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.
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Make climate change central to the way you garden this COP27
UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on the world to re-prioritise climate change “or face catastrophe” ahead of the COP27 conference – so we’re sharing small steps you can take in your own garden.