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In 2011, the UK government and the horticultural industry agreed a voluntary target to phase out peat from growing media by 2020.…
According to the Environmental Horticulture Group, the UK’s horticultural sector supported 722,000 jobs and contributed £38 billion to the UK economy in…
In 2024, APHA carried out a review of the top 100 online plant sellers by Google search. More than 20% were not…
Tony O'Neill is a UK vegetable growing expert, award-winning author, YouTube creator with over 455,000 subscribers, Watch Manager with South Wales Fire…
GrowTrack offers a 14-day free trial of the full Premium version. No credit card is required to start. The trial is not…
GrowTrack started with a simple frustration — generic garden apps kept giving advice written for someone else's garden. Here is the full…
Tony O'Neill explains why winter planning feels so productive — and why that feeling is exactly what makes it misleading. The problem…
Tony O'Neill explains why even well-made garden plans unravel every spring — and why the problem isn't your planning, it's that every…
Tony O'Neill on how a career in the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service shaped his approach to vegetable growing, and how…
Tony O'Neill on the history and culture of allotment gardening in South Wales. A personal account of growing food in the valleys…
Tony O'Neill on how artificial intelligence is changing home gardening. What AI can genuinely do for growers, what it cannot, and where…
Tony O'Neill on what Simplify Vegetable Gardening is really about. The thinking behind the award-winning book, what it covers, and who it…
Tony O'Neill explains why generic gardening apps fail home growers and what GrowTrack does differently. A honest look at why garden-specific data…
Tony O'Neill on how his grandfather taught him to grow food on a hillside allotment in the South Wales valleys. The lessons…
Tony O'Neill explains how to extend your vegetable growing season. Practical guidance on cloches, fleece, polytunnels, and cold frames that give you…
Tony O'Neill explains how to feed vegetables effectively. Practical, honest guidance on fertilisers, compost, and feeding schedules that actually make a difference…
Tony O'Neill explains how to get better yields from the same growing space. Practical techniques for increasing productivity without expanding your garden…