Members' experiments
Members' experiment reports
Our Members' Experiments are reported in our magazine, The Organic Way, each year. If you have missed any, or would like to read more on a particular experiment, please find the reports below.
We will be adding archive write ups to this all the time, but if you are looking for something which isn't included here please email us at membership@gardenorganic.org.uk to request it.
2022 Experiments
2021 Experiments
2020 Experiments
- A survey of pests and diseases in vegetable crops in UK gardens and allotments
- Can mesh netting reduce potato blight?
- Alternatives to plastic mulches
- Getting ahead with green manures
2019 Experiments
- Improving germination of peas
- Boosting the population of natural helpers
- Testing the health of our soil
- Home grown lentils
2018 Experiments
Autumn/Winter 2017 (Issue No. 218)
- Growing field beans for human consumption
- Can Persian clover be used as a no-dig green manure
- A survey of vegetable growing and seed saving
Spring/Summer 2017 (Issue No. 217)
- Compostable packaging; how well does it live up to its claim?
- Can buckwheat be used to control couch grass?
- What is the best time to sow mustard seeds?
Autumn/Winter 2014 (Issue No. 212)
Spring/Summer 2014 (Issue No. 211)
Summer 2013 (Issue No. 209)
Spring 2013 Issue No. 208
Autumn 2012 (Issue No. 207)
Summer 2012 (Issue No. 206)
Spring 2012 (Issue No. 205)
Issue No. 187