Eco-friendly gardening Archives | The Allotment Garden

Grow Your Own Plant-Based Protein: The Guide To High-Protein Vegetables

Grow your own plant-based protein in the UK. From legumes to nuts & grains, cultivate a sustainable, high-protein garden!

Grow your own – why bother? [An Exposé]

Improve you health and happiness levels by growing your own vegetables on your allotment plot this year.

Baking soda – Organic mildew treatment – courgettes, pumpkins & cucumbers

Get on top of that powdery mildew from your squashes with a simple and organic solution that you are bound to have in your kitchen cupboard.

Nettle feed – free organic fertiliser [how to guide]

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Does Copper Tape Slugs Barrier Work? Tested: Pass or Fail?

I have tested copper tape to protect my plants from slug and snail attacks. Here is what I have found so far.

Eco hanging basket liner made from Pampass grass

Lining hanging baskets on a budget

You don't have to spend a fortune on expensive hanging basket liners. With a little creativity, you can save a money and create and impressive display in your garden.

Three sisters vegetable gardening

An ancient and highly successful way of growing vegetables. The three sisters garden scheme is a balanced and attractive method that everyone must try.

Growing vegetables in a small garden

Here are just a few suggestions of varieties of vegetables that you can easily grow in a small garden.

Garden flowers for bees

Bees are in decline in most countries around the world. As gardeners, what flowers can we grow to encourage these important insects?

Wild flower garden from seed

Growing wild flowers on barren patch of ground can be fruitful. A list of great annuals and perenial plants to grow from seed in your wild flower garden.

Wildlife garden

Sadenned by the destruction of the UK's natural habits? Here are just a few methods for encouraging more wildlife into your garden.

Warming soil – The hot-bed method

What's the best method for warming soil? The temperature of soil is an important factor for yielding a productive and early crop. Warm soil will speed up the growing process and give you a head start this Spring.

Sedums – low maintenance plants

For low maintenance, easy growers - you can't beat Sedums. A few ideas for growing these succulent perennial plants.

Earth Worm

Worms Bins

In these days of heightened environmental awareness, it is no wonder that more and more of us are making our own compost. Worm Bins - perfect for the small or non-existent garden.

Garden irrigation systems

When most people think of irrigation they think of giant industrial sprinklers in fields and, yes, these can be complex and expensive. But now irrigation system manufacturers have recognised that most people just want to take the hassle out of watering their garden, hanging baskets or greenhouse through a cheap, easy-to-use and efficient irrigation system.

Organic Herbicides & Pesticides [100% Organic]

We are all becoming increasingly worried about the effects of the agricultural chemicals on our food crops. Here are some natural solutions.