If you’re starting out as a gardener, here are some F&F posts to get you going. Make sure you read our free guides on growing the most popular vegetables.
Composting, fertilisers and improving the soil
How to make good compost
Use coffee grounds to kickstart your compost
Household items for your compost heap
Green manures
Making comfrey tea
Take our week-long series of tutorials on improving your soil
Seed starting
How to give your seeds the best start
Making newspaper pots
How long do vegetable seeds stay viable for?
Planning your plot
Pests and diseases
Fighting tomato blight
Keeping slugs and snails off your plants
Companion planting to protect your plants
Repelling aphids with lemon spray
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Scott
Hi F+F!
The coffee grounds one is great, have you also thought about bacon fat for wildlife?
I use it in the winter to make bird feeders. Simply mix up some sunflower seeds and other seeds with bacon fat and spoon it into a coconut shell.
The birds go crazy for it!
All the best for 2012,
Scott