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Growing herbs: Simple tips and tricks to ensure your plants thrive
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Growing herbs: Simple tips and tricks to ensure your plants thrive

The Independent  

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If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales
7 months, 1 week ago

If your soil’s no good or you don’t have any, grow your garden plants in straw bales

Associated Press  

If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. PLANTING AND GROWING Poke holes or cut slits in the top of the bale and plant your seedlings, filling each little hole around them with compost or potting mix. If planting …

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How to force bulbs to flower at Christmas
1 year, 4 months ago

How to force bulbs to flower at Christmas

The Independent  

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How to garden through climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

How to garden through climate change

Salon  

If you're struggling with your garden in these times of uncertain and extreme weather, who better to talk to than botanist and long-time organic gardener Sally Morgan, the British-based author of "The Healthy Vegetable Garden" and "The Climate Change Garden"? At the moment, we've got a heatwave — it's about 32°C — and is protecting my soil. Composting is great …

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Is there a good alternative to peated compost?
2 years, 3 months ago

Is there a good alternative to peated compost?

BBC  

Is there a good alternative to peated compost? Wright's company, BeadaMoss, is growing sphagnum moss – the main component of natural peat extracted from northern peatlands for use in gardens across the US and Europe. Alamy Which peat-free compost alternative is best can depend on what you're trying to grow It's crucial that whatever replaces peat doesn't bring its own …

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Peat made up less than 30% of compost sold to gardeners in 2021 – report
2 years, 4 months ago

Peat made up less than 30% of compost sold to gardeners in 2021 – report

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 1.02 million cubic metres of peat were sold in compost last year, compared with 1.31 million in 2019, …

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How to turn your garden into a carbon sink
2 years, 6 months ago

How to turn your garden into a carbon sink

BBC  

How to turn your garden into a carbon sink Alamy From patches of wilderness to decomposing plants, turning your garden into a carbon sink isn’t just about adding lots of trees. Alamy Ponds can actually reduce the amount of carbon stored in a garden, but they have many other benefits Wild lawns "In the past everyone wanted a pristine lawn, …

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