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Organic Gardening Tips for November

Organic Gardening Tips for November

It's time to start protecting your plants from the changing weather, sow some autumn seeds and plant bulbs, apply natural pest controls to your beds and plant green manure crops....
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Tulips, tulip bulbs

Tips for Tulips - Planting and Growing

Tips for tulips – especially when growing in pots Planting and growing tulips in pots is a great way to enjoy these beautiful flowers if you have limited garden space...
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Organic Gardening Tips for September

Every day the sun is setting earlier and earlier as September is a crossroad month for seasons. At night the temperatures will start to drop, so be ready to start...
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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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Lime Trees

National Tree Week - Nov 23rd - Dec 1st 2024

It’s National Tree Week and it is the UK’s biggest annual tree celebration, running from November 23rd 2024 – December 1st 2024. It was originally called “Plant A Tree in...
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Supporting Pollinators in our Gardens

Support the existence of pollinators

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden. Pollinators - It’s not just bees who spread the love Pollinators play a vital role in plant reproduction. Without pollinating...
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Rocket Gardens and Natural Grower

How To Plant a Year Round Veg Garden

This is a guest post from our friends at Rocket Gardens, a lovely company based in Cornwall that sell Organic Plug Plants for kitchen gardens – they have a wide...
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Garden Pond and Sky

Garden Ponds for biodiversity

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden.  Garden Ponds: ecological hotspots for biodiversity.  Installing a small pond in your garden can help control garden pests like aphids, provide a valuable...
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Raised Beds

Benefits of a raised bed and factors to consider

Raised beds offer a practical, fun and efficient way to grow your own vegetables and flowers. If you are planning what you are going to grow in your garden this...
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Nasturtiums - perfect organic pest control

Companion Plants for pest control

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden.  Install a combination of companion plants and herbs.  Companion planting is a time-tested gardening method that enriches and protects vulnerable...
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The Benefits of Nettles

The benefits of Nettles

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden. The benefits of nettles in your garden You may feel that nettles, especially stinging nettles, are a problem weed that...
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Beneficial Insects to Protect Houseplants

Good bugs for Houseplants

Chemical free tips to rebalance the eco-systems in your garden. Buy in good bugs that eat plant pests and manage the moisture of your soil. You would have probably given...
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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"