How to guides
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19th October 2026
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter UK
How to prepare your garden for winter in the UK comes down to doing four jobs in the right order: drainage, cover, protection, structures. Most advice starts at the third …
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12th October 2026
How to Get Rid of Leatherjackets Organically UK
How to get rid of leatherjackets organically in the UK has one practical answer: nematodes, applied to warm moist turf, in October. Miss that window and you wait a year. …
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5th October 2026
How to Make Leaf Mould: The Slow Mulch Worth Waiting For
Leaf mould is the easiest soil improver you will ever make. It costs nothing and wants no effort beyond a rake and a corner. After a year it gives you …
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29th September 2026
How to Improve Soil Before Winter This Autumn
How to improve soil before winter is one of the most important questions any gardener can ask in September, because the work you do now pays dividends for the next …
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21st September 2026
How to Plant Spring Bulbs UK the Natural Way
How to plant spring bulbs UK the natural way is a question that more gardeners are asking each year, and for good reason. Done right, bulb planting sets up months …
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7th September 2026
What Are Nematodes? Your Garden’s Natural Pest Fix
What are nematodes in gardening? They are microscopic, naturally occurring roundworms already living in your soil right now and in September they become one of the most effective pest control …
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7th September 2026
How to Improve Clay Soil Organically
How to improve clay soil organically is one of the most searched gardening questions in Britain and the honest answer is that it takes longer than most blogs will admit. …
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17th August 2026
How to Get Rid of Whitefly Organically UK
How to get rid of whitefly organically is one of the most common questions UK gardeners ask in the late summer and for good reason. A whitefly infestation can devastate a greenhouse full of …
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10th August 2026
How to Prepare Your Garden for Autumn UK
Knowing how to prepare your garden for autumn in the UK is not something you should leave until the leaves start turning. By then, the window for the most effective …
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31st July 2026
Autumn Gardening Jobs: August Week by Week
Autumn gardening jobs start in August, not September. By the time the leaves begin to turn, the gardeners who planned ahead are already harvesting, their beds are mulched and their spring bulbs are on …
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19th July 2026
How to Save Seeds in a Garden
Knowing how to save seeds in a UK garden is one of the simplest, most powerful things you can do as a gardener and one of the most overlooked. It …
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3rd July 2026
How to Get Rid of Spider Mites Organically UK
How to get rid of spider mites organically is one of the most searched gardening questions every July and for good reason. When temperatures rise and rainfall drops, spider mites …
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4th June 2026
How to Get Rid of Aphids Organically UK
Knowing how to get rid of aphids organically in the UK is something every experienced gardener eventually needs to understand properly, because the chemical shortcut causes far more damage than the …
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7th May 2026
The Benefits of Organic Coir Mulch Mats: More Than Just a Weed Barrier
The benefits of organic coir mulch mats stretch well beyond keeping weeds down although they do that superbly. Lay one around a plant and you’re simultaneously conserving water, insulating roots, improving soil health and giving yourself a …
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20th April 2026
What Are Organic Coir Mulch Mats? The Low-Effort Way to a Weed-Free Garden
Organic coir mulch mats are exactly what they sound like: flat, circular mats made from organic coconut fibre and natural latex, laid around plants to block weeds, lock in moisture, insulate roots and …
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