Category: Garden
Unlike Tom and Barbara Good, I can’t know the basics of gardening from the start. I will record my mistakes, successes, and confusions that come with learning any new skill.
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June garden diaries: slugs vs sleeping vegetables
In order to keep me focused whilst I create my self-proficient garden, I’m going to start doing some monthly garden diaries to help me track my progress. The month of June has been pretty bare to be honest. I had lots of grand plans: to make some garden beds, to clean the algae off the… Read more
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Coal bunker to compost bin: an ‘upcycling’ project
In one of my last posts, I exposed my lack of understanding of composting and inability to create good compost (despite assurances that any idiot can do it). I did conclude that part of this was because the two chambers of my composting tumbler just didn’t give me enough space for the amount of kitchen… Read more
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The 3 failings of a beginner composter
Growing your own food seems to be the golden egg of self-sufficiency. After all, once you have sourced clean water, finding food (and shelter) is the next priority in a survival situation. Therefore, it makes sense that composting are Jack’s magic beans: the base from which everything else follows. Despite how simple composting sounds, I… Read more