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  1. Peat free growing

    Celebrating peat-free April

    Join us as we push for a peat-free growing world this month. We have tips on what bagged potting mixes to buy, how to make your own, and how to urge your local retailer to go peat-free.

  2. Chris Collins holding young seedlings

    One man and his organic plot - let the sowing season begin!

    As the first blasts of sunshine hit us for what feels like the first time in ages, it really does feel like the growing season is upon us, and indeed it is.

  3. Brassica plants in mesh cage
    • Wildlife gardening

    London councils risking health by spraying cocktail of toxic pesticides

    With one month to go until London local elections, new information* gathered by PAN UK reveals that local authorities are using twenty-two potentially harmful chemicals to remove weeds on the capital’s streets, parks and playgrounds.

  4. A slug in soil surrounded by leaves
    • Pests and diseases
    • Wildlife gardening

    Ban on metaldehyde slug pellets finally comes into force

    We're pleased that a ban on the use of metaldehyde slug pellets has finally come into force. Metaldehyde has long been recognised as posing an ‘unacceptable’ risk to birds and mammals.

  5. Ragged jack kale with parasitised aphid
    • Pests and diseases

    Exploding Aphid Hunt

    We have been running members' experiments for over 60 years. Thanks to the participation of our Garden Organic members across the UK, we have used information gathered in gardeners' back yards and allotments to further organic growing knowledge and practice.

  6. Banning peat in horticulture? Have your say...
  7. Hands holding a tray of organic vegetables including rainbow chard, tomatoes and squashes.
    • Harvesting and storage
    • Vegetables and herbs

    Garden Organic and Salvation Army work together to provide organic food

    Last year we started working with the Salvation Army in Coventry, to put our surplus organic produce to good use.

  8. Devastating climate impact of peat in UK horticulture
  9. Chris Collins in his winter garden
    • Vegetables and herbs

    One man and his organic plot - March

    Walking around the gardens at Ryton recently, the sun broke through the clouds, and I could feel its warmth on the back of my neck, the birdsong seemed to suddenly get louder, and the air seemed to have that whiff of spring about it.

  10. New potting compost labelling scheme launched