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How to make leaf mould – easy, free garden fertiliser!

October 29, 2020 by Catherine 1 Comment

This post contains affiliate links.  Affiliate links will be clearly marked with a * and if you click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission from that sale. With autumn getting into full swing, more leaves are falling from the trees each day. This is good news for family walks - who doesn’t love stomping through a big pile of crispy leaves?  It’s also good news for gardeners, as fallen autumn leaves give us ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Autumn, Compost, Garden, Garden maintenance, gardening, Leaves, Soil, Top Tips

Review: Cobra T24C 10″ Cultivator

May 31, 2017 by Catherine 2 Comments

cobra t24c cultivator

If you’ve got a big garden or an allotment, you’ve probably struggled at some point to dig a large patch of land manually.  Digging is certainly a good workout,  and some people really enjoy it, but I’m definitely not one of them! We’ve had our allotment for three years now, and while there are some raised beds which we don’t dig, there’s a good chunk of land that gets trodden down and needs digging over each year.  It’s a laborious job, and ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Allotment, Cobra, Cultivator, Digging, Electricals, Gadgets, Garden, Garden tools, gardening, Grow Your Own, Maintenance, Reviews, Rotavator, Soil, Tools

Help! We’ve Got An Allotment

January 20, 2015 by Catherine 7 Comments

allotment summer

Getting that phone call or email telling you that you’ve reached the top of the allotment waiting list can be a bit of a surprise.  If you’re anything like me, you’ll have put your name down ages ago, been warned it could be a few years before you hear anything, then promptly got on with raising a young family and almost forgot all about it.  Then comes the call or email and before you know it, you’re being shown your new plot and quizzed on what ...

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Filed Under: Grow Your Own Tagged With: Activity, Allotment, Crops, Family, Food, Greenhouse, Harvest, Homegrown, Planning, Planting, Plants, Raised bed, Shed, Soil, Top Tips, Vegetables, Weeds

Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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