UK vegetable gardeners and allotment people. Many useful guides and discussion articles on their website. Thanks for the work keeping this all fresh.

Diana Benson

November 22, 2025.

Bite sized gardening provides a huge amount of information in an easy to understand format, articles of use to growers throughout the year. A first port of call when I want to check something or learn something new. Grateful for the generous availability of so much knowledge.

Lynne Magennis

May 12, 2025.

Really practical and easy to follow advice with proper scientific basis, my veg growing has improved significantly since I found Stefan. Not a gimmick in sight - fabulous.

Norman Nostril

December 2, 2024.

Extremely useful gardening advice.

Kathryn Hobbs

November 29, 2024.

It’s a brilliant site. Very knowledgeable chap that Stefan . Lots of helpful members, who willingly give advice to those with questions or problems. Highly recommended

Sandie Cottee

November 29, 2024.

Fantastic information from a trustworthy and knowledgeable source. Articles are well written, very clear and helpful.