GROWers — Quick Links to Great Gardening Info
Each month as part of the GROW theme we suggest some articles and videos we hope will entertain and inform you. This month’s theme is ‘GROWers’: so this month we offer an introduction to some people offering really interesting and useful online resources. These include help on how to start out, working with rare varieties and research into different methods of edible plant gardening.
By Chris Warburton-Brown
What exactly makes a good grower and what talents do you need to become one? Gayla Trail suggests just six things; experience, persistence, consistency, observation, adaptation and failure. Read her thoughts on the subject here.
If you’re just starting out on becoming a grower, you’ll find this guide to starting a vegetable garden useful. Now is the perfect time to start planning your new garden for next year.
Charles Dowding is an inspiring grower who has pioneered organic no dig gardening. Learn more about his garden and his ideas in this video.
Help your kids become the next generation of growers with this great guide to easy-to-grow plants, seeds, herbs, fruit and vegetables.
How about growing something you’ve never grown before? This video might inspire you to grow a rare, heritage or ancient variety.
What if you want to become a grower but don’t have any outdoor space, why not turn your apartment into a garden?
And finally, check out the RED (Research, Education Demonstration) gardens in Cloughjordan ecovillage: there polymath Bruce Darrell runs five different types of garden, each in a high profile organic/agroecological/permacultural style. His no rules compost video (below) is especially interesting!
