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A Seasonal Guide to Wild Gardening

WHY COMPOST?

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Poppy Okotcha

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Meet Poppy

Autumn in Poppy’s garden

Autumn in Poppy’s garden

Taking inspiration from the wild

Taking inspiration from the wild

The golden rules of foraging

The golden rules of foraging

Making the most of apples

Making the most of apples

How to make apple cider vinegar

How to make apple cider vinegar

What is soil?

How to create healthy soil

How to create healthy soil

Why compost?

Bokashi fermentation

Bokashi fermentation

Designing and planning your garden

Designing and planning your garden

Planning your vegetable patch

Planning your vegetable patch

Bare root perennials

Bare root perennials

Seed saving

Creating a worm bath

Creating a worm bath

Putting the garden to bed in an ecological way

Putting the garden to bed in an ecological way

Springtime in Poppy’s garden

Springtime in Poppy’s garden

Water harvesting

Water harvesting

Creating ponds to encourage wildlife

Creating ponds to encourage wildlife

When to sow seeds

When to sow seeds

How to sow seeds

How to sow seeds

Summertime in Poppy’s garden

Summertime in Poppy’s garden

How to succession sow

How to succession sow

Creating a no-dig bed

Creating a no-dig bed

Planting your no-dig bed

Planting your no-dig bed

Growing strawberries

Growing strawberries

Pest and disease management

Pest and disease management

Caring for your plants

Caring for your plants

Reframing weeds

Reframing weeds

How to make nettle beer

How to make nettle beer

Why compost?

Compost is one of the cornerstones of a successful garden. Poppy will explain why composting is key and the many ways it can help our natural spaces to flourish.

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