Five plants that survive an Indian summer on a balcony
By the second week of May, a west-facing balcony behaves like an oven with a view. Pots dry out before lunch, leaves scorch at…
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How to make compost in a bucket, without the smell
Home composting fails for one reason nine times out of ten: too much wet kitchen waste and not enough dry material. Fix that ratio…
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Our seed swaps take place on a Sunday morning in a public park, usually between eight and eleven, and they look far less organised…
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A yellowing leaf is the most common thing gardeners write to us about, and the most commonly misread. The instinct is to water. The…
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Most school gardens die in the summer holidays. The one at a government school in Hyderabad is now in its fourth year, and the…
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If you only garden for one season, garden for the rabi. From the first week of October to the end of February, almost everything…
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