Is your garden patio looking worse for wear after a long, wet winter? Do you dream of transforming it into your tropical oasis or a serene retreat? The patio is somewhere to enjoy, a place to entertain. The last thing you want is your family and friends slipping, or having to look at that big green stain. Don’t worry, we have what you need to get your patio up to spec. Look no further than Patio Magic. With a bit of creativity and the right tools, you can turn your outdoor space into a paradise, one that you’ll never want to leave. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a total novice, Patio ..read more

Avoid These Common Mistakes and Achieve a Perfect Lawn Maintaining a healthy and lush green lawn can be a challenging task, especially for amateur lawn care enthusiasts.  While it’s easy to get carried away with the excitement of having a beautiful lawn, it’s crucial to understand the dos and don’ts of lawn care to avoid common mistakes that could lead to a patchy, brown lawn.  In this blog post, we’ll go over some essential tips and tricks to help you achieve the perfect lawn. But before we dive into the dos and don’ts, let’s take a quick look at why proper lawn care is important ..read more

If you want to grow onions at home, you can choose to sow onions from seed or sets (immature onions). This planting guide runs you through the best methods to get you started. Sowing onions means you’ll have a crop of home-grown onions to last you through the winter. Onions store very well and, looked after properly, will keep you in supply for months. This planting guide covers sowing onions. It is simple to follow and will give you great results. Download your onion sowing planting guide now and start to reap the rewards of growing your own onions. Sowing Onions Using Thompson & Mo ..read more

The Importance of Humidity in Indoor Grow Rooms Humidity in indoor grow rooms and grow tents is a good thing. Different humidity levels are needed at for the different stages of a plant’s life. Getting the humidity levels wrong can cause irreparable harm and damage to the plants in your grow room. Very high or very low levels of humidity can have a dramatic effect. Using humidifiers and de-humidifiers with an environmental controller allows you to dial in the humidity in your indoor grow room. Getting the humidity levels dramatically wrong (very high, or very low levels of humidity) can ca ..read more

If you’re looking to grow plants inside, in pots, and wondering what the best kind of potting compost/growing media is for your plants, then this article is for you. No matter if you’re new to indoor growing, or you just want to brush up – we’ll give you all the information you need to make your own informed choice. Garden tip: Don’t forget the importance of a high quality, full-spectrum LED grow light and grow tent set up. Traditional Potting Compost Traditionally, gardeners grow plants in different sized round plant pots, using soil or multipurpose compost. Modern Potting Compost & ..read more

Thompson & Morgan Seeds Calendar Download Why Choose Thompson & Morgan Seeds? The range of Thompson & Morgan Seeds include flower seeds, vegetable seeds, and fruit seeds. They make it easy for you to create a beautiful, productive garden. Not only this, growing your own flowers, fruits, and vegetables makes for a more eco-friendly garden, one that you can enjoy for years to come. Free Thompson & Morgan Seeds Calendar Download If you want to know what to sow and when to sow it, download our handy Thompson & Morgan Seeds Calendar. Growing plants from seed is great. To mak ..read more

What is Mycorrhizae? Beneficial soil organisms in organic materials, like soil and coco, are at the fore of plant growth and nutrition. More gardeners are realising the benefits of using naturally occurring beneficial ‘fungi’ and ‘bacteria’ to help plants fight diseases. Mycorrhizae is one of these fungi. Mycorrhizae has been around, interfacing with plant’s for over a million years. It lives underground, which means it can’t photosynthesise. They need plants to feed on sugars and fats that they excrete as by-products from their roots. Mycorrhizae form massive mycelial networks to access wat ..read more

Britain is home to a glorious array of beautiful birds. From the tiny wren to the majestic golden eagle, there’s a great range of British birds varieties across the country. Each British bird has its own unique diet and feeding habits, making them fascinating to observe. By providing food and water at bird tables, bird feeding stations, and feeders, we can help to support these wonderful creatures. It also helps to ensure that their populations remain healthy. Feeding your local birds makes them more likely to visit your garden, and even easier to observe. What Common British Birds Visit My ..read more

With the cost of electricity on everyone’s mind, we all want to know how to save energy at home. However, we still want to keep growing indoors, and achieve amazing yields. There are few better places to invest your “energy saving” money than in LED grow lights. LEDs are a specialised version of the energy saving light bulbs most of us use at home. They produce a full light spectrum, are more efficient, and give enhanced output per kWh of energy used versus traditional filament lighting. This short blog aims to highlight how to save energy at home with products and tips for grow room ener ..read more

If you’re growing indoors right now, you’re likely looking at ways to make your next one an energy saving grow? This blog aims to set out some ideas for a low-power grow tent solution. UK Energy Price Cap The UK energy price cap’s been set at £2,500 in October 2022, and each UK household is set to receive a £400 rebate over the next six months. With this factored in, the average household (with average energy use) is set to pay 6.5% more on their energy bills than last year (2021). We understand that grow lights and environmental control systems can be costly to run. And, that if you’re gro ..read more