national allotments weekIf you haven’t got a garden and fancy a bit of the self sufficient Good Life on our green and pleasant land, then this is your week to get started. It’s National Allotments Week!
National allotments week is all about promoting the awareness and availability of allotments. It is also to protect our local […]
Entries Tagged as 'Eco Gardening'
How to get an allotment with national allotments week
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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The Tao of weeding
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments
a sea of horsetail and bindweedI’ve been out spending time in our much-neglected garden today. I must admit a deepening sense of defeat at times with our horsetail-ridden clay bed.
A week ago the soil was still too wet to handle and today it was baked and cracked. I have nothing in the beds except weeds […]
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Compost Awareness Week Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th May
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
make your own compost - nutritious fertiliser for free!Compost awareness week, in association with WRAP and The Composing Association runs from Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th May. This is one of the first steps to self sufficiency and something I am particularly passionate about.
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A natural, safe, environmentally friendly treatment for potato blight using horsetail instead of copper sulphate
January 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments
According to recent news reports, a record 30% of organic potato farmers asked for special permission from the Soil Association to use large amounts of copper sulphate pesticides to prevent potato blight. No one really knows whether this is an eco friendly, safe and sustainable way to treat blight so what is the alternative?
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