Five years ago I started working a much-neglected garden. The first problem I had was soil. Nicola, one of the other gardeners on the Victory Living website, is blessed with a garden that has beautiful, crumbly, loamy soil that can be dug with ease. The garden I inherited, however, was filled with heavy, clay-based soil; [...]
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Weed Fertiliser
Did you know it was possible to make your own liquid feed using your plain old garden weeds? Nettles, as well as being vital for attracting aphid-eating ladybirds, also make a superb nitrogen-rich fertiliser. Dandelions, those horrible triffids with roots like a baby’s arm are actually rich in potassium and, when used in the right [...]
