Schoolboy Oliver Batchelor went the extra mile for a history project by digging a 4ft World War One replica trench in his back garden. Wannabe soldier Oliver, 12, from Worthing, West Sussex, recreated ...

Now is a good time to put in a winter crop of tomatoes and soil preparation is the key. The soil in the vegetable garden is relatively fresh to cultivation so to fast track improvement I'm going to ...

Start your gardening endeavors this fall by using plant materials (organic matter) that you would normally put on the curb for pick-up. Whether you use the trench, keyhole, mound (also known as ...

Dylan Ferris was looking for inspiration for a writing assignment in his Grade 10 social studies class. He ended up digging a trench in his mother's garden patch in order to experience a night in the ...

Most gardeners know food scraps contain nutrients that can be used to improve garden soils. The most common way of handling kitchen scraps is adding them to a traditional compost pile, but a less well ...

The secret of a rich and healthy vegetable garden is to feed the soil regularly. Use compost (well rotted plant material) or manure to feed your soil. You can also dig a trench bed and fill it up with ...

Plant the vegetables which have big seeds directly into your trench garden: Beans, peas, pumpkin, squash, melons, mealies and potatoes. You can also plant root vegetables, for example carrots, ...