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Organic Gardening Tips for June

Organic Gardening Tips for June

Greenhouses around the UK will be emptied and window-sills in houses can be cleared of plants as everything can be planted out. Time to harvest rhubarb to make a rhubarb...
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Go Wild For Worms

Go Wild for Worms!

Love your land and go wild for worms! Worms are your BFF! They provide more benefits to the soil ecosystem than any other soil-dwelling creature or organism. They have the...
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May Gardening Advice

Organic Gardening Tips for May

May is a month of planting out, so lets hope the frosts stay away so we can! The dry weather looks set to continue, so make sure you keep watering...
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Soil Beneath Our Feet

Looking After The Soil Beneath Our Feet

We can all take the soil beneath our feet for granted. Grass and weeds thrive in it, so surely all our flowering plants, shrubs, fruit and vegetables that we want...
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April Gardening Tips

Organic Gardening Tips for April

The run of dry weather continues. Don’t rush to plant out young seedlings or Jack Frost might get them! Jobs to do this month: Protect plants from the frost Sow all...
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Nasturtium as a Companion Plant

Nasturtiums - The perfect organic pest control

Nasturtiums are the perfect organic pest control! Flea and cucumber beetles will be tempted away from squash and cucumber plants. Cabbage white butterflies are attracted to their leaves, and they...
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March

Organic Gardening Tips for March

Spring is almost here and the sun is finally shining every day. What a difference some warmth from the sun makes. Time to do lots of preparation and sowing of...
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Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD)

Butterflies - provide them with food plants

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden. Plant flowers that attract and feed butterflies to increase pollination. Gardens can act as important stepping-stones between nature reserves and other...
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February

Organic Gardening Tips for February

Spring is almost here! The days are gradually getting longer.....Time to do lots of preparation and sowing of early crops in the greenhouse or on your windowsills. Jobs to do...
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What is mulching (top dressing) and why should you do it?

What is mulching (top dressing) and why should you do it?

Mulching (also known as top dressing) offers numerous benefits for your plants, weed control, soil and overall garden health. A mulch is a layer of material applied to the surface...
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January

Organic Gardening Tips for January

A new year has begun!! Welcome 2024!  Its time to make plans for your garden and allotment and order in seeds and plants!  We can now also look forward to...
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Max La Manna

Spicy Carrot, Potato and Parsnip Filo Traybake

Looking for something new to create with seasonal vegetables this Christmas? Let us inspire you with chef Max La Manna’s low-waste, no-fuss simple recipes, with this one-pan Spicy Carrot, Potato and Parsnip...
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Recommended by Lucy Hutchings of @shegrowsveg and author of “Get Up and Grow” and recommended by Anna Greenland of @annagreenland and author of "Grow Easy"