Winter is an ideal time to focus on making your garden into a healthy organic plot, benefiting nature, the planet and you too. Growing organically is easy, cheap, fun and, once you have completed the basics, saves a lot of time too. Here's how to transform your plot into an organic paradise.
CARE FOR YOUR SOIL
Healthy soil is key to a flourishing garden, enabling plants and the whole ecosystem in your garden to thrive. Good soil benefits us too: consuming home-grown veg grown in healthy soil gives us beneficial gut bacteria and has been shown to help improve mental health.
Creating a healthy soil is simple. Resist digging the plot over this winter, and instead spread a thin layer of mulch over the surface and allow the soil life to gradually incorporate this into the ground. This maintains soil structure which is vital for
