Mangelwurzel: The Underrated Giant Beet Worth Growing In The UK Mangelwurzel (also written mangel-wurzel, mangel beet, or simply “mangel”) is one of those old fashioned crops that smells faintly of hay and practicality, not glamorous, but quietly brilliant. A close relative of chard, table beet and sugar beet (all members of Beta vulgaris), mangel wasContinueContinue reading “Mangelwurzel: The Underrated Giant Beet Worth Growing In The UK”
Category Archives: Raised Bed Gardening
5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden
Raised Bed Gardening: 5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden Gardening has always been about finding the balance between nature and nurture, working with the soil, the seasons and the plants to create abundance. One of the simplest yet most transformative techniques available to modern gardeners is the raised bed. Whether youContinueContinue reading “5 Reasons Why You Should Use Raised Beds in Your Garden”
How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening
How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening In today’s world of shrinking green garden spaces, apartment balconies and community garden plots, space is at a premium, but that doesn’t mean your gardening goals have to be. Imagine transforming a small raised bed into a productive ecosystem that mimicsContinueContinue reading “How to Build a Linear Food Forest in a Raised Bed: Small Space Gardening “
Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed
You don’t need a huge space to start growing food and you don’t need a large space to start a food forest. Just start where you are & with what you have to move forward. Using the Permaculture Design Principles you can maximise your space to get the most from it. Source: familyfoodgarden.com The differentContinueContinue reading “Building a Mini Food Forest in a Raised Bed”
Making Every Bit Of Space Usable. Building A Long Planter Raised Bed
Where Did We Start From? This side is where the sun sets at night, it takes a while for the sun to reach this area in the day, but when it does, the sun reflects off the white shell wall (which is stunning up close) and gives the plants that extra much needed sun. ThereContinueContinue reading “Making Every Bit Of Space Usable. Building A Long Planter Raised Bed”
