14 Drought-Resistant Vegetables To Plant In Case Of Water Shortage – Graphic © off-grid.info. Images – Wikipedia 1 2 3 lic. under CC 3.0 and Pixabay (PD) Here’s a quick list of 14 veg that are known to be more drought tolerant than others. Useful to know! 1. Beans (all …
This great video from Simplify Gardening shows us the real secrets of high-volume potato cropping in a small garden. 200 sq ft is an area around 20ft x 10ft and the technique involves using buckets – which has the wonderful benefit that when it comes time to harvest, all the …
Here’s a useful video from Simplify Gardening that gives us some useful tips for garlic growing. This tutorial should give you everything you need to know to get it cracking! Garlic is typically grown by “multiplying it”: Single cloves are planted and these develop into full bulbs. Choose the best …
Here’s a useful short video from OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening that reveals simple tomato pruning techniques for higher yields, earlier harvests and healthier plants. The first thing to understand is that these techniques only apply to indeterminate tomatoes which keep growing and putting out new shoots until the …
In this video, our rather enthusiastic video presenter James Prigioni shows us how to make an attractive and useful raised bed from three pallets, a few 2×4’s, some screws and some linseed oil… This is a true low-budget project that uses some recycled materials. Total cost per raised bed, assuming …
Here we have a video tutorial from the legendary organic veg grower Charles Dowding. His whole channel is brilliant, honestly and he’s just one of those inspiring individuals who seems to have life completely figured out. He’s a masterclass in contentment and relaxation and if you needed a link between …
In this video, the popular Epic Gardening channel introduces us to the fun topic of growing crops in a post-apocalyptic world. This is based on experience – our presenter took the challenge of surviving entirely for 30 days on food that he either foraged, fished or grew himself! Here are …
In this video by Living Big In A Tiny House, we learn some vital cropping techniques for your homestead garden or smallholding. If you are growing your own veg, the work doesn’t stop after you pull the produce from the ground! You now have the task of storing your produce. …
“I haven’t done anything clever at all. I’ve just stopped interfering with my garden.” Here’s an inspiring and highly educational video report from Happen Films about a New Zealand couple who took two acres of neglected land and transformed it into a wonderful food forest. A food forest is a …
80-Year-Old Master Gardener’s Free Tutorial – How To Grow Your Own Organic Food – These Amazing Tips Could Help You Live Longer And Healthier – Graphic © off-grid.info. Background image © AdobeStock 41204645 (under license) There’s a wise old African proverb that says that every old person is also a …