Alan's Garden Blog

Broccoli and Cabbage doing very nicely with Garden Mate and Wormpost I have been on the lookout for a rock mineral product for a while. Some of my Watersaver Gardens are up to seven years old and I am lazy-I don't want to go to the trouble of replacing the de-mineralised soil. I came across an organic product called Garden Mate and started using it a few weeks ago. Very happy with the results so far. I combine four handfuls per square metre with my own 'wormpost', a combination of compost, worms and micro-organisms. It is not just rock minerals,...

This side of the house is all shade and no water so we put in a Watersaver Garden with some plants that don't mind that environment. Pretty impressive growth.    

Pam has a fairly ordinary view of a caravan park from her courtyard so she has put in some Watersaver Gardens with Bamboo which will form a very attractive screen without taking up much room at all.

Like to win a Watersaver Balcony Garden? I am giving one away at both my presentations at Gardenfest this weekend. I will be giving tips on how to garden with less work and the minimum of water. You can also be the first to see my Greenhouse Garden-now grow your favourite veggies all year round.Presentation times are 2.40 Saturday and 2.20 Sunday.

You don't often see snake beans in punnets so I bought some to try out. They are prolific vines producing huge amounts of beans. I thought they might taste a bit better from the garden rather than buying them but their texture is still a bit 'glugly' for my liking. If you like snake beans they are really easy to grow so have a go.