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THE PEAS’ KNEES

Fresh peas, straight from the pod – don’t even bother cooking ’em! They are like the sweet treats of the veg plot. So this year I’m growing a dwarf variety called ‘Meteor’, which only grow to about 45cm (18inches high). It’s early May now – so far so good. Germination […]

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Leave the work to the worms

Perfect for offices and classrooms as well as households, the Urbalive Worm Composter can be used indoors or outdoors. The starter pack contains everything you need to get going: a 20-litre Urbalive Worm Composter in lime, 500g of composting worms, a bedding block, 2kg of Lime Mix, a moisture mat, […]

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Kitchen composter

The new Reencle home composter uses microbes to break down all types of food scraps (including meat and dairy) into nutrient-rich compost in just 24 hours. A genuine composter – not merely a dehydrator like some competitor models – it’s odour-free, energy-efficient and already being used in over 5,000 homes. […]

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Feeding formula

Marshalls Garden’s exclusive range of professional-grade plant feeds has been specially formulated to give higher yields of vegetables and bigger flowering plants.Five-star-rated on Trust Pilot, the liquid feeds, which contain enough for 30 watering cans, boast a unique water management formulation for even nutrient distribution, so plant stress is avoided […]

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Keep it covered

Knowle Nets has been making its market-leading fruit and crop cages for more than 50 years, and has now expanded its range to include a wide array of grow-you-own products. Alongside tunnels, cloches, netting and horticultural fabrics, you’ll find tools, propagation equipment and much more. With netting made from high-density […]

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The Tormentil mining bee is receiving help from an unlikely source

Cutting edge science in project to save endangered bees

A remarkable project to protect a unique ‘hopping’ bee facing extinction, having declined in number by more than 50% over recent years, is underway in Yorkshire.    The extraordinary collaboration between The Species Recovery Trust and Agritech innovators AgriSound is using a newly developed bespoke AI-driven algorithm to detect and protect […]

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Plant garlic

The autumn is a good time to plant garlic. Ideally buy from seed companies or from garden centres rather than use garlic from a supermarket. Garlic sold for planting will be varieties suited to our climate. You can start off in cell trays if you have very heavy clay soil […]

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Sow some late rocket

In autumn you can still sow some rocket as it is quick growing and relatively hardy. That said as the weather is likely to be cooler try growing it in troughs or pots filled with multi purpose compost and place on a warm patio or near a wall to give […]

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