The blog
Long, sourced articles about the vegetable garden: what to plant and when, which pairings actually hold up, how to read a sowing calendar.
3 min read
Check whether clay is ready to work, keep traffic off wet beds and choose improvements for the problem you observe. A practical guide to soil condition, organic matter and drainage.
4 min read
Compare leaf mulch and other garden materials by crop, bed and season. Learn where to spread them, when to uncover a seed row and what to check beneath the cover.
3 min read
Identify what is eating your seedlings, check the vulnerable rows and use targeted hand-picking. Adjust damp debris around crops while keeping useful mulch and garden wildlife.
3 min read
Check the bed base and the soil beneath before choosing a depth. Compare open beds with containers on paving, then match the available root zone and drainage to your crops.
3 min read
Check moisture below the surface before watering. Adapt your method to seedlings, established crops, rainfall and containers, and keep a simple record of what works in your garden.
3 min read
Identify the crops most exposed to frost, choose between fleece and a tunnel, then secure and monitor the cover. Practical steps for seedlings, pots and established beds.
7 min read
Three measured plans for 10, 20 and 50 m², with paths, bed access, cautious plant counts and seasonal successions to adapt to your garden.
7 min read
Sunlight is the one garden constraint you cannot amend or irrigate your way out of. Here is how to actually measure the light on your plot, and what each level of exposure will genuinely grow.
6 min read
On two square metres, the question is not "what do I like eating?" but "what earns its space and its months of occupation?". Here is what passes that test, what fails it, and why.
7 min read
There is no single correct distance between two tomato plants. Here are the three variables that decide it, the spacings most growers work from, and how to adjust them for your own plot.
Marmanda turns this advice into a dated, placed plan for your own plot.
