THE ECO GARDEN GET GROWING
In last month's edition of Kitchen Garden, I talked about how gardens work as an ecosystem. Today, I want to talk about this in more practical terms. InMarch 2021, I stepped gleefully out into my new garden with a wheelbarrow of fresh horse manure and a few decking boards. The garden was entirely laid to lawn, save for a small area of decking. My budget was tiny, but my need for a garden was huge.
With the help of a tiny flappy greenhouse, my garden was soon brimming with produce. There were carrots and cabbages, parsnips and lettuce, sweetcorn and cape gooseberries, to name just a few. For a few glorious weeks, it was perfection. But then it all started to unravel. The garden was in the
