10 Facts to Make you Love your Soil
Soil is not dirt – it’s a living layer of organic materials, water and air that’s full of life and supports life. Here are 10 reasons to nurture yours this World Soil Day.
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The Organic Gardening Podcast - December
Our guest this month is Anthony McCluskey from Butterfly Conservation, who shares some fascinating advice about how to support butterflies and caterpillars in your growing space.
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Fight the biodiversity crisis by doubling your donation during our Big Give Christmas challenge
Help us build and support a community of organic growers across the UK to halt biodiversity loss, by donating to our match-funded Big Give Christmas Challenge.
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The Organic Gardening Podcast - November
In this month’s podcast, Chris hops across the border to visit the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to learn more about its conservation work.
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Chris Collins on…planting trees
Our head of organic horticulture shares why he loves trees and how to plant them successfully
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Celebrate your homegrown produce this Diwali
Our Heritage Seed Library horticulturalist Anish Mistry shares two recipes that use up all your lovely homegrown vegetables
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Five ways to feed garden birds for free
Feeding wild birds is a great way to encourage more of them into your garden and support them during the cold spell - but it doesn't have to cost the earth.
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Our second Compost Demonstration Site is open!
We're excited to launch another composting demonstration project in Cumbria.
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Large scale bokashi experiment
Master Composter Steve Griggs has been trialling a method that allows him to compost large volumes of materials using the bokashi method.
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Experimenting with a winter green manure mix for gardeners
Research Manager Anton Rosenfeld shares the results from our Members’ Experiment into winter green manures to see if multi-species mixes are more effective