Saving seeds from your crops will not only save you money, but can also produce crops that are better suited to local conditions. Seed saving is fairly simple, but there are a few important things to know before you start. Firstly, you should avoid saving seeds from ‘F1 hybrid’ varieties (this includes most fruit and veg from supermarkets),Continue reading “Getting started with seed saving”
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The Replenish Project in 2021: our year in photos
We’ve come to the end of another busy year of the Replenish project and while we are working on lots of plans and ideas for 2022, we wanted to have look back and to celebrate some of the highlights from the year and share our favourite snaps! A bit about our mission… Feed bellies, notContinue reading “The Replenish Project in 2021: our year in photos”
Boosting crop yields with green manure
Why grow green manures? Green manures (also known as cover crops) are plants that provide multiple benefits to the food garden by enhancing soil structure and fertility. In doing so, they can improve yields by up to 47%. As they cover bare soil, green manures also have the added benefit of suppressing weeds. How areContinue reading “Boosting crop yields with green manure”
Get your gloves on – it’s National Gardening Week!
This week is National Gardening Week, the country’s biggest annual gardening celebration. Led by the Royal Horticultural Society, this year’s campaign is focusing on the mental and physical benefits of gardening and is calling on people to get their daily dose of ‘vitamin G’. Research shows that gardening can boost health and wellbeing and isContinue reading “Get your gloves on – it’s National Gardening Week!”
Preparing the garden for spring – without digging
Gardeners have long been told that digging soil over winter will improve its quality. However, soil is teaming with life, including microorganisms, fungi, worms and much more. Digging soil disturbs life and damages soil structure, which in turn leads to soil erosion. What’s more, the underground ecosystem is highly complex, and we are only just beginning toContinue reading “Preparing the garden for spring – without digging”
Tackling garden weeds without chemicals
Weeds are just plants growing in the wrong place, but as they can compete with your crops for water, space, sunlight and nutrients, you’ll want to keep these in check in your garden. Here are our top tips for keeping weeds in check – without the use of chemicals that can harm wildlife and impactContinue reading “Tackling garden weeds without chemicals”
Do you dig it? Getting started with ‘no dig’ gardening
No dig refers to a gardening method where you avoid disturbing the soil, for example by digging or ploughing it. For the lazy gardeners among us, the idea of not having to spend hours doing back-breaking digging may sound too good to be true. However, this method can lead to high yields and the researchContinue reading “Do you dig it? Getting started with ‘no dig’ gardening”
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