Using seed trays: why it keeps failing
If you have already tried using seed trays and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…
Rotation and resting soil: standard, rhythm, floor
Most people do not fail at rotation and resting soil from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…
Judging when to harvest: a cheaper route
If you only read one paragraph, read this: judging when to harvest depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Kitchen waste composting: for a first attempt
Anyone who has spent time on kitchen waste composting has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Keeping plants alive while away: when to change approach
Anyone who has spent time on keeping plants alive while away has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
What grows on a north-facing balcony: an honest three-month record
Most people do not fail at what grows on a north-facing balcony from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows…
Choosing containers for food crops: why it keeps failing
Advice on choosing containers for food crops tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Mixing your own potting soil: for a first attempt
Put mixing your own potting soil back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Placing base fertiliser: a cheaper route
Anyone who has spent time on placing base fertiliser has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Sowing density for lettuce: when to change approach
There is plenty written about sowing density for lettuce and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done beside the…
Cutting spring onions again and again: for a first attempt
Anyone who has spent time on cutting spring onions again and again has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…
Staking tomatoes properly: breaking the problem apart
Advice on staking tomatoes properly tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Peppers in containers: standard, rhythm, floor
Put peppers in containers back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Hand-pollinating cucumbers: a cheaper route
Let us set the limits of hand-pollinating cucumbers first: it reliably improves herbs within reach, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything…
What strawberries need in a pot: an honest three-month record
Advice on what strawberries need in a pot tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Getting coriander to germinate: when to change approach
Advice on getting coriander to germinate tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
How deep to sow radishes: an honest three-month record
If you have already tried how deep to sow radishes and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
How much weight a balcony holds: when to change approach
Separate two things in how much weight a balcony holds: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
When and how much to water: for a first attempt
If you only read one paragraph, read this: when and how much to water depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
The rhythm of feeding: an honest three-month record
Put the rhythm of feeding back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…