Kitchen Garden

FREE YOURSELF FROM FERTILISERS

I consider myself a sensible adult. I manage to keep my children and dog alive, pay my mortgage, go for regular checkups at the dentist and attend parents’ evenings. The one thing I cannot do, however, is remember to fertilise my plants. Is it supposed to be once a week? Once every two weeks? Which combination of chicken pellets, potash or liquid fertiliser am I supposed to use? And, honestly, I don't care to find out.

Save from in my containers, I don't use fertilisers in my garden. And the best part is that my plants are healthier for it.

Consider the difference between getting your nutrients from a salad and getting them

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