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Posts from February 2009

Weedkiller in manure: update

Posted in allotments by Jane Moore at 2:44 pm on Friday 27 February 2009 16 Comments
Adding manure to a trench before planting.

It’s this time of year when the allotments become a frenzy of activity. Everyone is digging, composting and manuring like mad.

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Frost-proof pots

Posted in Plants by Pippa Greenwood at 6:29 pm on Thursday 26 February 2009 21 Comments
Broken terracotta pot

We’re all meant to be making more environmentally friendly choices and buying products that will last, rather than break within a few months and need replacing.

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Spiders

Posted in wildlife by Richard Jones at 3:17 pm on Wednesday 25 February 2009 20 Comments
Tegenaria spider

There’s a spider the size of a gardening glove in my compost bin. It obviously gets a good living in there, feeding on the flies, woodlice, beetles and earwigs…

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Winter iris

Posted in Plants by James Alexander-Sinclair at 2:48 pm on Tuesday 24 February 2009 14 Comments
Blue Iris reticulata flowers

One of the very earliest of flowering bulbs in many gardens is Iris reticulata, which is flowering away right now.

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Rose pruning

Posted in Plants by Adam Pasco at 4:22 pm on Monday 23 February 2009 10 Comments
Pruning a rose stem with secateurs

It’s rose pruning time again. I could debate the merits of autumn pruning over spring, but I’ve always believed spring really is the best time to tackle pruning.

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