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How to blow-dry a chicken

Ever tried to blow-dry a chicken? Nope, nor me. But that would never discourage my wife Linda if she thinks it’s going to help...

Review: Hot Beds

Think that hot beds were a Victorian gimmick? Think again!

Review: Chicken Nuggets

More chicken trivia than you can shake a New Hampshire Red at.

The blocked sewer: a short horror story

Here’s a short horror story: Imagine there is a sewer buried beneath your back garden. There’s a big metal cover on a concrete base, under which the dire stuff flows…away. And hopefully you never see...

Polytunnel mornings

Keeping an eye on your plot, and getting to work. Can you manage both?

Free seeds – how did you do?

If you took advantage of our free seeds offer this spring, we'd love to hear how you're getting on

Review: The Weeder’s Digest

An approachable and genuinely inspiring take on edible weeds

Fuel cells

Fuel cells are becoming more mainstream, and ethanol may become a viable alternative fuel for developing nations

Gardening gloves review: gold leaf gloves

Hate wearing gardening gloves? Andy did too, until he was sent a pair of these beauties.

Review: Growing Perennial Vegetables

Perennial vegetables may never replace the staple crops that the world depends on, but they certainly deserve to have a bigger space on our plates

Composting paper

How safe is it to use paper and cardboard in your compost, and in your garden?

GM crops – faster than ever

A move by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) will lead to ‘speedier regulatory reviews’ for genetically modified products such as those made by Monsanto.

Gardening, California style…

I don’t smoke pot now, and I haven’t for years. Nor do I grow it...but I used to...

Solar Panels – the next step

The government just lost its appeal over the High Court ruling (of December 21, 2011) that they had acted illegally in announcing early cuts to the FIT - Feed In Tariff - payments for solar panel arrays.

The Polytunnel Forum

Introducing a dedicated polytunnel forum, where tunnelers can swap stories, offer advice, or just ask for help.

The Tashi Tunnel, part 2

At last, and after much longer in transit than it really should have required, the polytunnel donated by First Tunnels Ltd arrived in Bangalore, India, and was delivered to organic farmer Phurbu Tsering on...

Mice in the attic

Mice in the attic can cause fires by eating through the insulation on electic cables.

The Silence of the Pigs

Andy tried hard to come up with a heartwarming seasonal story... and failed miserably.

Vole damage in the tunnel

Voles are not usually much of a problem. But if you get one, or two, or more - inside your polytunnel, it could be a very different matter...

Food Bill threatens self-sufficiency in New Zealand

Could saving seeds and selling surplus lettuces soon become illegal in New Zealand?

Christmas is coming…

Christmas dinner? What could beat a nice, home-grown red cabbage?

Gardening without killing

Gardening without killing: while it's impossible to avoid it completely, killing garden pests is unnecessary and can be harmful - to us!

Solar…Unpowered?

If you were planning on putting in a solar panel array and funding it through the government's feed-in tariff payments, you'd better move REALLY fast!

Act fast if you want solar

The government is halving the subsidy for domestic solar, as from 12th December 2011

It would certainly liven the job up

It can be difficult to get your kids to help on the plot, particularly when the job just shouts out ‘work’. That’s why I was so pleased when Number 2 Son (aged 8) showed real interest in...