THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Vertical Sea Farming
Vertical sea farming is a term we had never come across before, until today, when we read – no, devoured! …
Compost = “To Place Together”
Looking online for where the word compost comes from, we found it originates in ‘composite’. ‘Com’ = together ‘Ponere’ – to place To place together. The perfect word for compost, the black gold of the garden. Quick Modern Mint tip for making compost: Place together a 50/50 mixture of green garden arisings (grass, flowers, vegetable peelings, stems) and brown, dry arisings (woody stems, cardboard, leaves, coffee grounds.) No cooked foods as it encourages rats. Occasionally turn this heap with a fork or spade. Leave for enough time and you will have compost to add back onto your garden. …
Charles Dowding
The team at Modern Mint have recently visited the teacher and vegetable grower Charles Dowding, who runs courses at his market garden in Somerset. Charles Dowding is best known for his ‘no-dig’ approach to gardening. Seeing how he grows his vegetables and fruit first hand, we can tell you it looks fantastic (and the vegetables tasted great!) Read Charles’ book – No Dig Organic Home & Garden The basic gist of the idea is to use compost mulches on your soil to grow your food. When you get your vegetable patch, instead of digging or (god forbid) double-digging, you just …
Organic Bulbs
What is the difference between organic bulbs (like the ones we are selling) and the bulbs you buy at the garden centre? Organic Bulbs Organic bulbs (or ecobulbs as the package will tell you) come from The Netherlands and are grown on organic land that has been reclaimed from the sea. The bulbs are not treated with insecticides or dipped in fungicide before being netted and sent to the garden centre. What are insecticides? Insecticides are simply a product that is used to kill, maim or repel bugs. Different poisons are used in different ways – for example, some insecticides …