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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First of all, let me wish you a Happy New Year! May all your wishes come true, your crops all grow and all your slugs move next door. Well I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year festivities. If like me, you over indulged and your clothes still feel a little tighter than
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Our show secretary reports as follows:- “Despite that national event and a few other local ones we had a reasonable attendance of entrants and visitors. The greatest difference, numerically and decoratively, was the additional 114 entrants with 132 exhibits from local school displays. Their displays really did fill the viewers with wonder, and
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Last month, CHAS (chairman Henry Gewanter, schools co-ordinator John Gill along with Katja our PR officer) awarded the Centenary Plate to Cavendish Primary School and the runners-up Cup to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School. CHAS felt that the pupils, parents and staff of these two schools had made the most significant improvement in horticultural matters.
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Would you like to help researchers at the University of Sheffield understand the sustainability of allotment gardening? Would you be willing to keep an allotment diary for a year? The picture below shows the sort of information they’re after. If you are interested, or you’d like to find out more, please contact Miriam at mcdobson1@shef.ac.uk.
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