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Haxnicks’ Light-Booster Coldframe

COVER UP!

Haxnicks’ Light-Booster Coldframe has reflective foiled fabric back panels that bounce light back onto your plants, increasing light levels by up to 50% – so you can keep growing as the days get shorter. The double-zipped door provides easy access, and side vents covered in micromesh prevent overheating, while keeping […]

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Haxnicks Rice Pots

RICE POTS

Haxnicks’ new Rice Husk Earth Pots Windowsill Set comprises three pots and a saucer in stylish earth tones. The pots, made from a byproduct of rice cultivation, are robust and will last for many years, whether you use them indoors or outside. Each one holds around a third of a litre […]

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ideas for old Christmas trees

What to do with your tree after Christmas

Tradition has it that we take our Christmas tree down on Twelfth Night (12 nights after Christmas Day), which is either the 5th or 6th January, depending if you’re counting Christmas Day or Boxing Day as night one. But regardless of when you take your tree down, what’s the best […]

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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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From left Jane Davidson, Prof Tom Lang (President), Pam Whittle

Garden Organic welcomes two new Vice Presidents  

Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic is delighted to welcome two new Vice Presidents to its board; pictured above is Jane Davidson (left) and Pam Whittle CBE (right), together with Prof Tom Lang (President).  Jane Davidson is the Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 and the author of #futuregen: Lessons from […]

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