Ideas for community gardens

IDEAS fOR SUCCESSFUL GARDENS

Dealing within invasive grasses
Kikuyu and nut grass can be a real nuisance in the community garden. Gavin Hardy outlines some botanical ways to deter these pests.

City farmers grow their own fertiliser
At Northey Street City Farm, the gardeners grow their own fertiliser in the form of nitrogen-producing shrubs. The system is called 'slash and mulch' and it could be adopted in other community gardens where there is enough space and a climate warm enough to encourage rapid regrowth.

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