Things To See And Do In Whitby Before You Die
Sometimes I just can’t be bothered to garden. It’s on those days that a chap’s mind turns to the seaside… Whitby… and Dracula! Read more…
My Experience with the 5:2 Fast Diet
Healthy food is important to me and I recently came across the 5:2 Fast Diet. Intermittent fasting seems to have lots of health benefits, so I’m giving it a go! Find out if it’s right for you…
April Gardening Update
Here’s the latest vegetable gardening exploits from Hard To Beet Towers. Compost, netting and cats. Exciting stuff! Read more…
Licensed To Kill: Shocking Undercover Investigation
I feel outraged today after reading about terrible animal cruelty at Imperial College London. Research? Education? Inhumanity, I call it! Read the full shocking story…
Earth Day – Sing for the Trees
Earth Day is on 22nd April, 2013. This year, I shall be singing to my sycamore tree in the garden! No… don’t click away… there’s a very good reason for indulging in vocal acrobatics… honestly! Read why I’m doing this.
School Trips Are Vital!
If you have children you will probably be very concerned about proposed changes to the education system here in England. The importance of school trips…
What Is Kohlrabi?
It looks like a weird, purple Sputnik and means German turnip! If you’ve not grown it before, why not join me this year and discover what is kohlrabi?
Free Book – 4 Keys to Food Security and Homestead Abundance
Here’s an opportunity to grab hold of a free book that can help you make the most of the food that you grow and enable you to cultivate a better lifestyle. Read more…
The Vegetable Garden 2013
Two days of back-breaking digging and composting has left the Hard To Beet vegetable plot looking ready for some serious planting. Fingers crossed the weather will be kinder than last year! Here’s what we’ve been up to…
The Man Who Planted Trees
A thought-provoking and inspiring video for you today: ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’. It’s a beautiful piece of animation with a very important message that is as relevant to us today as it was when the film was produced. Hope you enjoy it! Read more…
Plant Diseases and Trampolines!
The March edition of the Hard To Beet newsletter has just been published and covers the delights of plant diseases and flying trampolines. Comprehensive or what! Read more…
The Search is on for the Young School Gardener 2013
Nominations are open for the 2013 Young School Gardener of the Year, which is sponsored by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) and seeks to find the UK’s most talented, skilled and enthusiastic gardening student. Read more…
What The Government Thinks About Forests
The ‘Forests Report’ makes 31 recommendations that provides a feasible and considered framework for action and offers real promise for a safe and strong future for England’s forests. Read more…
Chop, burn or chip? What is the best way to get rid of your wood?
If you’re like me, you can gather heaps of wood over the year. I burn a lot of it (saves on coal), but what else can you do with wood? Wood chip, of course! Read more…
