Tag: organic fertiliser

Tips to Help You Look After Your Soil

World Soil Day is celebrated in December every year. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of healthy ecosystems, by addressing the growing challenges in soil management, increasing soil awareness and encouraging everyone to do what they can to improve soil health throughout the year. Gardening with a focus on soil health is…

Organic Gardening Tips for August

Vegetable beds and allotments are now overflowing with organic fruit and vegetables to harvest. Flower beds need dead-heading and perennials need planting. Harvest time is here. Enjoy! Crops need to be well watered, especially onions, so make sure you keep emptying the water butt and turn on the sprinkler. Be mindful of potential hose-pipe bans…

Meet our first NG Allotment Apprentice!

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…