It’s the beginning of a new season but nothing at the moment feels new. Over the last few months, we’ve been riding the highs and lows of a tumultuous season and as we emerge into March, and the start of autumn, we’re feeling strung out, tired and looking a little worse for wear. So is our vegetable garden. 

The start of calendar autumn is more accurately the end of summer, or, as it proves more and more often, the continuation. Temperatures are often at their highest and most consistent in March, and while this seems to prolong each year, we as people and gardeners find the imminent change too irresistible to ignore. Preparation for autumn begins now, here are our tips on how to prepare best:

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One of the greatest challenges of the 21st century is solving the dilemma of growing food at a rental property. It’s like turning on a blender without the lid; you know there’s going to be a mess to clean up, but how big you can’t be sure. There are too may unknowns and few knowns that swing the odds out of your favour from the outset.

Anyone with rental property experience will know that when moving into a new house it will likely be presented in a condition that is deemed completely unsuitable once you depart. Although no one will be blamed for the early shortcomings, you can be certain that any misplaced picture hook, scratch, dust, smudge, or raised garden bed full of vegetables will be taken out of your bond once you depart. All that being said, it shouldn’t stop you from growing food.

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Hand pollination is one of those tasks that feels a little naughty. Check out the video.

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How to grow vegetables, maintain your garden, and get the most out of small spaces.

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