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Monday, June 26, 2006
Recycle Now- cheap composters for you
The Recycle Now scheme is offering, in conjunction with many councils, cheap composting bins. Check at this page to see if the offer is available in your area.
If you're feeling richer, and would like to be able to dispose of cooked food, meat etc. then you might want to get a Green Cone, currently on sale for £44.95 (usually £66.95). These have a buried section which leaches out the decomposed contents as nutrients and turns it into a wormery.
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The Recycle Now scheme is offering, in conjunction with many councils, cheap composting bins. Check at this page to see if the offer is available in your area.
If you're feeling richer, and would like to be able to dispose of cooked food, meat etc. then you might want to get a Green Cone, currently on sale for £44.95 (usually £66.95). These have a buried section which leaches out the decomposed contents as nutrients and turns it into a wormery.
Technorati tag: Gardening, Composting, Wormery
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Gardens as nature reserves
The allotment has turned into wilderness due to a lack of time and commitment. Hopefully the frogs we found last year are enjoying it. It is possible, however, to have nature in your backyard without allowing it to degenerate. Though you may have top take steps to defend frogs from newts.
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posted by Ian at 8:15 AM link
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The allotment has turned into wilderness due to a lack of time and commitment. Hopefully the frogs we found last year are enjoying it. It is possible, however, to have nature in your backyard without allowing it to degenerate. Though you may have top take steps to defend frogs from newts.
Technorati tag: Gardening, Wildlife
Labels: allotment, wildlife garden
posted by Ian at 8:15 AM link
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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Gardeners can do their bit against Global Warming
Gardeners are being urged to open up their borders to increase the nesting places available to wildlife displaced by global warming.
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posted by Ian at 2:16 PM link
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Gardeners are being urged to open up their borders to increase the nesting places available to wildlife displaced by global warming.
'Every garden is a habitat for wildlife,' said Chris Gibson, a senior conservation officer for English Nature, which will launch its campaign at the BBC Gardeners' World Live show this week at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. 'Even the most unnatural garden is a habitat for some natural wildlife and gardeners can do their bit to create little bits of habitat wildlife can use.'
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Labels: wildlife garden
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Monday, June 12, 2006
Pee-pee-ponics
Robert Van De Walle details a special kind of hydroponics, utilising urine, rather than flushing it away with black water, and wood chips. There are no details of how he plans to collect the urine, which is probably for the best.
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posted by Ian at 10:26 AM link
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Robert Van De Walle details a special kind of hydroponics, utilising urine, rather than flushing it away with black water, and wood chips. There are no details of how he plans to collect the urine, which is probably for the best.
Technorati tag: Gardening, Hydroponics, Urine, Wood chip
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