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Inspiration for your garden |
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Organic Gardening & Growing
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Alan Titchmarsh recommends... |
| I reckon that gardening organically is the best and most responsible way to manage your plot. In my Hampshire garden, I have been using a largely organic approach for over five years now and have not been disappointed. Check out my easy-to-follow articles to help you on your way. |
Alan Titchmarsh on Organic Gardening |
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What is organic gardening? |
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Why change to organic gardening? |
| The garden is treated as an interrelated & interdependent whole, so every action & its impact has to be taken into consideration. Only natural materials and products are used in an organic garden... |
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Being organic in the garden is about looking to the long-term rather than the short-term, creating a sustainable future. The smallest change away from chemical to natural methods of gardening makes a difference... |
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HDRA Organic Gardening Encyclopedia |
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Royal Horticultural Society's Organic Gardening |
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How to Feed Your Plants |
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How to make garden Compost |
| Make environment friendly liquid plant feed for free using clippings, stinging nettles, manures & comfrey. Save money & increase growth & flowering and crop yields... |
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Making compost is easy when you understand the principles behind it & manage it effectively & you have the last laugh on those weeds - making them into something useful... |
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Building your soil - Make Organic Compost |
Making compost from garden and household waste is one of the best things any gardener can do.It's easy and costs very little in time or effort. more... |
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Other Products to improve your soil here |
Wildlife friendly Gardening |
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Encourage Beneficial Insects |
It is wonderful to see nature at work, &many creatures will help you achieve better results... |
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The trick is to encourage beneficial insects & other creatures so they do the pest management for you... |
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How to Make a Wildlife Garden |
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Companion Planting |
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Choosing & Using Mulches |
Growing certain plants next to one another for their mutual benefit. Some plants deter pests, some provide food for the pest's natural predators... |
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Mulching helps suppress weeds, retain moisture, insulates, provides food for earthworms & improves soil structure & water-holding... |
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Great Garden Companions |
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Mulch It: A practical Guide |
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Learn more about the organic way to control: Pests, Disease & Weeds |
Get email plant care tips from Alan Titchmarsh Here |
Organic Slug Control: Get Nematodes to kill them: Here |
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| A great introduction to permaculture, perfect for the beginner who wants to know about farms, gardens, and city living ... More like this... |
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Edible and Useful Plants for a Healthier World by Ken Fern More.. |
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Is self sufficiency dead? |
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Not according to John Seymour |
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How to make a Forest Garden
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Patrick Whitefield's Guide |
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Shelterbelt: Hedges |
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How to Select & Grow a Living Fence
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Grow your own allotment |
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A Complete Guide |
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