Stefan Drew

Should More Perennials Be Grown In Vegetable Gardens & Allotments?

On February 24, 2025 By Stefan Drew

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Should We Grow More Perennials In Our Veg Gardens & Allotments? Did We Grow More Perennials In the Past Than Today? Examine The Pros & Cons Here. We’ve grown perennial veg another edibles in our gardens since we first started gardening.… More Leave a comment

A Green Revolution in Ethiopia: From Desert to Oasis

On December 11, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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The Power of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) in Ethiopia. From Famine & Drought, to Sustainable Land Management. Ethiopians can teach us some basic principles that we can apply in out UK gardens … learn their secrets here. By using The Power of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), Ethiopia, a very arid African country, has embarked on an ambitious journey to restore its degraded landscapes.… More Leave a comment

How To Prevent Soil Compaction In Garden & Allotment Soils

On December 3, 2024 By Stefan Drew

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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

Wartime Kitchen Garden Part 7

On April 12, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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Wartime Kitchen Garden Part 7 More wartime nostalgia with Harry Dodson and Ruth Mott in this BBC eight part series. In this video we see harvesting broad beans, making potash fertiliser, heating greenhouses and making Christmas cakes without eggs! https://youtu.be/_M07uOfEfb8 Join My Gardening Groups ….… More Leave a comment

Strange Plants

On January 13, 2023 By Stefan Drew

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The World Is Full Of Strange Plants. This Article Shows Some Of the Strangest Plants I Know. From Roots To Flowers, See how Strange They Are.The World Is Full Of Strange Plants. This Article Shows Some Of the Strangest Plants I Know.… More Leave a comment

Healthy Soils Video

On December 16, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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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

Flourishing Food in December: Winter Salads

On December 8, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Despite Frosts, Cold Winds and Rain Many Winter Salads Are Thriving In Our December Garden And Being Harvested For The Kitchen. Can you Name Them? Better Still Can You Grow Them? Try naming these Winter Salads from the pictures. Then check out the answers at the end of the post.… More Leave a comment