I dream I go to look at my courgettes, the sustenance I am trying to cultivate. All the fruit is on the ground instead of on the plant; it has been attacked by something – ants – aunts – relatives. I think I must bring coffee grounds and put it on the nest. I must bring stimulation to my life and kill of the bad factors that undermine my growth.
A special feature article by Dan Goodwin
Do you enjoy gardening?
I’m no expert myself, but I know the basic principles of taking care
of your garden to ensure it thrives and blossoms as fully as nature
intended.
Just to survive, each plant needs water, sunlight, warmth and
nutrients. But what about beyond this? What are the main causes of
ending up with a sad and tired looking garden that struggles to even
push up the smallest blooms?
In a word: weeds! Read the rest of this entry »
The Chicken Blog: A bird’s eye view from the ground
The one thing you can say with certainty about broodiness, is that it passes! Just as well really, otherwise we’d live in a totally overpopulated world full of millions of babies and chicks. Read the rest of this entry »
Growing Design: Planning your garden 1
You need to know your plot inside out before you start to apply your ideas.
Firstly record your gut reaction to the site – it might be a feeling of claustrophobia, or that you feel exposed. What do you want to keep? What is in the wrong place? What is missing? Read the rest of this entry »
As a child, I loved the story, ‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett but probably more because of the thrill of the mysteries it contained than because of its reference to gardening. Recently it occurred to me to make contact with the book again and I did so by downloading the audiobook from the Librivox* site. Read the rest of this entry »
