Love Your Soil, Nurture Your Plants, Grow Organically
More people are growing organically and peat free, whether it is to produce fruit and vegetables or to grow flowers. We were delighted when Grow Your Own Magazine asked us to write an article explaining why organic and peat free gardening is better for both you and for the environment. Find out some of the…
Are you planning a new flower bed or vegetable bed? Save yourself the backache of digging and create them using the “no dig” method. By using the “no dig” method to create your flower beds and vegetable beds, you will be preserving the natural eco-system that is in the soil. Digging will disrupt this delicate…
We are delighted to have BioDynamic Approval for our compost. This means that ALL our products are certified Organic, BioDynamic and Vegan. BioDynamic Gardening recognises that soil health and plant growth are ecologically interrelated. BioDynamic and regenerative gardening means caring for and nurturing the soil to improve its structure and health and supporting the micro…
After lots of requests, our certified organic and certified vegan multi purpose compost is available to buy now! Fully traceable, free from peat, free from green waste (which means no more plastic, sticks and who knows what in your vegetable and flower beds!) and certified organic and vegan. The perfect multi purpose compost for outdoor…
In December we launched a search on social media for a newbie allotment holder to become our first NG Allotment Apprentice. After lots of fabulous applications, we decided our apprentice for 2022 would be Massimo (Max). Max runs supper-clubs and foodie pop ups in his local area, and is keen to start growing his own…
Top dressing means spreading nutritious organic material on your garden several inches thick, like a mulch. A lot of composts that people are using are being made with green waste. This sounds great, but you have no idea what has gone in to the green waste and sadly people are finding lots of plastic and…
We loved seeing the Blooming Walls hanging Green Pockets being used as part of a garden design on “Love Your Garden” with Alan Titchmarsh and David Domoney. Episode 6, series 11 which was broadcast on ITV on the 26th October 2021, showed the hanging pockets being used to create a movable garden for a couple…
Natural Grower organic fertiliser products are approved Organic, Vegan and BioDynamic. Approved by the Soil Association, Vegan Society and BioDynamic Association, each organisation has different values and principles which provide the consumers with a logo and certification that they can trust. The Soil Association is a charity that digs deeper to transform the way we…
Nasturtiums are the perfect organic pest control! Flea and cucumber beetles will be tempted away from squash and cucumber plants. Cabbage white butterflies are attracted to their leaves, and they will often choose to lay their eggs on nasturtium leaves, instead of cabbage leaves. The cabbage white caterpillars stay on their host plant, rather than…
There are a number of benefits to having raised beds for your vegetables, fruits and flowers. They can improve drainage if you have clay soil, and due to the better drainage the soil will warm up quicker in the spring ready for planting out. The soil can be tailored for the plants that you wish…
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