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for certain fungi & bacteria and it allows organic matter to break down allowing the plants more nutrients.

3. Fertiliser. While this one is not essential, you will end up with a far nicer crop than if you don't apply it. You can apply anything from animal manure (chicken manure is excellent) that can be free or very cheap, to Blood and Bone or multi purpose fertiliser. Blood and Bone can be bought at any nursery or hardware store and adds much needed nutrients to the plants for an economical cost. Nitrogen or multipurpose fertiliser can be a little more expensive, but will be very beneficial.

The first 2 things really are necessary for a nice crop, the third can make your plants exceptional.

So to recap, for a good start to your garden;

- Find out the type of soil you have - Break up and weed the soil ready for the plants - Condition the soil according to the type you have - Add fertiliser and mix this in very well.

You may also want to wait a day or two before planting in your newly conditioned soil, to prevent root burn on seedlings from the lime.

The next article in this series will discuss planting seeds. How they grow and when to transplant seedlings.

Happy gardening,

Rachel Annarve.