Why garden organically?
ASK Organic, Scotland's leading experts on organic gardening,
want to show you how everything in your garden can be managed
organically.
We will help you learn how to:
Grow your own organic fruit, herbs & veg
Care for borders, shrubs, trees and lawns organically
Attract wildlife to the garden
And how to make your gardening more interesting and productive
ASK Organic partner, Dave Allan, is The Herald’s gardening
columnist. His weekly articles for the newspaper’s Saturday magazine are
posted on this website. His column is aimed at the enquiring and
discerning gardener. He gives practical advice on gardening methods and
also points to the importance of gardens and gardening to people in the
past. He explains what plants need to grow well and why we garden the
way we do. He unmasks gardening myths and nonsense that have been
believed for generations, like ‘rhubarb shouldn’t be composted’. He
explains why ‘parsnips taste better after a touch of frost’, rather than
slavishly repeating that they do.
Organic gardeners respect the bond that links all living creatures
together. We recognise that this delicate web of life and
interdependence could be damaged if synthetic chemicals, weedkillers and
fungicides are sprayed onto plants or the ground. Organic gardening is
about how to garden sustainably and how to work with and respect our
many garden residents. We aim to make our gardens healthy and diverse
spaces that will be of benefit to future generations.
It is also rewarding, healthy and fun.
Download these leaflets to help you get started
growing your own
If you have a question for Dave you can contact him
here
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