Articles by Simon Watkins
Simon Watkins |
Monday, 18th June 2012
Simon despairs for his heavy-feeding vegetables, but rejoices in the abundance of his strip meadow, created out of nothing more than the smashed up remains of his former driveway...
Simon Watkins |
Monday, 23rd April 2012
In the latest update from his permaculture garden Simon lets us in to some of his secrets, including educating local kids, recycling old furniture and his continuing research into the best potting mixes...
Simon Watkins |
Thursday, 29th March 2012
Making compost is often more of an art than a science. In this case, Simon managed to hit the aerobic decomposition jackpot. Here's his compost how-to...
Simon Watkins |
Thursday, 15th March 2012
Digging up your driveway to create raised beds is many a gardener's dream... putting it into practice (and still allowing for car parking) is quite another matter. Simon Watkins walks us through how he did it.
Simon Watkins |
Monday, 3rd October 2011
Last time, Simon talked about growing alfalfa alongside his vegetables. He's gone a step further and planted his carrots next to his garlic and his lettuces under his tomatoes, all with a generous glug of nitrogen, fixed into the soil by alfalfa. But what are the results of this polycultural growing experiment?
Simon Watkins |
Tuesday, 6th September 2011
Simon Watkins gave up his car and took up cycling instead. It left him with a huge, empty concrete drive in front of his house. He decided to create a food jungle – no easy feat when you have little soil and compost and less money. Here he shares the beginning of the story step by step to encourage you to permaculture your front yard!
Simon Watkins |
Monday, 15th August 2011