April 2026 - Page 2 of 2 - Bite Sized Gardening

How To Match Soils & Vegetable Crops

On April 13, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Gardeners Frequently Struggle To Grow Basic Crops Because Their Soil Is Unsuitable. By Working With Nature Growing Becomes Easier. Knowing How To Match Soils & Vegetable Crops Is Essential. Adding sand to a clay soil to grow carrots rarely works. Without enough organic matter the clay / sand mix just turns to “concrete”.… More Leave a comment

How To Grow Sugar In UK Gardens & Allotments.

On April 10, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Here’s A Guide to Growing Sugar in Your UK Garden. It Is a Niche Crop That Few Gardeners Will Bother With. But Still Worth Knowing About. Years ago, when I managed the Cambridgeshire Agricultural College farm on the outskirts of Cambridge, I had a sugar beet licence so that we could demonstrate how to grow sugar on East Anglian farms.… More Leave a comment

How to Grow Rice in the UK

On April 8, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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We Often Joke About Growing Rice In The UK. But The Joke Might Be On Us In The Next Decades, As Rice Growing Experiments Are Taking Place In England. So before you ask How to Grow Rice in the UK, here is my research and thoughts on the topic.… More Leave a comment

The “No Bare Earth” UK Calendar

On April 6, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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This UK Rotation Assumes You Are Using Henderson’s “Extravagant Manuring” (Applying A 5-10cm Layer Of Well-Rotted Compost Or Manure In Late Winter). In my previous post, “Henderson’s 1866 Gardening Soil Secrets for the Modern UK Gardener”, I discussed how Scottish born Henderson grow crops on his market garden in New Jersey and his 1866 book that described the process.… More Leave a comment

Hardening Off Plants Myth Debunked: Professional Growers’ Easy Science-Based Method for Stronger Transplants

On April 3, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Hardening Off Plants Is Advised By Experts, Magazines & Gardeners. But Is It Necessary? Do Commercial Growers Bother? Read The Hardening-Off Facts Here The traditional gardening advice to “harden off” plants by carrying trays in and out of the house for two weeks is a labour-intensive ritual that is often unnecessary and ignores modern horticultural science.… More Leave a comment

When Is It Safe To Plant Out?

On April 1, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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The Great British “Planting Out” Dilemma: A 2026 Gardener’s Guide to Timing and Resilience, Balancing, Frost, Wind, Rain & Sunlight For UK Gardeners, The Transition From Windowsill To Vegetable Patch Is The Most Precarious Moment Of The Year. While The Calendar Might Suggest Spring Has Arrived, It Rarely Has!… More Leave a comment

The “Lost” Victorian Hybrid: Rosa Limon-Fragrans

On April 1, 2026 By Stefan Drew

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Horticultural Archive Recovery: The Rebirth of the ‘Citrus-Rosa’ Following a meticulous restoration of the 1894 “Glasshouse Ledgers” from a private estate in the Cotswolds, botanists have successfully recreated the Citrus-Rosa—a botanical marvel previously thought lost to the Great Frost of 1947. A rare freak plant sourced from Tibet by Victorian plant hunter Sir Cyrus Rosenbaum.… More Leave a comment