Perfect for offices and classrooms as well as households, the Urbalive Worm Composter can be used indoors or outdoors. The starter pack contains everything you need to get going: a 20-litre Urbalive Worm Composter in lime, 500g of composting worms, a bedding block, 2kg of Lime Mix, a moisture mat, […]
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The new Reencle home composter uses microbes to break down all types of food scraps (including meat and dairy) into nutrient-rich compost in just 24 hours. A genuine composter – not merely a dehydrator like some competitor models – it’s odour-free, energy-efficient and already being used in over 5,000 homes. […]
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Knowle Nets has been making its market-leading fruit and crop cages for more than 50 years, and has now expanded its range to include a wide array of grow-you-own products. Alongside tunnels, cloches, netting and horticultural fabrics, you’ll find tools, propagation equipment and much more. With netting made from high-density […]
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The autumn is a good time to plant garlic. Ideally buy from seed companies or from garden centres rather than use garlic from a supermarket. Garlic sold for planting will be varieties suited to our climate. You can start off in cell trays if you have very heavy clay soil […]
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In autumn you can still sow some rocket as it is quick growing and relatively hardy. That said as the weather is likely to be cooler try growing it in troughs or pots filled with multi purpose compost and place on a warm patio or near a wall to give […]
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It is mid to late summer when onion crops are harvested. It is usually easy to see that the bulbs have reached their full size and often the foliage starts to yellow and bend over. This is the point when the bulbs are unlikely to put on any more growth […]
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There is a simple way to enjoy home-grown salads all year long and that is by growing sprouting seeds. KG editor Steve Ott explains. With all the food shortages in the supermarkets at the moment and, as I write this, snow falling heavily outside making working in the garden impossible, […]
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