Kitchen Garden

IT's ALL ABOUT THE SOIL

If your soil is in good condition it means you can grow much better crops. This feature from the National Allotment Society offers some advice and tips on helping to keep your soil healthy

Good soil health is widely accepted as a way to improve yield when growing edibles but also contributes positively to biodiversity and the environment as the world faces more climate challenges.

HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR ‘SOIL HEALTH'?

Allotment gardening lends itself to healthy soil but there

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