I’ve always really liked Wolf Garten tools – they appeal to the engineer in me. We’ve taken on a few items to start with but I expect to expand the range as we go. You can see the initial set at our Amazon Shop here. [...]
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In the Intelligent Garden, we feel it’s really important to help people who want to grow some fresh produce in a limited space. Part of this is about growing in borders as recommended by Geoff Hamilton or Marylyn Abbot in her book Gardens of Plenty. I used to regularly grow chard, sorrel and mange tout in our the borders in our back garden in Guildford. However, you can grow a surprising amount in pots and patio planters. So we’ve added 2 exciting products (well they inspire me anyway) for patio use as well as the revolutionary AeroGarden for fresh herbs in the kitchen. But I’ll tell you all about that another day. [...] Since we’re likely to be planting out hardy things from mid march, we might start to think about getting seeds going in propagators and in the glasshouse. We already have a lot of stuff going in our propagation area as the photo graph shows but we’re going to be planting out under glass. In fact we’ve been busily clearing the ground in the glasshouse for this year’s planting. [...] In order to grow effectively plants need to be able to get adequate supplies of nutrients and water so that they can develop without a check. Let’s face it as gardeners or indeed as commercial growers, a lot of what we do is aimed at making this so. Adding nutrients to the soil (or hydroponic media ) as compost, well rotted manure or fertiliser. Removing weeds that are competing for the nutrients, protecting the soil from drying out and conditioning the soil by adding organic matter and beneficial organisms like Mycorrhiza are all part of our daily and weekly routines. [...] One of the problems with saving seed is that plants don’t always breed true. So you might be better off cloning some of the ones you’ve already got and saving yourself a fortune in new plants. [...] |
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