What's new, what's growing, what we're learning. Updates, guides and stories for people who take their garden seriously.
What suits what: a watering can with a removable rose, a hose on a click system, a drip line for the bed, a micro system with pressure reducer and timer. With the pressure figures, the filter rainwater needs, laying under mulch and the right order for draining everything down in autumn.
Every pull tears a hole in the crumb and gives the next seeds light and room. Hoeing shallow slices the seedlings off and leaves the soil surface alone. Which tool suits when, why you hoe in sunshine, and where mulching is the better answer.
How to fill your raised bed the smart way: year one for the hungry heavy feeders, year two for medium feeders, year three for the frugal light feeders.
How to keep your greenhouse full from January to December so not a single square metre sits idle.
How to keep your greenhouse under 35 degrees from CW 22 to CW 35 with the chimney effect, shade and moisture.
Skip the cherry laurel reflex: pick your hedge by its purpose and plant bare-root in the cheap autumn window.
When you may cut your hedge, what German nature-protection law allows, and why a trapezoid shape keeps it dense to the ground.
Build plans with real measurements for a bean teepee, a cucumber trellis and a pea frame, put up in CW 14 to 18, before you sow.
Which climber screens your seating area fastest, which one clings to the wall on its own, and when to plant in spring or autumn.
