March 2022 - Bite Sized Gardening

The Wartime Kitchen Gardener

On March 23, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Wartime Britain Between 1939-45 Faced Food Shortages. Shortages That Meant The Had to Dig For Victory. In This Film Some of Their Methods Are Revealed. This film is part of a series of WWII films I’ve added to this website. I’ve added them simply because they demonstrated many of the basics that still apply today.… More Leave a comment

Problems Understanding Gardening Words? Soil, Compost, Dirt, Mud

On March 23, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Do You Have Problems Understanding Gardening Words? Do Soil, Compost, Dirt, Mud & More Confuse You? You Are Not Alone. Even Professional Gardeners Struggle With Some Gardening Words. Here are some simple everyday gardening words that confuse many people. What is Soil?… More Leave a comment

Why Are Plant Nutrients Important? What Do Plant Nutrients Do?

On March 23, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Soils, Plant Nutrients and Plant Nutrition Are All Important Topics For Gardeners. Understanding What Nutrients Plants Need And Where They Come From Is Vital If We Are To Grow Good Crops. I’m often asked .. Why are plant nutrients important? What do plant nutrients do?… More 1 response

Please Buy Me Some Seeds

On March 17, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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The Good News Is We Had 247,000+ People On The Website This Year. And There Are Over 450 Articles. The Bad News Is The Cost Of Hosting This Website Has Skyrocketed. The Problem As I See It BiteSizedGardening started as a lockdown project to help people grow fruit, veg and other plants in their gardens and allotments.… More Leave a comment

The Crop Rotation Gardening Myth

On March 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Crops Need Rotating Say The Gardening Experts. But Is Crop Rotation Necessary? In Farming Crop Rotation Goes Back Centuries But Conditions Were Different Then. Here’s My Experience Of Rotating Garden Crops. I think people don’t always understand what rotation means and that they also confuse agricultural rotations with gardening rotations.… More 8 responses

The Carrots Need Sand Gardening Myth.

On March 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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I Often Read The Carrots Need Sand Myth. It’s So Untrue & I’m Not Sure Who Started This Misleading Urban Myth. In This Article I Explain The Carrots Need Sand Facts The Carrots Need Sand Myth: Bunching Carrots It’s one of those myths that grows out of partial facts.… More Leave a comment

Gardening Myths About Fertiliser

On March 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Garden Fertiliser Facts, Fertiliser Fiction and Fertiliser Bullshit Merge & Grow Into Gardening Myths! In this Article I’m Going To Debunk The Fertiliser Fiction From the Facts & Help You Understand Your Plants Needs. Garden Fertiliser Myths seem to dominate the internet and it’s time the facts were provided and the garden fertiliser fiction put in the compost bin!… More Leave a comment