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Carrots and carrot fly

            make a bird scarer
            make a scarecrow
            make some snail cane caps

Contact me

Companion planting

Composting

composting systems
what to compost materials to compost
materials not suitable summary
compost bins
the wire mesh bin
pallet bin
baffled bin
organic
inorganic
nutrients
nitrogen (n),
phosphorus (p)
potassium (k) (potash)

Crop rotation

the 3 bed system
            other systems

Clubroot

Deep bed systems

Diseases
general
vegetables
fruit
flowers

Flowers & plants

introduction
perennials
annuals
biennials
bulbs
climbers
alpines
wild flowers
containers
hanging baskets

Fruit

tree fruit
apples
apricots
figs
cherries
guavas
grapefruit
kiwi fruit
kumquats
citrus
            (lemons / limes)
mulberries
olives
oranges
peaches / nectarines
pomegranates
pears

plums/ gauges / damsons
quinces
soft fruits

Gardeners diary

Gardening books – under construction

Growing vegetables
            braid the garlic into plaits

growing mini vegetables

Green manures

 

Lawns and lawn care

Links -these links have been disabled for the time being due to problems with spammers

allotment web sites
council allotment web sites
national and well known gardens & societies
gardening related computer software
suppliers & traders:-
            with websites

bulbs
herbs
fruit nurseries
polytunnels
seed merchants
specialist nurseries
tools & equipment
water garden
miscellaneous products
organic
                        without websites (address & tel no. only)
bulbs
fruit nurseries
plants & nurseries
seeds
polytunnels
roses
heathers
native plants & seeds
other products
other gardening links

flowers
garden diy links
general gardening links - links to loads of garden based websites
herbs
miscellaneous - this section includes mailing lists, forums and sites that do not come under the other catagories
organic links
nature links
plant databases
trees
vegetable links

Pests

Propagation

air layering
cane (stem) cuttingscuttings
softwood / semi - ripe / hardwood

 
Pruning
            shrubs

coppicing / pollarding

Guide to Safety in the garden

Safety when using tools and equipment
Looking after your body

Top tips

Tools

            spades
            forks
            mattock
            hoes
            rakes
            cultivators
            small hand tools
            cutting & pruning tools
            watering tools
            lawn & hedging tools
            landscaping tools
            heavier powered equipment
            other equipment

 

Tool maintenance


Nature and pets section
            pets
                keeping pets out of your garden
                plants poisonous to pets

nature
earthworms
attracting butterflies
attracting bees
beneficial insects
slugs
hedgehogs
bats

 

Personal pages
            my garden
            my allotment

Photo gallery

 

Projects

fan shaped trellis 
tunnel cloche
the 'geoff hamilton' cloche 
simple tool rack 
window box 
comfrey press 
wire compost bin 
pallet compost bin 
brick compost bin 
the baffled compost bin 
wooden hanging basket 
home made tools 
earwig trap 
insect house 
worm bin 
polytunnel
easy cold frame
bottle birdscarer
windchime
light box for seeds
spring bulb display
bat box
'hypertufa' troughs
hedgehog nesting box

Reference section

understanding botanic plant names

garden glossary
plants poisonous to humans
invasive plants in the garden

Site revisions

Water gardening

planning a water feature

installation
stocking and planting
fish
algae

 

Weed control

mulching
chemical weed control
       weedkillers and their uses
sodium chlorate
pathclear
weedol
roundup / tumbleweed
brushwood killer / tough weedkiller
methods of application
double digging
Worm composting
general information
how you do it
what you need
the container
the worms
the bedding
the food waste
harvesting your compost
show a little respect
common problems