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    The Organic Gardening Podcast - January

    “Everyone deserves a meal” is one of the mottos of organic gardener Sarah Mead as she tackles garden pests – and is the thread running through this month’s podcast.

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    Try our chilli oil pick-me-up!

    Master composter Rachel Phillips-Street, project coordinator for Shropshire and Cumbria Master Composters, shares her warming winter recipe for chilli oil

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    Make a recycled bird feeder

    Elaine Goold, our Edible Playground lead and Knowledge Transfer Officer, shows you how to make a recycled bird feeder – just in time for Big Schools’ Birdwatch (6 January-20 February) and Big Garden Birdwatch (27-29 January)!

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    Our Seed List highlights

    It’s been an exciting couple of months for our Heritage Seed Library, after the launch of this year’s Seed List – and it’s not too late to order your free seeds to help us conserve heritage vegetables

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    One Man and His Plot - January

    The winter looks long and stretches out in front of us – but so does the growing season, writes our head of horticulture Chris Collins

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    Deck the halls with rolls of toilet paper!

    One of our Shropshire Master Composters has come up with a novel way to recycle toilet rolls by making them into Christmas decorations!

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    Is there such a thing as NoDig green manures?

    It’s a myth that if you practice the NoDig method of organic gardening you can never grow a green manure! Our knowledge transfer officer Anton, explains why:

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    Learning about the wonder of worms in Cumbria

    Cumbria Master Composters have opened up a whole world of worms at composting events across the county.

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    One Man and His Plot – December

    This is one of the quieter months in the garden calendar as our minds turn to the festive period and spending time with loved ones – but there’s always jobs to do on the plot.

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    December podcast out now!

    The podcast team are looking back on 2022 in December’s episode, chatting about their triumphs and trials – and what’s on their Christmas wishlist.