June 2022 - Bite Sized Gardening

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How To Improve Peat Free Compost

On June 28, 2022 By Stefan Drew

Compost

Peat Free Compost Complaints. Dry, Low Nutrition, Inconsistent, Mouldy, Full Of Rubbish? Here’s How To Easily Improve Peat Free Compost. Peat Free Compost gets a lot of complaints. And I have to say a lot of it isn’t good quality. Some of it is simply appalling quality, full of plastic, lumps of wood and even stones.… More 19 responses

Unusual French Fruit & Veg

On June 25, 2022 By Stefan Drew

How To Dig For Victory

Stroll Through Any French Market Place & The Range of Fruit, Veg & Other Local Products Is Huge. Many Are Rarely Available In The U.K. Here Are My Favourite Unusual French Fruit & Veg. Or as my French friends would say … Fruits et légumes français insolites sur les marchés I love strolling through French markets.… More 1 response

How To Reuse Compost In the Garden

On June 24, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Bagged Compost Isn’t Cheap So Reusing It Makes Sense. Here Is How I Reuse Old Compost From Pots, Containers and Potato Bags. The Internet is full of compost questions. Check Google and all of the ones you see in this page’s content box are common Google searches.… More 2 responses

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Hot Weather Plant Care

On June 17, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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In Excessively Hot Weather Plants & Gardeners Can Wilt. Gardens, Conservatories, Greenhouses And Tunnels See Temperatures Soar, Pots Dry Out Very Quickly And Plants Can Soon Collapse. So What’s The Answer To Soaring Temperatures And Wilting Plants? In This Article I’m Going To Give My Answers Based On My Practical Experience, Initially As A Market Gardener And Later As An Amateur Gardener. … More Leave a comment

Adding Sand To Clay Soils Myth

On June 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Clay Soils Hold Water & Sandy Soils Drain Easily. So Adding Sand To Clay Soils Ought to Help. But Does It In Reality? Here’s My Answer To Adding Sand To Clay Soils. There isn’t just one myth here. There are several.… More Leave a comment

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Ten Composting Myths

On June 11, 2022 By Stefan Drew

Compost

Composting Is Easy Simply Because It’s A Natural Process. But Everyday I Read About How Hard It Is. Why? Because of Composting Myths. Here are the most common composting myths ….. 1. Composting Is Difficult Low Cost Gardening Techniques Using Compost Bins Dispel Many Common Composting Myths No, it’s not.… More Leave a comment

Wartime Nutrition

On June 10, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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With Food & Fuel Prices Rising, This Video Looks Back to Food Rationing in 1943. Maybe We Can Learn Something From It & Produce More Food In Our Gardens. Join & Share Join My Gardening Groups …. Or Buy My Books Gardening Advice To join the How to Dig For Victory Facebook group follow the link.… More Leave a comment

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November 23, 2025.

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