Stefan Drew

Leek Rust Control

On June 7, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Leeks grown through a grass mulch to suppress weeds and aid soil health Leek rust is caused by a fungus. It affects all of the allium family, including onions, garlic, chives etc. There are actually several sub forms of rust that cause allium rust and only two seem to be apparent in the U.K. … More 1 response

How Fungi Talk

On June 2, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Fungi Talk To One Another And Perhaps To Plants. It Sounds Like Dr Doolittle But It Isn’t A Myth. It’s True & We Are Getting Closer To Understanding How Fungi Talk & Learning Fungal Languages. A Forest of Fungi I’ve never heard fungi talk but then I’ve never “heard” sign language.… More Leave a comment

Correlation Is Not Causation In Gardening

On June 2, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Not All Gardening Advice Is Correct. Anecdote Is Not Evidence. Correlation Is Not Causation. But We Often Treat It That Way. Just Because I, Or Anyone Else, Says Something Is True Doesn’t Make It True. Sadly Many Gardeners Wrongly Believe All They Read.… More Leave a comment

How To Make Garden Compost: Composting Basics

On June 1, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Composting Is A Natural Process That’s Older Than Gardening. Composting Is Simple And Doesn’t Need Special Equipment. This Post Explains Why People Struggle To Make Garden Compost. Read My Composting FAQs. All organic matter eventually rots. It’s a fact of nature and older than human civilisations.… More 3 responses

Six Wartime Foods

On May 24, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Bread, Potatoes, Dried Eggs … Plus Schoolchildren Working In The Fields In This “Amusing” But Serious Wartime Food Film. Ohhh and There’s Christmas Pudding On A Global Scale. Wartime Potato Harvesting There’s not much gardening in this video but it’s still worth a watch as it gives an insight into how life was back in Wartime Britain.… More Leave a comment

Gardening Crisis? Grow Low Cost Food

On May 22, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Food Prices Are Soaring, There’s a War In Europe & Many People Are In Fuel Poverty. There’s a Gardening Crisis Looming & There’s Never Been A Better Time To Dig For Victory. In This Article I Explain How. How to grow low cost food ..… More 2 responses

Lichen: Complex, Confusing Conundrums?

On May 20, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Some Say They Are Wrapped In An Enigma! What Are Lichen? Lichen Are Everywhere, Even In Our Gardens. But What Are Lichen & Are They good For Gardens? Lichen Appear On Trees, Walls & The Soil & Are Actually Good News For Gardeners.… More 5 responses