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8 articles across 3 sections: Guides, Ideas, Accessories.

Two courgette plants in a raised bed with small fruits under the leaves and a trug of picked ones
GuidesStep-by-step guide6 min read

How to Grow Courgettes

How to grow courgettes and zucchini: how many to plant, why the first fruits rot, hand pollination, and picking small enough to keep the plant producing.

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Grouped large containers on a patio with a staked tomato, courgette, herbs and strawberries
IdeasStep-by-step guide6 min read

Container Gardening

Container gardening done properly. Why pot volume matters more than compost or feed, what to plant in what size, and how to water so nothing stalls in July.

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Climbing beans on netting, a cane wigwam in a container and cordon tomatoes on strings
GuidesStep-by-step guide6 min read

Vertical Gardening

Vertical gardening done properly: which crops climb, what a wall can carry, how to water it, and why most living wall kits fail in their first summer.

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Cordon tomato plants trained up strings with trusses of ripening fruit and mulched soil
GuidesStep-by-step guide5 min read

How to Grow Tomatoes

How to grow tomatoes from seed to harvest. Cordon or bush, the watering that prevents split skins and blossom end rot, when to feed, and how to spot blight early.

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Garden bed with thick compost mulch on one side and dry cracked bare soil on the other
GuidesStep-by-step guide7 min read

Soil, Mulch & Feeding

Mulching cuts watering and weeding more than any other job. What to use on beds, borders and pots, how deep to lay it, and why membrane fails.

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Deep border of hardy geranium, grasses, sedum and lavender with no bare soil showing
IdeasIdeas6 min read

Low-Maintenance Garden Ideas

How to cut garden work by two-thirds without paving it over, the design decisions, planting choices and three jobs that actually save you time.

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Soaker hose, tap timer, zinc labels, jute twine and a soil thermometer on timber
AccessoriesBuying guide5 min read

Gardening Accessories Worth It

The small kit that removes friction from every session: watering gear, labels, supports and storage, plus the accessories that just take up room.

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Watering can soaking dark soil around young chard and lettuce at sunrise
GuidesStep-by-step guide6 min read

How to Water a Garden

How to water a garden properly: how much plants need, how to tell when they need it, and why a daily splash does more harm than none at all.

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