The Giant Elephant Hawkmoth Caterpillar I saw this beauty crawling across my path the other day, and could hardly believe it! Measuring at just about 3.5 inches fully stretched out, it is the...
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Using Grass Clipping As A Garden Mulch Ok, I'll admit that this may not be the most exciting topic in the gardening world - however the results of mulching with grass clippings with regard to weed...
Enter The Shining Flower Beetle: Ok, I'll admit the headline title was a little dramatized :) However they are shiny and they are also Beetles – the beetle in fact of the genus Olibrus from the...
Growing potatoes in a home-made planter Here is just a quick post to emphasize just how simple it is to get the maximum benefit out of a few seed potatoes, using a 'trench' method to maximise the...
How To Propagate Your Berry Plants Once you have decided which berry plants to grow for your winter fruit-stock, then the next decision has to be how to go about it!Fortunately this is not rocket...
Small Garden Techniques and Ideas With ever more people taking an interest in growing their own vegetables and looking for small vegetable garden ideas as part of a drive towards...