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    • Vegetable growing

    Grow green at your allotment plot

    This National Allotment Week, we’re offering five tips for growing green manures so you can nurture the soil on your veg plot.

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    • Vegetable growing

    Climate change crops to buffer the heatwaves

    Alice Whitehead looks at how planning crop diversity in your vegetable garden next year could help buffer the effects of climate change

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    • Harvesting and storage

    Chris Collins on…harvesting hacks

    Our head of organic horticulture shares some brilliant tips for harvesting your vegetables this summer and autumn

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    • Principles of Organic Gardening

    UK’s largest pesticide survey shows half of councils still using pesticides

    A new survey from Pesticide Action Network shows councils still falling short with pesticide use in our towns and cities

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    • Our Views

    Grow your own groceries

    Professor Tim Lang discusses how consumers have been conditioned to believe food is simply ‘there’, brought to a supermarket giant near you – but we need more people to grow their own food.

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    • Vegetable growing

    Could achocha be a successful new crop for your veg plot?

    Dr Anton Rosenfeld reveals why a slug-resistant, spiny-fruited cousin to cucumber might be a good alternative to traditional greenhouse crops

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    • Pests and diseases
    • Vegetable growing

    Allium pests to look out for this summer

    There are number of pests that attack allium crops - but don’t be too disheartened! Anton Rosenfeld shares some tips for managing these ‘pest’ insects

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    • Vegetable growing

    Chris Collins on…show garden takeaways

    Our head of organic horticulture looks back on the creation of our Gardeners’ World Live show garden – and takeaways to use in your own garden

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    Community coordinators join the Heritage Seed Library

    We’re delighted to introduce two new coordinators who will be overseeing our National Lottery Heritage project.

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    Is rubber a sustainable plastic alternative in the garden?

    Sam Walker from The Wildlife Community shows you how to use less plastic in your growing space with a focus on sustainable rubber – and shares a competition for some plastic-free plant ties