Phenological Gardening : Is Good Friday Good For Seed Sowing & Planting?

On By Stefan Drew
Some Gardeners Sow & Plant Crops On Good Friday.. But Is It Good Practice? In This Article I Look At Phenological Gardening. Sowing By the date of a religious or other event goes back millennia . It’s called phenological gardening, and is based on the idea that certain dates in the calendar align with optimal times for certain gardening tasks.… More Leave a comment

How To Grow Perennial Vegetables The Professional Way

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Who Knows Best How To Grow Perennial Vegetables? Could It Be Those That Do It For a Living? Listen To Mandy Barber of Incredible Vegetables, Riverford Founder Guy Singh-Watson and Tom Hartley From The Soil Association Explain About Perennial Vegetables. Perennial vegetables have been gaining popularity among home gardeners and allotment enthusiasts for quite some time.… More 2 responses

Could AMF Fungi Be An Alternative to Fertilisers & Pesticides?

On By Stefan Drew
Researchers Are Working On Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) As An Alternative to Fertilisers and Pesticides? Is This Too Star Trek For Gardeners? This Article Explores How Fungi Could Feed & Protect Plants. A large-scale European field trial has shown promising results for using mycorrhizal fungi as an alternative to conventional fertilisers and pesticides on farms.… More Leave a comment