How to make your community garden more sustainable

Recent studies show community gardens support health and wellbeing. People move more, eat more produce, and bond socially. These spaces already showcase sustainable gardening in action. Let’s explore how to boost their sustainability even further. Composting Composting is a major sustainable practice that turns garden waste into rich compost. It is also simple to manage.…

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Grow Your Own Soup

The word ‘soup’ is derived from the Latin word suppa, used to describe bread soaked in broth. Today, it describes the process of softening and cooking food in liquid. The French later adapted the word to soupe, which we appropriated, omitting the ‘e’ at the end. Advantages of growing your own soup Home-made soup, using…

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What to plant as permanent crops

Unpredictable extremes of weather are now common. Growing annual edibles is increasingly challenging and disheartening. Slugs and snails can demolish new leaves. An extended drought can also push young plants to bolt. As a result, many veg growers now choose perennial veg. These edible permanent crops return each year and bring resilience. They suit gardeners…

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Crops to grow year-round

Whilst traditional to sow and grow vegetables annually, it might surprise you that some crops keep growing year-round. Or for most of the year and these are known as perennial veg. There are huge advantages to having perennial veg, the most important that you can harvest from many of them year-round. This saves you money,…

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