One of our key observations after many years of working with people from all walks of life wanting to grow their own food, was the fact that despite a never-ending stream of ‘how to’ books and instructional videos, people often get frustrated with problems that can occur in any veggie patch or food garden.
We recognised early on that no one book or video would be sufficient to help a food grower maintain their garden sustainably. Part of the problem lies in the fact that there are many complex factors in creating a garden. Weather and climate, soil changes and water quality can all contribute to changes in the garden which could result in crop losses or increased maintenance costs.
It goes without saying that it is important to be patient and keep learning. Gleanr has focused on developing tools that can reduce costs and time, and sometimes even frustration, in order to become a good food grower.
We have developed a set of tools to help food growers design their gardens using local climate data from their nearest weather station. That data is then combined with vital information and growing facts about most vegetables and herbs. Our tools help people make the right decisions about what to plant, and when and how to go about it based on local climate conditions. These tools are accessible through Gleanr’s ToolShed, which also provides many tried and tested e-resources to aid you in improving your food garden.
Gleanr’s Plant Wizard provides key data and information about the majority of vegetables and herbs. Best of all, by using a combination of our tools, growers can integrate climate data specific to their location, and at the same time reveal the crop that is best to plant at the time of interest. Growers can easily narrow down crop selection, based on such factors as ease of growing, yield for space, companion planting and container growing. These tools, in addition to comprehensive organic pest and disease management on all crops, provide an unequalled experience in tailoring plant selection and management to climate, space and gardeners’ skill levels.
All this is further supported by lots of easy-to-understand tip sheets, instructions and checklists.
All available for free to the Gleanr community.
In addition to free access to useful resources and tools to help you get the best out of your patch, Gleanr also offers webinars, workshops, coaching, consulting, specialist resources, garden management plans and large project management at a competitive rate. If you are interested in setting up a profitable urban agriculture project or improve your skills, Gleanr can customise a program to best suit your needs and budget.
To find out how Gleanr can help, drop us a line below.
