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Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Preparing a raised planter for the new growing season

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Preparing a raised planter for the new growing season. Clearing out old plants and weeds and turning over the soil.
Tuesday, 4 February 2020

Companion planting guide from Thompson Morgan

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Companion planting is about creating plant combinations which have mutual benefits to each other and is a more natural, organic way to dete...
Monday, 3 February 2020

Top tips and advice on growing your own from the RHS

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If you are not sure what to grow this coming season top tips and advice found on the RHS (Royal Horticulture Society) website here may be t...
Sunday, 2 February 2020

How a wildlife-rich environment benefits both physical and mental health

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" Evidence shows  that a thriving, wildlife-rich environment benefits both physical and mental health. People with nature on their doo...

Hopefully there will be more successful crops to harvest this year

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Looking forward to a busy growing season

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Think my planters need a little more work before hopefully another bumper crop of strawberries

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Growing tomato plants from seed

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If you would like to learn how to sow, plant and harvest tomatoes Gardeners World have may be able to help you with their free practical gro...
Thursday, 30 January 2020

Some of the successful crops grown onsite in previous years

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Why the site required a terram non woven geotextile membrane

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As part of the grow your own planning and construction process and a requirement of the land lease a terram non woven geotextile membrane ...
Wednesday, 29 January 2020

Free composting workshop at Barrow library 10am - 12pm Wednesday 5th February

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Always enjoy my time maintaining the wildlife friendly banking

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"Always enjoy my time maintaining the wildlife friendly banking area adjacent to the railway line on the grow your own scheme, hopefull...

Network Rail currently onsite conducting remedial work to the bridge structure

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Thursday, 23 January 2020

It is good to see the poly tunnel being prepared for the installation of a new polythene cover

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Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Free, easy to follow growing guides from Garden Organic

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Free easy to follow growing guides from Garden Organic covering a variety of vegetables, herbs, edible flowers and fruit. Each indiv...
Saturday, 4 January 2020

Exciting time ahead for Green Heart Den in 2020

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"2020 will be a year of regeneration of Green Heart Den. Poly tunnel  repairs in January along with University of Cumbria planting and ...

Wildlife gardening with the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

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If you are looking for a new project in the garden perhaps you could consider making the space a little more wildlife friendly. The RSPB has...

Gardeners World to tips for a low maintenance vegetable plot

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Free advice and practical tips from Gardener's World on how you can produce a low maintenance vegetable plot, particularly useful for pe...
Thursday, 2 January 2020

Rusland Valley Horticultural Society Annual Potato Day

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On Sunday 19th January 2020, Rusland Valley  Horticultural Society will hold the 5th Annual Potato Day in Greenodd Village Hall. This will...
Sunday, 22 December 2019

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Making and using leaf mould

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Making and using leaf mould: After collecting fallen leaves place them in a bin liner, moisten them if they are dry, then pierce h...

Our guide to general maintenance tasks

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A quiet time of the year, but there is always something to do in the garden

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December can be a relatively quiet time on the garden but there are always a few jobs you can be getting on with. For example: Dig...
Wednesday, 11 December 2019

A time time of year to spend a little time cleaning bird feeders

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Sunday, 20 October 2019

Autumn can be an ideal time to clean and maintain garden tools

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Thursday, 10 October 2019

Some of our service users have been busy growing autumn crops

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Saturday, 28 September 2019

Perhaps a good time of the year to start planning for next years growing season ???

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Friday, 27 September 2019

Remembering the work of past volunteers and a time before our power tools when we also got a good workout

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Thursday, 19 September 2019

A variety of plants flourishing in the autumn sun

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Good to see a healthy population of slow worms

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Monday, 16 September 2019

A little early morning maintenance

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Cleaning the air box, replacing the missing air filter on the mower and lubricating some of the padlocks.
Sunday, 15 September 2019

Signs of autumn from the hawthorn in our wildlife area

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One of our inhabitant common lizards on the wildlife friendly area

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A year in the life of a common lizard… Spring -  Adult lizards emerge from their hibernation sites in early spring. Mating takes place...

Collecting calendula seeds and storing them for next year

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Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Its beginning to feel a lot like autumn

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Tuesday, 3 September 2019

Free trees from the Woodland Trust

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The Woodland Trust want to make sure everyone in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they are giving away hundreds of thousands of t...
Monday, 2 September 2019

Apple trees continue to bear fruit in our small orchard area

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Apple trees continue to bear fruit in our small orchard area.

Vegetable seeds to sow in September

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Top tips and advice from Gardeners World -  Vegetable seeds to sow in September
Saturday, 10 August 2019

Ramsden Robins planter looking bright and cheerful

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Picture courtesy of Clare Johnson
Friday, 9 August 2019

Remembering the development of the Green Heart Den

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