Tag
kitchen garden
The Aphid on the Mint: An Integrated Account
A small infestation in a Wellington herb garden, three weeks of observation, and the question of when to intervene.
Carrot Fly and the Meter-High Fence
A simple barrier and the careful timing of sowing turn a long-running carrot fly problem into a non-issue on a quarter-acre garden in Norfolk.
Lovage, the Forgotten Celery of the Cottage Garden
A tall, intemperate, deeply useful perennial that almost no one grows.
A Polytunnel as a Household Appliance
Tristan Aoki spends a year with a 24-by-12 polytunnel in suburban Kyoto and concludes it is less a garden structure than a kitchen extension.
How to Read Leaf Damage by the Bite
A close examination of the marks left on bean, brassica, and apple leaves through a single July week in Devon, and what each pattern actually tells the gardener.
Cover Cropping a 25-by-40 Plot in Autumn
Rowena Bell sows winter rye and crimson clover into a tired Devon kitchen garden, and waits seven months for the soil to answer.
An Integrated Approach to Aphids in a Small Kitchen Garden
Octavia Bryne walks through a season of aphid management on a 14-by-20 plot in Lower Hutt, where the broad beans came up early and the ladybirds came late.
A Year in a 12-by-16 Vegetable Bed in Zone 6
Rowena Bell follows a small kitchen plot in the Berkshires through twelve months of weather, succession, and quiet revisions.