Acid or Alkaline?

Your soil may contain all the elements for optimal plant growth, but if its acidity/alkalinity level is wrong for what you grow, plants will not be able to access the elements, or they may get too much. This blog post covers how to measure acidity/alkalinity, and how to adjust it, if it needs adjusting.

Pruning Berries

As I get more varieties of berries in my garden, it becomes harder to remember how each variety should be pruned, so I decided to document what I knew, add more detail, and ask others with expertise in this area for input and feedback. Here is the result.

Maximising your Strawberry Crop

July is the perfect time to create a new strawberry patch or give your strawberry plants their once-a-year haircut and do other things to maximise your crop in the new season.