My garden

Three sisters planting. Mixed planting garden!

You may have heard of a 'three sisters' garden, which is a traditional native American growing method.
The idea, for the uninitiated, is to intercrop sweetcorn, beans and squash.
The sweetcorn supports the beans, the beans fix nitrogen for the sweetcorn, and the squash mulches the ground, keeping it moist and keeping weeds down.
The mix of plants makes pests less likely to triumph.
It is oft-touted as one of those neat, perfect permaculture-type solutions and so I set out to try it.

Three sisters planting
Peas + radishes + cucumbers;
Garlic + salad + beets;
Cucumbers + salad + Chinese cabbage;
Tomatoes + beans + kohlrabi;
Broccoli + celery + bush beans;
Tomatoes + strawberries + beets;
Tomatoes + salad + dill;
Carrots + garlic + peas;
Potatoes + dill + late ripe cabbage;
Cucumbers (on the north side on the trellis) + carrots + onions;
Tomatoes + bush beans + radish.


The best partners for:
corn: beans, pumpkin, cucumbers, melons.
peppers: carrots, cucumbers, basil, dill, coriander, onions.
cucumbers: corn, legumes, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, sunflower.
broccoli: beets, beans, celery, onions, lettuce.
tomatoes: cucumbers, carrots, garlic, onions, parsley.
eggplant: hot pepper, catnip, beans.
onions: carrots, lettuce, strawberries, cabbage.
potatoes: watermelons, cabbage, beans, beets, lettuce, radishes.
white cabbage: celery, hyssop, beans, thyme.

Snails and Slugs

- mint, sage, lemon balm, monarda, hyssop or rosemary - help drive away slugs

Tips for sowing

sow small amounts of seed every 10-14 days during the summer so you have a succession of vegetables, rather than a huge glut all at once,

Smarter Watering

The very best time to water plants is in the early morning, while it is still cool. This will allow the water to run down into the soil and reach the roots of the plant without too much excess water lost to evaporation. Watering in the early morning will also make the water available to the plants throughout the day so that the plants will be able to deal better with the heat of the sun.

This may require a little research, but individual crops have particular watering needs. There are times when it is not advisable to water heavily, for example young pea and bean plants as this can encourage too much leaf growth. However, later in the growing season, these same plants should be watered copiously when flowers have formed. The same is true of potatoes. Leeks require very little water, brussels sprouts the same, whilst cabbage, lettuce and spinach should all be watered frequently

My Allotment after hard work.

Garden around the house.

Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as ginkgo or gingko, also known as the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, all others being extinct.
It is found in fossils dating back 270 million years.














Herbs garden!


Behind the house.

Help Your Blueberry Plants Thrive with Epsom Salt

one table spoon of epsom salts and one table spoon of apple cider vinegar in two gallons of water and watered the plants
- a few table spoons of epsom salts around the root base of each plant to provide long term magnesium
To summarize, If you are trying to grow blueberry plants and they do not look as green or healthy as when you first got them. Try one table spoon each of epsom salt and apple cider vinegar in one or two gallons of water. The acidity of the apple cider vinegar helps the plants absorb the epsom salts. You can then sprinkle a few table spoons of epsom salts around the root base of your plants for long term absorption.

My allotment.

Lonicera caerulea/Honeyberry/blue honeysuckle/haskap/Жимолость - RU

Around the house.

Allotment: shower of hail!