Water Butt’s & Harvesting Rainwater Do you know the importance of Water Butt’s? We trust the title of this newsletter didn’t throw you off too much! During our recent visit to the UK, we explored some garden centers and stumbled upon something quite amusing – rain barrels referred to as “water butt’s.” The name still […]
Week 16 of the Weekly Garden Digest – Wonderful Water Butt’s Read More »
Do Your Tomatoes Need Support? The reasons why we use a trellis system… Ever had sprawling, ground-hugging tomato plants? If you’ve been there, you’ll understand the struggle. Unstaked tomatoes tend to sprawl along the soil, even developing roots from their stems. This results in horizontally growing plants with fruits trailing along the ground – definitely not ideal,
Week 15 of the Weekly Garden Digest – Tremendous Trellis! Read More »
Berries Galore! Why not add berries to your yard? Berries are among the highlights of our garden. When we moved in, the yard had a haphazard corner with raspberry and blackberry plants. The blackberries seemed neglected, overgrown, and intermixed with the raspberries. One of our earliest tasks was to reorganize the raspberries into their own
Week 14 of the Weekly Garden Digest – The Ultimate Berries! Read More »
We have a plan for small pests, Now its the large ones… How we protect our valuable veggies! In our previous chat, we explored those tiny garden pests that are tricky to spot but can wreak havoc. This time, let’s focus on the bigger troublemakers we all know about, who can still ruin our plants.
Week 13 of the Weekly Garden Digest – Valuable Veggies! Read More »
Small Pests Strike Back! Pests, pests and more pests… Small Pests Strike Back! By this point, it is likely that all of us have established a functional kitchen garden. Despite our efforts, various challenges persist, such as dealing with pests, watering issues, slow plant growth, and other factors. Among these challenges, pests stand out as
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Why aren’t my tomatoes turning red?! The Situation with the Green Tomatoes As temperatures rise and your tomato plants grow bigger, producing an abundance of fruit, you might eagerly anticipate the moment they turn ripe red. At Willow Lane Garden Co., we are currently experiencing the same anticipation in our own kitchen garden. Despite having
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