John 2 days ago3 minSuperpowered SoilHappy New Year! The RenewEL team hope that you had a good festive break and welcome you back into the garden. Although it’s snowing, ther...
John Dec 22, 20202 minHappy Christmas!As we wind down towards the end of a strange and unprecedented year, we have the chance to pause for thought about what has passed. It ha...
John Dec 8, 20203 minThe Art of PruningIt’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, but that doesn’t mean that work in the garden has to stop. In fact, December is a very impor...
John Nov 18, 20203 minSpring starts here: A guide to planting bulbsBulbs can add a splash of early spring colour to borders, beds and containers. Tulips come in all shades, from dark purple to white, and ...
John Sep 22, 20206 minA guide to...Autumn Gardening JobsIt has been an odd year. A year in which many of us have been forced to stay in, but one of the benefits has been that many of us have gr...
John Aug 5, 20204 minCompanion PlantingCompanion Planting – the practice of growing two or more different plants together for the beneficial effects they have on each other – i...
John Jul 2, 20204 minGoing Wild - Wildlife GardeningA wildlife garden doesn’t have to be an unkempt jungle of nettles and brambles. In fact, just letting a garden ‘go wild’ and overgrown is...
John Jun 12, 20205 minHow to make BokashiBokashi uses microorganisms and bacteria to breakdown food in an anaerobic environment, watch this short film to learn how to make your own.
John May 15, 20201 minComposting with Worms Part 2If you have enjoyed the composting series and begun to set up a wormery have a watch of the next installment from our expert John, if you...
John May 4, 20205 minComposting III Composting with WormsWorms aren’t really very picky diners. They’ll eat most organic vegetable matter and about half their own body weight a day.
John Apr 19, 20205 minComposting II Three BinAnyone can compost. When we think about composting, most people imagine great big industrial units full of dump-trucks processing what ev...
John Apr 17, 20204 minComposting IComposting can help with biodiversity. By making a compost heap, you are creating a living, breathing biosphere.
John Apr 8, 20204 minHome GrownIf you’ve been into Sainsbury’s or Tesco in the last few weeks, you’ll have seen something that you may have never experienced in the UK ...
John Apr 3, 20204 minThe benefits of gardening II If NASA uses horticulture to help with astronauts’ mental health, then those of us that just watch Star Trek, can surely benefit as well.
John Mar 30, 20202 minThe benefits of gardening I Hi, Seeing that we’re all going to house-bound for a while, many of us will be looking through grimy windows into that space called the b...