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Flowers in the Vegetable Garden for Pollinators
Why Every Vegetable Garden Needs Flowers – Flowers for Pollinators and Beauty
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‘Nature does it best’ Pest Control in the Vegetable Garden
I grow vegetables organically, this means with no chemicals but sometimes it is a challenge to keep the pests away from your prized vegetables. I’ll be exploring a few different methods of pest control, some that I use in our vegetable plot. Black fly, Green Fly and White Fly Black fly, Green fly and White…
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Beneficial Garden Insects Series – The Ladybird or Ladybug
Every month I’ll be featuring a new article about beneficial insects in our gardens. Insects, bugs, beetles, flies etc are all beneficial in their own ways to growing vegetables and are great to see and study in the garden. What is a Ladybird or Ladybug? A ladybird or ladybug (in America) is a type of…
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Flowers in the Vegetable Garden attract wildlife
I keep saying I’m not very good at growing flowers, vegetables and now fruit seems to be my thing. However in the vegetables garden this summer, there seems to be flowers everywhere. Marigolds These orange and red coloured flowers have been a hit with hoverflies, resting places for honey bees and bumble bees and other…
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All About Bee’s – World Bee Day – 20th May
Bee’s are important in our gardens as they play the major part in pollination. They pollinate plants, which go onto reproduce and move the pollen onto other plant for fertilising. Did you know? There are 270 different types of bees in the UK. There are 24 different types of Bumblebee in the UK There’s are…
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The Marigolds Ring of Steel for Tomatoes
Marigolds and Tomatoes go hand in hand as best friends. They love being planted next to one another and are true companions. Why? Years ago when I had a greenhouse, marigolds were the only pest control that worked and kept the whitefly away from my tomatoes. Two years ago, I planted tomatoes outside in my…
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