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I am currently having some very interesting gardening experiences: 1. My kitchen window is still littered with seed packets.Every time I look into the garden it is cold, cloudy and miserable with a distinct lack of sunlight and warmth. Nothing tempts me outdoors to expose my beautiful tiny seedlings to the mixed delights of an [...]
Continue reading...Is newspaper toxic for my organic garden?
4. March 2011
Peter Kearney who founded City Food Growers near Brisbane, Australia has written this interesting blog about whether you should use newspaper in organic gardens. http://cityfoodgrowers.com.au/blog-latestposts.php?catid=104
Continue reading...Urban Food Growing
25. February 2011
Capital Growth have launched a number of urban food growing training sessions across London to encourage Londoners to “Grow their Own” this summer: (North)The Regents Park http://dmtrk.net/8UC-DHD0-13QQWM-54SJY-0/c.aspx ) (West) Hammersmith Community Gardens Association http://dmtrk.net/8UC-DHD0-13QQWM-54SJX-0/c.aspx (East) Growing Communities, Allens Gardens http://dmtrk.net/8UC-DHD0-13QQWM-54SJZ-0/c.aspx )) (South) The London Wildlife Trust (full list coming soon)
Continue reading...The Edible Garden Show
24. February 2011
The ultimate Grow your Own event is taking place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 18th to 20th March. http://www.theediblegardenshow.co.uk/
Continue reading...How green is Jamie Oliver?
16. February 2011
Great to know that celebrities like Jamie Oliver are doing their bit to encourage us Brits to reduce food miles by growing our own food. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/8303479/Jamie-Oliver-to-sprinkle-his-magic-on-Homebase.html Such a pity that Mr Oliver did not check where his range of gardening products are being sourced from .The low carbon benefits of grow your own are maybe [...]
Continue reading...Rooftop gardening helps combat climate change
11. February 2011
A recent RHS study has shown that rooftop gardening can help combat climate change by lowering surrounding air temperatures. RHS scientist, Tijana Blanusa, who undertook the RHS research, says: ‘With our climate getting warmer, gardeners will be playing an even more important part in helping reduce the effects.’ ‘Getting planting right in urban spaces, which can [...]
Continue reading...Saving Seeds for next Green Revolution
10. February 2011
“Suddenly plant breeding is sexy. In recent months, soaring prices of food, coupled with fears of runaway climate change, have brought calls for a renaissance in agricultural research — to boost crop yields and deliver new varieties that can stand the heat and drought of a greenhouse world. The world needs a repeat of the [...]
Continue reading...Spinach shows its true colours
8. February 2011
If you are pondering the delights of growing spinach in your garden this year than you might be interested to know about an exciting development concerning this popular plant. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have confirmed a system for converting visible light into hydrogen fuel based on using sunlight and spinach. [...]
Continue reading...My Seedy Sunday
6. February 2011
Saving and swapping seeds took on a whole new meaning for me today after spending a couple of hours at Seedy Sunday which took place in Hove Town Hall, East Sussex. This is where the campaign to protect our seed varieties originally began in the UK some 10 years ago and which I can report [...]
Continue reading...Seedy Sussex Sunday
30. January 2011
On 6th February one of THE gardening events of the year takes place in Hove. Seedy Sunday runs from 10-4.30pm in Hove Centre in Norton Road and costs just £2.This quote from their web-site explains what it is all about: “Seedy Sunday has blazed the trail for UK seed swaps over the past decade: it [...]
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