Without doubt the highest yielding vegetables you can grow in the garden and really invaluable for Winter use dried these Butter beans and Borlotti beans are growing in a tiny No-Dig bed in my mums small urban back garden and the soil preparation is now really paying dividends
The Butterbeans I am growing are FAGIOLO DI SPAGNA which are the only ones I have ever had much success with and the Borlotti are LAMON both from seeds of Italy
Just occasionally you come across something so simple you wonder why people have not been using it for years. Twine is a garden essential but most of it comes from man made plastics.Twool is compostable,organic natural fibre and biodegrades quickly in the garden and we can all make a small difference by using it for our gardening jobs
This seemingly simple piece of equipment overcomes two of the major problems of growing tomatoes, that of over watering and blossom end rot, whilst simultaneously doubling the crop produced. Also when growing peppers, aubergines or dwarf beans it gives you an increased yield without the daily requirement of watering.
One of the buzz ingredients for apparently miraculous results in your garden is ‘Rock Dust’. Having access to a Geo-chemist I thought I would find out exactly what is in the ‘miracle’ product. Watch the film and judge for yourself.
