All posts by Mark Abbott-Compton

balcony gardening, container gardening, mulches, no-dig gardening, Salad, scented plants, Uncategorized

A GENTLE PLEA FOR CHAOS!!!

Here I discuss some of my thoughts on why rigid structure about what we plant  and where we plant it seems  bland and contrived

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Herbs

How to grow Chervil

In this video I talk about one of the essential herbs of the French kitchen garden but for some reason one that seems to be forgotten elsewhere. One of the great things about Chervil is that it prefers light shade so doesn’t  fight for space with the better-known Mediterranean herbs

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balcony gardening, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, mulches, no-dig gardening, Plants for free

TOMATO GROWING– SUMMER UPDATE

In this video I cover why you need to make the decision as to the final height of your tomato plants, and also  stress why defoliating or removing all leaves up to a swelling trust of tomatoes is important

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balcony gardening, Beans, Chillies, Climbing beans, container gardening, Greenhouse growing, Herbs, Herbs, mulches, no-dig gardening, Salad, scented plants

 TEN MINUTE GARDENER – BETTY’S GARDEN MID SUMMER UPDATE

In this video I shall bring you up to date with what is being cropped in my mum Betty’s garden.  I am going to be talking about my chaos theory of planting and you can see examples of how this works.

 

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