tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952493292502321421.post5345528863963678587..comments2014-04-10T13:43:32.247-07:00Comments on Wigglywoo and Chickens too: All bumps and bruisesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16595253317396872975noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952493292502321421.post-16372976262283581982014-03-09T12:03:53.640-07:002014-03-09T12:03:53.640-07:0041) Organic Gardening is becoming more prevalent.....41) Organic Gardening is becoming more prevalent...what views and advice would you give me?<br />We try to grow as organically as possible but with DH with a chemistry background he's in charge of what will help plants grow. The one thing we do is enrich the soil with our own compost and do a good manuring every few years. Breathe deeply folks!<br /><br />42) Gardening can be expensive, so what money saving tips would you give me?<br />Once you've got your gardening tools and utensils - look after them. Save seed. If we buy new seed we buy from<br />http://www.moreveg.co.uk<br />with seeds at 50p. There are only a few seeds in a packet but that is all you need so there is no waste.<br /><br />43) How do you manage a compost heap? what do you put in it and what do you keep out?<br />All kitchen scraps and garden waste go in the compost as well as torn up paper and card. I just keep topping it up and it just keeps composting down. It doesn't get hot but it does rot.<br /><br />44) Companion planting is where some plants benefit from growing near each other...what have you observed?<br />I've tried growing carrots by onions and marigolds with tomatoes. I've found that if you grow lettuce at the end of the vegetable rows the slugs just munch on the lettuce and don't roam too much along the rest of the row.<br /><br />45) How should I organise my plants and time in the greenhouse?<br />In my greenhouse we just grow tomatoes and a cucumber. The vine growing along the roofline only needs a haircut once a year and small trims if it gets leggy. I nip off the side shoots on the tomatoes as I inspect them each day. The cucumber tends to grow too fast for me and every year turns out as a tangled mess. I haven't the heart to cut it back because each tendril sports small cucumbers.<br /><br />Love from Mum<br />xx<br />Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952493292502321421.post-90336270175209505512014-03-08T23:56:54.287-08:002014-03-08T23:56:54.287-08:00Blimey it sounds like you have had a week of it, 4...Blimey it sounds like you have had a week of it, 41) I've always tended to garden organically, in the past I've scattered slug pellets on the greenhouse floor but with the possibility of chickens this year I won't be doing that again, my garden is small enough for me to keep on top of any problems without resorting to chemicals, that's the way I look on it, 42) The smaller your garden the more expensive it is I have found, certainly by looking after pots & equipment you buy helps keep costs down, & toilet roll innards make good pots to sow seedlings to plant direct into the ground, 43) I have three compost bins & put all garden & veg waste from the kitchen. Papers & cardboard gets chucked into, If I can compost it, in it goes, 44) I like the idea of it but I don't think it works so well on a small plot, 45) Plan before you plant up your greenhouse crops, it is all too easy to cram plants in & it doesn't do them any good, Hope you have a better week this time. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com