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| Perennial Leek has made a appearance after disappearing for a couple of years. Bigger leeks are harvested leaving the smaller pups to grow. |
One thing I have only recently come to really appreciate in the garden is to let the plants take a full life-cycle and to leave them the heck alone!
Letting plants go to seed with out the intention to collect the seed. Leave them to flower for the bees and all the other insects to enjoy, both good insects and the 'nasty' ones.
Leave plants in the soil when they die. Cut them off at the base, and either Cut n' Drop or compost the tops. This also leaves the root system in the ground to rot down, or sprout back up.
Letting plants emerge with only the help from Mother Nature. Plants that have dropped seeds, seeds emerging from the layers of compost on the ground, plants emerging from who knows where, all have now been left alone. Some times they pop up in the "wrong' spot, sometimes I don't even know what they are!
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| Asian green and Spring onion in flower |
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| Tomatoes seedlings are always left in the ground. They grow all year round, I never need to water them, and disease free. |
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| Rosa Bianca Eggplant had been cut off at the base twice. Have grown this one from seed at the end of 2010 and never had any fruit. |
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| Self sprouted Potato. Had to emerge against the trellis! Not where I'd normally plant them. |
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| Soapwart disappeared for 2 years and has only just made a come back. Obviously the roots are only dormant in the ground |
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