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Rock Dust For Healthy Soils & Carbon Sequestration

On June 5, 2026 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
Enhanced Weathering (Ew) Is A Geoengineering Technique That Accelerates The Natural Chemical Weathering Process To Remove Carbon Dioxide (Co2) From The Atmosphere. This Involves Spreading Finely Crushed Silicate Rocks, Such As Basalt, Onto Land Such as Gardens & Farms. We hear so much about the greenhouse effect, climate change etc.… More Leave a comment
Well chitted potatoes lead to wonderful potato flowers earlier than would have happened

How To Match Soils & Vegetable Crops

On April 13, 2026 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
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
soil erosion control techniques

World Soils Day 2024

On December 4, 2024 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
On World Soils Day 2024 This Video Says It All. It Explains The Issues & Solutions. And Links To Soil Articles Are Provided. For more info on soils read the linked posts. There are around 100 articles to choose from. Join My Gardening Groups ….… More Leave a comment

How To Prevent Soil Compaction In Garden & Allotment Soils

On December 3, 2024 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
Knowing How To Prevent Soil Compaction & How To Correct Soil Compaction Is a Vital Gardening Skill. Learn More In This Article From a Retired Market Gardener & Farmer Soil compaction is a common problem in gardens and allotments that stunts the growth of plants for several reasons.… More Leave a comment
How to Improve Drainage In Clay Soils.Brick quarry

Improving Drainage in Clay Soils

On November 22, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
Clays Can Be Cold Wet Soils, Difficult To Drain, Hard To Cultivate, Impossible To Drain. In This Article I’m Advising on How to Improve Drainage In Clay Soils. To understand how to improve drainage in clay soils we first need to understand the soil beneath our feet.… More Leave a comment

Soils & Biodiversity: A WHO Perspective

On September 26, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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Soils & Biodiversity Go Hand In Hand, Simply Because Soils Are Some Of the Most Biodiverse Habitats On Earth. More Here. Biological diversity, often referred to as ‘biodiversity,’ can be defined as “the wide range of variation among living organisms originating from various sources, whether terrestrial, aquatic, or marine.”… More Leave a comment

Healthy Soils Video

On December 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
This Video From The UN Food And Agriculture Organisation in Rome Focuses On Healthy Soils As Being the Foundation of Healthy Food & A Better Environment. This video was produced for the Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition which was held on July 26-29th 2022.… More Leave a comment

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    • What To Sow In March
    • What to Sow in April: Veg For UK Gardens
    • What to Sow in May
    • What Vegetable Seeds Can I Sow In June In The UK?
    • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in July in the UK
    • What to Sow in August: My 25 Favourites
    • What to Sow in September: Peas Might Surprise You
    • What to Sow In October: U.K. Fruit & Veg Gardens
    • What to Sow in November: In UK Gardens, Greenhouses, Tunnels, Balconies & Windowsills
    • What to Sow In December: In the Vegetable Garden
  • What To Grow?
    • Vegetables
      • What To Grow In Winter: Sprouted Seeds, Microgreens & Baby Plants
      • How To Grow Winter Salads and Leaves in Greenhouses, Tunnels and under Cloches in The UK
      • How to String and Train Tomatoes
      • 40 Unusual Vegetables To Grow In A UK Garden
    • Fruit
  • Science
    • The Beauty and Meaning of Latin Plant Names
    • Mendel’s Three Laws of Genetics & How to Grow and Save Seeds
    • What Is A Seed?
  • Techniques
    • Subpod: Pros and Cons Of Using Subpods
    • Square Foot Gardening In The UK: The Pros And Cons
  • Resources
    • Books
    • How to Grow Vegetables & Fruit In The UK
      • How to Grow Lettuce: Handy Hints & Tips
      • How to Grow Leeks
      • How To Grow Tomatoes in The UK
      • How To Grow Korean Celery
      • How To Grow Lentils In The UK
      • How To Grow Chickpeas In The UK
      • How To Grow Physalis Peruviana aka Cape Gooseberry 
      • How To Grow Red Amaranth aka Callaloo
      • How To Grow Bittercress, A Tasty Edible Weed!
      • How To Grow Celery In The UK
      • How To Grow Hamburg Parsley
    • Gardening Videos
    • Growing Crops in Polytunnels: The Pros, Cons & Other Considerations
    • Gardening Terminology: Strange Gardening & Botanical Words That Are Important For Gardeners
    • Gardening Myths Examined, Explained & Disabused
    • Peat-Free Composts: The Truth About Buying & Using Garden Composts
    • Common Gardening Mistakes Beginners Make
    • Low Cost Gardening Techniques That Keep Garden Costs Down
    • How To Recognise Common Garden Weeds: Garden Weed Identification Guide
    • Saving Water in The Garden: Harvesting, Storing & Moving Rain Water Using Sustainable Recycled Materials
  • Food Forests
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