This week a friend gave me 8 aloe Vera babies to repot. I’d love your advice on how to keep them alive as I’ve never had much success before…

For the first time we’re growing sweet bell peppers – check out the photos of our harvest!

ever wondered what to grow on your balcony, in hanging baskets or on your windowsill?

My first week of participating in ‘The Gallery’ – with the theme of ‘green’ how could I resist?

Today’s carbon fast is an interesting idea to me. It reads
“Have a truly “Green” lawn and garden by avoiding use of toxic chemicals.”

The other week I told you how to get free tomato seeds.
This week I want to tell you about getting some free seed potatoes courtesy of potatoes for Schools.
Unfortunately the offer is closed for this …

You’ve probably heard the term ‘chitting’ when it comes to planting seed potatoes but do you know what chitting potatoes means or how to do it?
Do you need to chit? Will your crop fail if …

I don’t know about you, but I’m itching to get my hands in the soil.
The other day I saw clumps of snowdrops – for me, that’s a sure sign that spring is on the way …

When you wander around your local store, how many varieties of potato do you notice?
In some supermarkets you might be able to choose from half a dozen, but in many stores you’ll simply have ‘reds’ …

For this week’s ‘Change the world Wednesday‘ challenge we’re off to the compost bin!
Home composting is a great way to turn waste into a valuable resource, especially when you consider that around 60% of the …