Bicarb Soda as a Garden Fungicide

How many of you use bicarb soda in your garden? Maybe you’re familiar with it as a means to clean your house without chemicals, but do you know how good it is for controlling garden problems too? The use of baking soda to control fungal diseases attacking vegetables...

Top Tips for Balcony Gardening

You don’t need a 5 acre property or even a backyard to grow your own produce. Surprisingly, quite a lot can actually be grown in pots or containers on a sunny balcony, not only providing you with fresh organic herbs and vegetables, but also saving you money. You can...

The Harvest “High”

Ever wondered why you spend so much time in the garden? Or why you seem to be drawn to the vegetable patch to get away from life on the inside (inside the house or office, I mean). Well you are not alone, my friend; it appears that there’s a few of us leaping into the...

Top 10 Gardening Trends for 2014

It appears that us veggie gardeners are ahead of our time, or at least setting the pace for the rest of the gardening world, according to the Garden Media Group annual report on what’s hot for 2014. The report suggests that it’s all about “sustainability” and finding...

Gardening Books for Beginners

If you’re a first time gardener and looking to get a bit more general knowledge without being overwhelmed by technical detail, then Jennifer Stackhouse’s new gardening book, GARDEN is a great choice. The book opens with a lesson on watering your garden, a task that...