Tag Archives: collard greens

Companion Planting Dill

This attractive herb is popular with chefs for use with fish dishes. It is also popular with beneficial insects like bees, hoverflies, and predatory wasps. There are many plants that will benefit from companion planting dill. Companion Planting Dill With its dainty, feathery leaves, and pretty yellow flower heads, dill makes a great herb to brighten any garden. For the organic gardener, it is a great companion plant and well worth growing. Below are the plants that will benefit the most from companion planting with dill. Brassicas and Dill Brassica is the family name for the cabbage group of plants… → Read More

Companion Planting Brassicas

All plants growing in the wild, grow in companion to other plants, so it’s ok to do this in your garden. However, there are some plants that do better with others, and some that will be problematic. Companion planting brassicas will give your brassica plants the best companions, and show you what not to grow with brassicas. What Are Brassicas? In easy terms, brassicas are all members of the cabbage family, and so members include:- Cabbage Cauliflowers Broccoli Calabrese Kale Brussel Sprouts Collard Greens There are also some members of the brassica family that might surprise you, like Turnips Kohlrabi… → Read More

Kratky Hydroponics System Explained

I’m always on the look out for new ways to grow vegetables, and I’ve recently heard a lot about hydroponics. I’ve been looking at all different systems, and the most convenient for my purposes looks like the Kratky method. Once I had the Kratky hydroponics system explained to me I decided to have a go at it. Hydroponic Systems Explained As far as I can tell, there are 3 main methods of hydroponic growth systems so let’s have a quick look at them all and see what differences there are. Aquaponics An aquaponic system uses the waste from fish or… → Read More