December 2023 - Page 2 of 2 - Bite Sized Gardening

My Area & Microclimate

On December 18, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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When Reading Gardening Advice We Need To Bear Locality & Microclimate In Mind. My Market Garden Was On The Bedfordshire / Cambridgeshire Border, But I Now Garden Near The Coast In East Devon Where The Microclimate Is Different. The video below shows the rocks that are crucial to the red soils in my part of Devon.… More Leave a comment

Unusual Carrot Varieties

On December 17, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Most People Don’t Realise That Orange Carrots Are A Modern Invention. Carrots Naturally Come In A Range Of Colours – White And Yellow From Europe, And Purple From The Middle East Where Agriculture Originated About 11000 Years Ago. This Article Is about Unusual Carrot Varieties.… More Leave a comment

The 2.42 Billion Food Forest Tree Planting Plan

On December 14, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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How Will The Biggest Food Forest Tree Planting Plan In The World Affect Water Catchment In The Indian States Of Karnataka & Tamil Nadu? And What Lessons Can UK Gardeners & Farmers Learn? For years Indian farmers were advised to fell trees because they robbed their crops of water and nutrients.… More Leave a comment

Understanding Liebig’s Law of the Minimum for Amateur Gardeners

On December 12, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Liebig’s law aka the law of the minimum is something most gardeners have never heard about, but it affects every plant the grow. Basically Liebig’s Law says that there is always a limiting factor for the growth of any plant. It’s a bit like a chain being as strong as the weakest link.… More Leave a comment

How to Make a Hotbox Composter From Scrap

On December 7, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Hotbox Composters Do An Excellent Job But Are Expensive, Often Around £300, But Can Be Built From Scrap At Nil Cost. Here’s How to Make a Hotbox Composter From Construction Waste And Parcel Tape! I hate waste. I hate unnecessary spending.… More 2 responses

How To Grow Saffron

On December 4, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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It’s Useful To Know How To Grow Saffron Because It Is Incredibly Expensive To Buy. It’s Easy To Grow But Time Consuming To Harvest Saffron. This Article Explains The Processes. Saffron, is harvested from the Saffron Crocus, Crocus sativus. It’s an autumn flowering bulb that has a vivid crimson anther and style which are called threads.… More 2 responses