How to – Home Grown - Groundwork

How to…

…understand soil

A boot on a gardening fork digging

…dig or not to dig

wheel barrow and a compost heap

…sow seeds

veg seeds being poured into a child's hand

…transplant seedlings

Close up of hands on a small shoot

…grow in containers and grow bags

Seedlings growing in bags

…understand planting out

Gardener taking a seedling out of its pot to plant in the ground

…support climbing plants / staking out

cane supports

…make compost

putting veg scraps on a compost pile

…make natural plant feed

homemade plant fertilizer being poured onto plants

…water sustainably

guttering running into a watr butt

…control pests

Cabbage with leaves eaten but pests

…attract pollinators

bee in a pumpkin flower

…understand companion planting

Marigolds and rhubarb as companion plants

…keep your plants growing for longer

Salad in planter

…maintain growing spaces

weeding a veg patch

…know seasonal produce

seasonal produce just picked from the garden

…harvest!

courgettes and beetroot being harvested

…collect seeds

seeds from tomato plants on kitchen paper

...cultivate green manures

red clover