We must all be sick to death of continuously hearing about it or worried to death that we might catch it. You know the advice, if you get a high temperature or a cough you should self-isolate for seven days if you live on your own or 14 days if there are additional people in […]
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Winners of the Chiswick Horticultural and Allotment Society 2020 Centenary Plate receive their awards. Thanks and congratulations to John Gill our schools co ordinator for his tireless work in organising the event amongst all the primary and junior schools in Chiswick and surrounding areas Strand on the Green School Recognised In Centenary Award 2020
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Parsnip Germination Tip Getting parsnips to germinate is one of those black arts. They’re best sown directly because if there is disturbance to the main root by transplanting the chances are, they end up looking like some alien monster with many forked roots. Yet starting them indoors in root-trainers or toilet roll inners gives much
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Peppermint Oil. Are you having problems with mice eating your peas before they germinate or even eating your other precious crops before you have the chance to harvest them? Mice do not tolerate strong smells, therefore anything that gives off a strong smell will deter them. This is an alternative to a humane
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EPSOM SALTS We all think of the medicinal benefits of Epsom salts from giving effective relief of occasional constipation to giving effective relief for aching joints, by improving blood circulation, when put into your bath water. I was reminded last week of the benefits of Epsom salt in horticulture. I remember my parents
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