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Coming into May can create conflicting emotions in a gardener. On one hand, all the seed sowing undertaken in April has led to a rise of fresh young plants that hold so much promise for the season ahead, it truly is an exciting time.
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Listen to The Organic Gardening Podcast for the glorious growing month of May.
The one foot in, one foot out month of April brings both the incredible joy of spring but also some important caution as cold snaps can suddenly arrive, and frosts are not uncommon. It is tricky as all the signs of seasonal change are around us, but caution with any tender plant material is still to be practised. Let us enjoy though the wonderful sight of the new season breaking out all around us.
Tune in to the April The Organic Gardening Podcast for your essential guide to Spring gardening.
Over 45 organisations, plus individual farmers and academics, have responded to the UK Government’s public consultation on the revised UK National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (NAP).
After a push from our sister organisation, PAN UK, the Co-op is the first supermarket to remove all high-risk synthetic pesticides from their gardening range. This is fantastic news, and now we need to persuade other supermarkets to follow.
Sally Cunningham, Research Officer at Garden Organic and all-round expert on garden critters, uncovers some of the newer visitors you might encounter on your plot.