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26 postsBright orange spots on the pear leaf: pear rust looks dramatic but has a decisive weakness. It absolutely needs a juniper as its second host. How to break the cycle and get rid of the rust for good.
Raised strong and then burnt in the bed? Why the last link of seed-raising is so often forgotten, how to accustom your young plants to sun, wind and cool with a simple ten-day plan, and when they may finally go outside.
Why organic fertiliser takes a quite different path from mineral feed, what the three nutrients N, P and K really do, which organic fertilisers are worth it, and why with the amount less is almost always more.
Garden and kitchen waste become the best fertiliser you can get for free. Why the whole secret lies in the ratio of green and brown material, how to avoid rot, and what must never go on the compost.
Countless charts list good and bad neighbours, often without reason. Which four mechanisms of mixed cropping are really proven, why the Three Sisters work so well, and the one rule you should never break when combining.
Why the same cabbage grows poorly in its third year and how to prevent it: the two simple rules of crop rotation, the role of legumes as nitrogen gatherers, and the four-field plan that moves each bed one stage on year by year.
A garden is not a battlefield. How a clear ladder of prevent, strengthen, encourage beneficials and deter mechanically keeps most problems from ever growing large, and why the chemical hammer is the very last step.
An identification helper for the five commonest fruit tree diseases: apple scab, fire blight, brown rot, pear rust and peach leaf curl. How to recognise each by its damage, why fire blight is notifiable, and how an airy crown and tree hygiene prevent most problems.
The dark patch at the bottom of the tomato is not a disease but calcium shortage from uneven watering. How to recognise blossom end rot for sure, why scattering lime rarely helps, and how to prevent it reliably with even watering and mulch.
