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Click here to read about whats currently happening in my garden.  Where possible tips and pointers are included as the subjects are covered but further information can be obtained from my articles and other information.

Ebook

Here are ebooks you can download or buy. I will eventually write my own ebook with information and ideas to help you create your dream edible garden that can provide food for your family and begin towards self-sufficiency.

Things to do in the Garden this month

Not sure what to do in your garden this month?  Read on to find out what to plant and do.  Keep up to date with suitable times for plantings and other jobs in the garden.

News & Events

September 2009

Planting Seeds
With the arrival of early spring, you now have many plants you can start growing. Get warm weather plants like tomatoes and peppers off to an early start inside under lights. There are several cool weather plants you can plant outside, or in trays ready to transplant later.

September 2009

Individual Plant Entries
Currently I am working on adding pages on individual fruits and veges. More information will be added to these pages as I find time. Follow the links on the information page.

August 2009

Recommended Books
View recommended books by following the links on the information page. If you purchase from these links a percentage of your purchase will be paid to me. Please support me to keep this site updated. Any book counts, not just the ones first linked to.

Welcome to the start of the rest of your life!

The quest for self-sufficiency is becoming ever more important with the price increases and damage to our environment prompting investigation into where our food comes from.  The concept of food miles is the popular buzz word of today.  Why should we be eating food that has come from miles away overseas that is costing our planet its non-renewable resources when we could simply grow our own and reduce food miles to zero.  Modern inventions and research means there are more and more ways to garden easily even if you are short on time or space or money.

Are you sick of paying for overpriced and limp vegetables? Bored with the small selection of vegetable varieties available in the shops?  Concerned about your environment?

This website will help you to produce your own food of the best quality in whatever space you have available. Various Vegetables are discussed in this area giving you information about planting, tending, harvesting and storing.

Particular emphasis is placed on the concept of square foot gardening - adapted to square meter gardening by some - as this holds the answer to many of the problems of vegetable gardening in modern society. 

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