Tom's Garden Notes

Cleaning a Glasshouse in winter

Greenhouses are excellent environments for growing plants, but they can also become a breeding ground for harmful pests and diseases. Regular maintenance and cleaning are necessary to ensure the health and well-being of your...

Notes on feeding your garden

Late January into February is the best time to feed you plants with some Growmore fertilizer. The last of the heavy winter rains will wash the nutrients into the soil ready for the plants...

Gravity feed irrigation system

Gravity feed irrigation system – you can create a simple irrigation system by raising some water butts on concrete blocks or similar and attaching a simple battery operated timer. The key is the water...

Winter salads and other crops

Towards the end of September its the time to think about creating some salad and other vegetable crops that can be grown for winter use. Especially useful is Perpetual Spinach, Wok Broc and winter...

Coco & Coir compost

Putting aside Coco & Coir compost are very eco friendly and provide a great alternative to peat on a GardenAdvice test a couple of years ago we found that Coco compost out performed all...