Stefan Drew, Author at Bite Sized Gardening

Drought affected many maize crops this year

Veg Garden Planning For 2023

On September 21, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Gardening Is A Continual Process, I Don’t Believe In Gardening Years, Like Nature We Should Just Move From Season To Season. But That Doesn’t Mean We Should Reflect & Plan for The Following Seasons. Here Are My Garden Plans For 2023.… More 2 responses

Books

On September 20, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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BiteSizedGardening Publications Are Available On Amazon And As Pdfs Direct From The Author. See Our Publication List Here. We Also Offer A Wide Range of Books Via Our BookShop Following numerous requests there are an increasing number of publications that are available as Kindle books (you can download a free Kindle reader if you don’t own a Kindle).… More Leave a comment

The Stale Seedbed Technique for Weed Control

On September 15, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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The Stale Seedbed Technique Is A Gardening & Agricultural Weed Control Technique That Goes Back Centuries. Stale Seedbeds Are Simple & Explained In This Post. Weeds are very successful plants. Partly because they germinate quickly, but also because they fit into our growing systems and often mature before we harvest the crop they are growing amongst.… More Leave a comment

How To Grow Red Amaranth aka Callaloo

On September 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Knowing How To Grow Red Amaranth aka Callaloo In the UK Is About Understanding It’s Needs And Origin. Amaranth Hails From South America & Is Related To Quinoa. It Loves Warmth & Sunlight. Here’s How To Grow Amaranth. I’m pleased to know How To Grow Red Amaranth because not only is it nutritious, it is also a wonderfully colourful plant.… More Leave a comment

Improving The Quality Of Peat Free Compost

On September 13, 2022 By Stefan Drew

Compost

Gardeners Say The Quality Of Peat Free Compost Is Rubbish & It’s Unfit For Growing Plants. Read My Peat Free Compost Improvement Plan. Complaints about large pieces of wood, plastic and even glass in the bags certainly The Quality Of Peat Free Compost is questionable.… More Leave a comment

How To Save French Bean Seed

On September 8, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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How To Save French Bean Seed Is Another In The Seed Saving Series. French Beans Are A Good Vegetable Seed To Save As It Is One Of the Easiest. Here Is Why It Is Easy & How To Do It. French Beans come in two sorts.… More Leave a comment

Are Grafted Vegetable Plants, Such as Tomatoes, Worth The Extra Cost

How To Save Tomato Seed

On September 2, 2022 By Stefan Drew

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Knowing How To Save Tomato Seed Can Save You Money & Ensure Perfect Seed For Next Year. It Ensures Perfect Crops, Year After Year. Here’s How To Do It. I get many tomato questions every year and How To Save Tomato Seed is the one I’m out frequently asked around August and September.… More Leave a comment

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Ruth Davenport

November 23, 2025.

Great practical and usable advice. Friendly and accessible writing style. The site is a goldmine of information on all subjects growing related.

Rebecca McLintock

November 22, 2025.

Just found Stefans page and have already spent more time than I should binge reading all the articles. Really useful resource - thank you!

Mags Mills

November 22, 2025.

Good reliable advice on vegetable and fruit growing.

Sally Cass

November 22, 2025.

Always sensible, comprehensive advice for new gardeners as well as those who are more experienced. There is usually something a little out of the ordinary thrown in too! Always one of the first places I come to online.

RasSimonR

November 22, 2025.

Friendly and helpful webpages and FB Groups for UK vegetable gardeners and allotment people. Many useful guides and discussion articles on their website. Thanks for the work keeping this all fresh.

Diana Benson

November 22, 2025.

Bite sized gardening provides a huge amount of information in an easy to understand format, articles of use to growers throughout the year. A first port of call when I want to check something or learn something new. Grateful for the generous availability of so much knowledge.

Lynne Magennis

May 12, 2025.

Really practical and easy to follow advice with proper scientific basis, my veg growing has improved significantly since I found Stefan. Not a gimmick in sight - fabulous.

Norman Nostril

December 2, 2024.

Extremely useful gardening advice.

Kathryn Hobbs

November 29, 2024.

It’s a brilliant site. Very knowledgeable chap that Stefan . Lots of helpful members, who willingly give advice to those with questions or problems. Highly recommended

Sandie Cottee

November 29, 2024.

Fantastic information from a trustworthy and knowledgeable source. Articles are well written, very clear and helpful.