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How to figure out if a compost brand is good or not and the brands of peat free compost I use | Jack Wallington

Around the world the vast majority of plants on earth grow in a mix of mineral soil and composted organic matter – only those...

Why it’s time to ban non-organic pesticides from sale to the general public | Jack Wallington

Please take 30 seconds to sign the petition When I first started studying horticulture professionally in 2015, I was full of positivity and excitement for...

The importance and benefits of keeping fallen leaves around plants | Jack Wallington

One of the pieces of advice the gardening world has got wrong over the years is about picking up fallen leaves from around plants....

How to grow Brussels sprouts organically and cook them | Jack Wallington

I used to have a mild apathy toward Brussels sprouts, boiled and soggy, I can’t say I’d’ve rushed out to grow them… until I...

How to grow onions and shallots organically from seed | Jack Wallington

Growing onions and shallots organically from seed is easy, cheap and fun. In this post I will detail each step from seed packet to...

Jack Pizzo’s Prairie Garden in Illinois

For years I have wondered why Europeans find American prairie planting so aspirational, while Americans will go to great lengths to create a semblance...

How to grow hardwood cuttings | Jack Wallington

Hardwood cuttings are an easy way of taking pieces of woody stem of shrubs, some trees and climbers to grow new plants. It’s done...

How to prune salvias and when to do it – three pruning groups | Jack Wallington

A group of plants I grow a lot in my own garden and in my clients’ garden designs is the perennial Salvias. Salvias are...

How to grow Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’ from seed | Jack Wallington

A number of years ago RHS Chelsea Flower Show was filled with a new flower, Lysimachia atropurpurea ‘Beaujolais’. Grown among grasses, the foliage dissolves...

How to grow organic tomatoes including heirloom tomatoes | Jack Wallington

Tomatoes sit atop everyone’s grow your own lists, and if they don’t, they should! Relatively easy to grow – with a few quirks –...

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How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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