Make your own fruit cage
How is your fruit doing this year? If the birds got there first, you may consider a fruit cage for next year! Smallholder Tracy Angove from North Devon made her own. See our Christmas issue for Tracy's step-by-step guide
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Creating an orchard: get planting
The second part of a two-part feature by Jules Moore on creating an orchardRead More ›
Creating an orchard
This is an ideal time to plant fruit trees. Jules Moore gives advice on choosing your site and your fruitRead More ›
Best way to store veg
Q- What's the best way to store root vegetables like carrots over winter?Read More ›
What veg will save me money?
Q- I’m new to growing vegetables, and I’ve only got a small garden area on my smallholding. What do you recommend I grow? I’d like some vegetables all year round and I’m hoping to save plenty of money.Read More ›
Managing manure
Alan Beat talks about managing manure on a smallholdingRead More ›
Working with nature
Alan Beat looks at the myriad ways you can encourage biodiversity on your smallholdingRead More ›
Food of the future?
How will we grow food when the oil runs out? One option is to follow nature’s lead and create forest gardens, says ANNA GREENWOODRead More ›
Terry's tips
Welsh allotmenteer Terry Walton has become an unlikely star on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. In the second part of a three-part series, he dispenses more growing wisdom to STEVE CHILCOTTRead More ›
Interview with Terry Walton
STEVE CHILCOTT went to meet Terry Walton, the Welsh allotmenteer who has a cult following on BBC Radio 2Read More ›
Terry’s Superspud
Welsh allotmenteer Terry Walton has become an unlikely star on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. In the last part of a three-part series, he dispenses more growing wisdom to STEVE CHILCOTTRead More ›
Choosing and using irrigation
Brian Callaghan suggests ways to keep up with your crops’ watering needsRead More ›
Plants to dye for
Rosie Beat produces wonderful natural dyesRead More ›
All mulched
Sue Adams on a good way to improve your soil!Read More ›
Know the enemy
Brian Callaghan discusses garden common pestsRead More ›
Permaculture – what’s that?
Richard Bambrey presents an introduction and overview of a system that works with natureRead More ›
Fresh from the past
There are good reasons for growing heritage vegetables, says
Jayne NevilleRead More ›
Potato parables
Brian Callaghan puts the case for growing potatoesRead More ›