Once your grow bag is clean and dry, it’s time to store it until the next growing season. Fold the bag neatly and store it in a cool, dry place. Proper storage helps to protect the bag from damage and ensures it’s ready for use when you need it again. Grow Pro Tip: Store the...
Coir Garden Coco coir is available for use in gardens in forms such as chips, bricks, pith, compressed discs, grow bags, hanging basket liners, and poles. It can be a valuable aid for the hobby or professional gardener and is regularly used as a substrate inmicrogardens— gardens grown i...
DO you have an unsightly wall, fence or garden shed which you would ideally like to disappear from view? Well, think about a variety of climbers which will not only hide the eyesore but can add a mass of colour and texture to your garden as a whole.Climbers have other uses -grow ...
Plan your 2025 garden with our award-winning Garden Planner. Try Now Also known as “swedes,” rutabagas are essentially a cross between a turnip and a cabbage. They’re grown for their softball-size, golden-color roots and their greens. Here’s how to plant and grow rutabagas in your ...
How to apply mulch Clear the site of all weeds. If the ground is dry, water thoroughly. Cover the area in a layer of your chosen garden mulch. Make sure the area has a mulch depth of at least 2cm (5"). Clear the mulch away from the stems of the plants. Use a rake to gently ...
Use necessary cookies onlyAllow selectionCustomize Allow all cookies Bags of salad leaves are quite expensive to buy and have a fairly short lifespan in the fridge. Grow your own and you can pick exactly how much you want and need. By growing a range of different types and sowing at differ...
How Does Your Garden Grow? I’ve been gardening since I was little. My paternal grandmother had a green thumb, and I inherited that. Heck, my great-grandmother had a farm and we loved to go and help. As she aged, her “hobby garden” (which fed her family, and everyone passed by ...
Transplant seedlings to the garden when they are 4 to 6 inches (10-15 cm) tall. Direct sow cabbage in the garden between 4-6 weeks before the last expected frost and 2 to 3 weeks after the last frost. Use floating row covers to protect the start of early crops. Cabbage is a cool-...
A dog is a great squirrel chaser, if that’s an option in your backyard! Squirrels can’t stand those pesky dogs! Save the dog’s hair when you brush or groom it, and use it to mulch around your garden beds. The squirrels won’t go near it!
Whether you’re growing lettuce in a raised garden bed, in pots on your deck, or in a shoebox, here’s how to grow great salads!