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    Eisenia fetida – the heroes of your compost bin

    Master Composter Frankie Kennett lifts the lid on composting worms and explains what’s behind some of their bin behaviours.

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    Chris Collins on…success with growing potatoes

    Our head of horticulture shares his top tips for getting the best out of your potatoes this year

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    Garden Organic unites with horticulture sector to get more people going peat free

    Coalition of horticultural experts join forces to launch new peat-free guide

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    The Organic Gardening Podcast - February

    Join Fiona and Chris for the latest episode of the Organic Gardening Podcast, this month's guest is Eddie Bailey.

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    Best mulches for spring

    Late February/early March is the perfect time to apply mulch to your garden, says Anton, as he gives some lessons in layering

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    Time to grow the taste of the Mediterranean

    There’s not a gardener alive that’s not chomping at the bit to get growing for the upcoming season, says Chris Collins, as he prepares for the first wave of seed sowing.

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    How to build a pond

    Head gardener Emma show how ponds play a key role in supporting wildlife and how to make the most of them

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    Have you got a special heritage seed you’d like to share with us?

    Head of the Heritage Seed Library Catrina Fenton reveals news of an exciting Heritage Lottery funded community seed search project kicking off this month

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    Heritage veg could be the answer to the climate and food crisis

    Having a wider choice of vegetables varieties to grow - such as heritage and heirloom varieties - could be the key to increasing climate and food resilience.

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    Was 2024 the worst gardening year on record?

    Slugs and snails were the stars of our veg growing survey for 2024 – with respondents suggesting it was the ‘Year of the Slug’!