The Tormentil mining bee is receiving help from an unlikely source

Cutting edge science in project to save endangered bees

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A remarkable project to protect a unique ‘hopping’ bee facing extinction, having declined in number by more than 50% over recent years, is underway in Yorkshire.    The extraordinary collaboration between The Species Recovery Trust and Agritech innovators AgriSound is using a newly developed bespoke AI-driven algorithm to detect and protect a nationally rare and declining species of mining bee…
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Jobs for October

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Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for October. SOW NOW Broad beans, cauliflower, peas PLANT NOW Spring cabbage, garlic, onion sets, salad leaves, strawberries HARVEST Aubergine, beetroot, Brussels sprouts, endive, French and runner beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, chicory, chillies and peppers, courgettes, cucumber, Florence fennel, kohl rabi, leeks, lettuce,…
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October 2023

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In the October issue you’ll find: KG’s Tony Flanagan puts a range of gardening gloves to work; win amazing prizes from Britain’s top names in gardening; and nature watcher Jack Edmonds turns the magnifying glass to focus on strangely beautiful shield bugs. Give your soil an Autumn makeover Dr Anton Rosenfeld explains how to manage your soil over winter. The…
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30 DIRT-CHEAP WAYS TO GROW-YOUR-OWN AND CUT COSTS 

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Garden Organic is dishing up 30 days of budget-busting biodiversity projects to celebrate Organic September – which prove organic growing is eco-friendly and economical.   On each day of the month-long campaign, the sustainable gardening charity will be offering #ThriftyThirty inspiring ways people can save money while also helping to save the planet.  Projects will include swapping expensive bagged salads…
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Jobs for September

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Ben Vanheems shares some essential tasks to carry out in your garden and allotment for September. SOW NOW Endive, lettuce, Oriental leaves, rocket, salad leaves, spinach, spring onion, radishes PLANT NOW Spring cabbage, lettuce, onion sets, salad leaves, strawberries HARVEST Aubergine, beetroot, Brussels sprouts, endive, French and runner beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, celeriac, chicory, chillies and peppers, courgettes,…
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Hand sketched September text. Lettering typography. Vector illustration as poster, postcard, greeting card, invitation template. Concept September advertising

Key jobs for September

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A new month brings new jobs on your allotment or in your vegetable garden, here’s a quick look at some key jobs to do this September. Protect potatoes Growth of summer-planted second cropping potatoes will be slowing down towards the end of the month. This is a good time to move pots of spuds under cover to protect them from…
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AUTUMN JAM WITH DAMSON, APPLE & PEAR

AUTUMN JAM WITH DAMSON, APPLE & PEAR

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Here’s our recipe for a lovely seasonal jam that will brighten up your breakfast table as the months get colder and wetter. Around now is the perfect time for picking damsons and September is the best month for apple and pear picking, so we thought there’s no time like the present to re-share our popular Damson, Apple & Pear Jam…
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