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Why We Don't Use Pesticides, Herbicides or Fertiliser
2026-10-05
We grow all our plants without pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilisers.It’s a pretty simple choice really. We want our plants to be part of a living ecosystem, not grown in a completely controlled environment where every insect, weed and bit of competition has to be removed.
We don't mind a few bugs!
If a plant has a few aphids or a caterpillar has had a nibble, we don't automatically reach for a spray.
Insects are part of the garden. Some might eat the plants, but others will eat those insects, pollinate flowers or become food for birds and other wildlife.
We'd rather have a few chewed leaves than a garden where nothing else can live.
Our plants are grown outdoors, exposed to the weather and allowed to grow at their natural pace. We're much more interested in sending out healthy plants ready for your garden than perfectly pristine plants.
We don't use herbicides either. We remove unwanted parts by hand and accept that our growing beds aren't supposed to look like a supermarket shelf.
Some plants are weeds in one place and valuable wildlife plants in another. We try to work with nature where we can, rather than trying to eliminate everything we didn't put there ourselves.
So what do we use?
Mostly, we use good soil, the right plant in the right place, a bit of patience and plenty of observation. It's a slower and sometimes messier way of growing, but it feels right to us.