John Bond

You're watering. You're feeding. You're doing everything the bag tells you to do. And your pot plants just aren't taking off the way you hoped. If you've been asking yourself why are my pot plants not thriving, the answer is almost certainly in the mix itself. Before you try a different fertiliser or a different plant, read this. Because the answer is almost certainly in the mix itself, not in anything you're doing wrong. What is actually inside a bag of potting mix? Most potting mix looks...

Sarah reached out recently with a question that I reckon a lot of gardeners are asking right now. "Wondering if I should be using it (soil amendment) in all this rain that we are having. I really want to but the garden beds are so wet I'm not sure if I should?" It's a great question. And the answer leads into something really important about what heavy rain actually does to your garden that most people never think about. Why do plants struggle after heavy rain? You'd think rain would be good...

You're watering. You're feeding. You're doing everything the label says. And your plants just aren't responding the way they should. Before you blame the seeds, the weather, or your luck, consider this. The problem is almost certainly underground. And it's probably something you're doing without realising it. Here are 5 habits killing your plants quietly and the one thing your plants actually need to thrive. 1. Does synthetic fertiliser damage soil biology? This one is everywhere. Your plants...