Grow Your Own Blog
Soil Regeneration
Looking after our soil is one of the key focuses when considering growing plants, John Metcalf takes a look into soil health and regeneration.
Our Children’s Role in the Grow Your Own Movement
The importance of children in the Grow Your Own Movement, how we can encourage them to get involved in growing & gardening & why it is important to get them involved.
Preparing Your Soil for Growing
A short blog providing tips on preparing your soil for growing. This includes when & how to dig & caring for your tools.
Storing and Preserving your Harvest
Harvesting is such a satisfying time when growers can be rewarded with efforts put into growing their crops. Therefore, it is important to consider storing appropriately in order to keep them for as long as possible at their best.
Insects and Small Animals, Pest or Helpers?
Auxilliary insects and small animals, also called helpers, can improve crops even when they may commonly be known as pests.
Guerrilla Gardening
Most community areas and urban landscapes have small plots of neglected and abandoned patches of land. These could easily be transformed into enjoyable spaces for local people. Individuals, or groups, reclaiming such spaces and growing flowers, trees
Why should we grow our own fruit and vegetables?
We are living in a very precarious world, with so many changes happening. Whilst a lot of this is out of our control, one thing that we can focus on and control – is to start to grow our own vegetables.
Think storage BEFORE you start planting!
Learning how to effectively store your home-grown produce is key in becoming more self-sufficient.
