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congested growth to improve the airflow. Also minimise the use of high-nitrogen fertilisers, as these lead to lots of soft, leafy growth, which is vulnerable to an attack. Get rid of weeds as they can spread the fungus.Spray ornamental plants

.In the lawn, your best bet is to dig out affected areas and replace patches of lawn with weed-free turf. In other parts of the garden, just dig it out. Mind you, it's worth bearing in mind clover has nitrogen-fixing nodules on its roots, so it acts

made from plants are OK.  In practical terms, to increase soil fertility organically means making your own compost and adding animal manure, which is high in Potassium and Phosphorus (ie K and P.)  The N (Nitrogen) will come from anything green you

wildlife, they can be made into great plant food and are a surprisingly versatile ingredient in the kitchen.The nettle we're used to in the UK is Urtica dioica, a perennial plant full of iron, calcium, magnesium and nitrogen, which makes it incredibly

of beans fixing nitrogen in the ground is negligable because they use it themselves WHEN they produce their own fruit. Hello crop rotators, Crop rotation isn't just about the nutrients the plants take up. It's also very helpful in the fight against pests

wood chips are not always the best thing, as they take up nitrogen from the soil, thus depleting the plants of nitrogen.. Is ordinary compost the best? I live in Southeast London, and the garden has South and North facing walls.Would be very grateful

), plants will have contact with soil bacteria and fungi, and this may help to supply them with nutrients. Plants grown in a pot will not have access to the same fungi. You've also posted another question asking about nitrogen and potash. It's a closely

, nitrogen-rich ingredients sandwiched between brown, carbon-based ingredients with a very light sprinkling of water now and then). I also mentioned some optional extras that will help turbo-charge a pile like shop-bought compost accelerator, nettles, comfrey

m tall, though. I'm still not sure how I'll stake an 8m tall plant.)I haven't done anything special with my sunflowers yet, I've only watered them. Now I'm upping my game: this weekend I'll be harvesting nettles to make a nitrogen-rich feed, which I

in barley straw help untill my plants get big enough to cope with excess nitrogen would putting in a pump help although I did want a natural pond to attract frogs etc. very useful That's a really good tip, but how does one get rid of Duckweed (you know