How to make seedhead baubles

Jump to How-To Are you ready to start a garden, plant trees, install a rain barrel, or plant grass but aren’t sure what places are best in your yard? A sun map can answer all of those questions by laying out what areas of your yard get the most sun, rain, and shade. Learn how to make a sun map in just a few hours! If you’re new to the idea of how to make a sun map, no worries! Until last year, I had never made one myself. But now that I know how to make a sun map, it has revol

Brassicas form the mainstay of the vegetable plot all year round in the form of summer and winter cabbage, cauliflower, sprouting broccoli, calabrese and Brussels sprouts. Whether you’ve raised your own brassicas from seed or opted for ready-grown seedlings, spring and early summer is the time to plant them out. You Will Need

Potatoes will grow very quickly under warm and moist conditions. When they are 10cm tall, the leafy shoots can be mounded around with soil to their full height, a process known as ‘earthing up’. Earthing up potatoes will increase the length of underground stems that will bear potatoes. This mounding can be repeated once or twice more at 2 – 3 week intervals to ensure the best crop, with the added benefit of smothering any competing weeds. Growing potatoes in a bag? Monty explains how to earth th

Culinary herbs are the original cut-and-come-again crop, and many benefit from regular pickings. Find out how to pick herbs from annual and perennial herbs, for the very best results, below. You Will Need