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No-work food plants that should be in every garden

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Soil blocks, making and using

Wintercress

Worm bins for kitchen waste

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Category: Landscaping

Garden building materials
Landscaping

Garden building materials

Frank Tozer

Once you have an area planned out, you can start thinking about what materials and surfaces to use. For the most part these should be fairly simple and inexpensive (ostentatiousness … Read More

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No-work food plants that should be in every garden
Landscaping

No-work food plants that should be in every garden

Frank Tozer

I’m a pretty casual gardener (to say the least) and really appreciate plants that produce food without requiring anything from me (this probably comes from my being a wild food … Read More

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Water in the garden
Landscaping

Water in the garden

Frank Tozer

Open water is a unique element, unlike anything else you can put in the garden and you should have at least one water feature of some kind (and preferably more). … Read More

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Using rainwater
Landscaping

Using rainwater

Frank Tozer

I grew up in rainy England, where rain was so frequent (and dampened so many outdoor activities) that it was hard to appreciate its many virtues. Having spent the last … Read More

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Using gray water
Landscaping Uncategorized

Using gray water

Frank Tozer

Gray water is any water that has been used in the house, but doesn’t contain sewage (water containing sewage is known as black water – like the security company). Gray … Read More

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Drip irrigation
Landscaping

Drip irrigation

Frank Tozer

If summers are dry and water is scarce in your garden you should consider drip irrigation. It doesn’t make a lot of sense if you get plenty of rainfall in … Read More

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Gopher proof beds
Landscaping

Gopher proof beds

Frank Tozer

Making 100% gopher proof beds that will last for twenty years isn’t difficult, but can involve quite a lot of materials and get quite expensive. Though when spread out over … Read More

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Growing beds
Landscaping

Growing beds

Frank Tozer

The past 30 years have seen a big change in vegetable gardening in this country, with wide (often raised) beds replacing the traditional row cropping in many cases. This might … Read More

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Fences
Landscaping

Fences

Frank Tozer

A garden has always needed to be fenced to keep wild and domesticated animals from eating the plants. In fact the root of the English word garden refers to an … Read More

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Hugelkultur beds
Landscaping Uncategorized

Hugelkultur beds

Frank Tozer

A hugelkultur (hill culture) bed is basically a cross between a growing bed and a woody compost pile. The high volume of organic matter at the core helps it to … Read More

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