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Healthy strawberry plants full of ripe red fruit in a sunny garden with mulchPlanting

Strawberries with small fruit and poor harvest

Strawberry plants produce small berries after year two. This is ageing. Rejuvenate every three years and harvest fully like year one.

7 min
Organic herb garden with vegetable beds, fresh green mint and other herbsPlanting

Keeping mint under control in the garden

Mint spreads uncontrollably. Learn how to bury a root barrier, which varieties are less wild, and how to harvest and dry mint.

8 min
Sunny vegetable garden with raised beds, herbs and fruit shrubs, the kind of spacing leek and garlic also needPlanting

Rust on leeks and garlic: orange pustules on the leaves

Rust causes orange pustules on leek and garlic leaves. Prevent it with wider spacing, moderate nitrogen and quickly removing infected leaves.

8 min
Healthy vegetable beds with lettuce, beans and cucumber in a sunny backyardPlanting

How to Keep Slugs Out of Your Vegetable Garden Without Pellets

Slugs can wreck your lettuce and vegetables, but you do not need pellets: learn how copper tape, sheep wool, beer traps and hedgehogs keep them away naturally.

7 min
Potager garden with mixed vegetables and flowersGarden Layout

Combine vegetable and ornamental garden: potager style

Mix edible and ornamental in potager style. Learn how to integrate vegetables elegantly into your front yard without visual clutter.

8 min
Edible front yard with vegetables, herbs and fruit treesGarden Construction

Edible front yard design: foodscaping guide

Learn how to create an edible front yard with vegetables, herbs and fruit. Beautiful, productive and practical steps.

8 min
Green beans on the plant in summerPlanting

What if beans don't sprout in May?

Bean seeds that don't germinate? Discover why and how to grow them successfully.

8 min
Rhubarb plant with red and green stalks in vegetable gardenPlanting

Why is my rhubarb not red enough?

You can grow rhubarb red. Learn how to get red stalks through variety choice, sunlight, and harvest timing.

8 min
Expansive strawberry bed with red ripe fruit on green plantsPlanting

How many strawberry plants per m2? Planting density guide

Right strawberry plant spacing. Learn how many strawberry plants per square metre for maximum yield.

8 min
Dense raspberry row with red ripe fruit and healthy leaf canopyPlanting

How many raspberry plants per metre row? Spacing guide

Right raspberry plant spacing. Learn how many raspberry plants per metre for healthy, productive rows.

8 min
Ripe garlic bulbs in field with yellowed drooping leavesPlanting

When to harvest garlic exactly: recognition signs

Harvesting garlic at the right time yields full bulbs and excellent storage quality. Learn to recognize the moment precisely.

8 min
Ripe onion bulbs in field with yellowed drooping topsPlanting

When to harvest onions exactly: recognition signs

Harvesting onions at the right time yields well-storable bulbs. Learn the exact signs of ripe onions.

8 min

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