Can i mix my own potting composts?

Even if you’ve prepared your soil perfectly for sowing or planting out your fruit and veg, a little bad luck could be all it takes to leave you with fragile-looking plants. Nature is a fickle creature

Drought-tolerant succulent plants make for the perfect potted specimens

Add drama to your garden with potted exotics. Soak the plant, in its original pot, in some not-too-cold water. Then move the new, empty, pot into position; this saves you doing so when it’s full of he

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I’m feeding the crops now so that they can feed me later!

Wood chip makes a good mulch if composted ...