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F*** I'm Good! Just Ask Me!
Just after making some fig jam I discovered that FIG JAM is also an acronym (of Aussie origin I think) for F*** I'm Good Just Ask Me! And ...
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Getting your garden ready for summer
Yay! It certainly looks like Spring is sprung. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the trees are covered in a beautiful green haze. It must be time to get out into that garden and start getting ready for summer. The only ...
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How to mend your lawnmower
Well here in the UK Spring is springing fast – at last! But it’s also revealing all those garden jobs and chores we haven’t thought about since last Autumn. Inevitably – if you have a lawn – getting the lawnmower back into ...
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Iceland ash cloud – more reason to grow your own
The impact of volcanic ash from Iceland on air travel has implications not only for for human air transport but also air freight. We import about 90% of our fruit and 60% of our vegetables. Air freight accounts for about 25% of all ...
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Growing your own vegetables guide and downloads
If you’re starting out growing your own veg at home, in an allotment or sharing plots with friends, we’ve found a fabulous resource. It’s iGrowVeg.com and we’ll bring you regular alerts and highlights from its Planning Your ...
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What about a wormery?
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) recently undertook a study which shows UK households throw away about a third of the food they buy. Roughly half of the 6.7 million tonnes of food thrown in the bin each year is edible and ...
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My worm diary
Make it and Mend it member Seamus from Vermont USA sent us this piece about his experience raising Red Wiggler worms in a wormery - he wants to dispel any fears that keeping a wormery inside the house causes smells. Here's his ...
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Top tips for successful seeds!
It might still be cold and wet outside, but now's a good time to get your seedlings going for a fantastic summer display. We've compiled a great list of top tips to help the novice gardener getting started with planting your first ...
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Plant pots from toilet rolls
How to make pots for garden seedlings using toilet roll tubes or rolled up newspapers
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