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Something very satisfying making your own bread.</div>
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Beautiful natural ingredients, honey , smoked flour , ground flaxseed , hemp , pumpkin . </div>
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Just uploaded this picture on to the Woodlandstrust website<br />
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<a href="http://www.loveitorloseit.org.uk/">www.loveitorloseit.org.uk</a> <a href="http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/">www.woodlandtrust.org.uk</a><br />
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Stover Nature Park - map from Devon county council website <a href="http://www.devon.gov.uk/stover_country_park.htm">www.devon.gov.uk/stover_country_park.htm</a><br />
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Family and dog friendly, lovely walkways, picnic areas, wildlife and educational for the children too all you have to do is pay to park.<br />
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<strong><u>Field mushrooms</u></strong><br />
Love the way the mushrooms <span style="background-color: white;">have grown around the flute playing pixie!</span><br />
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<u><strong>Puffball mushroom</strong></u><br />
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<span face="Verdana, sans-serif">Combine egg yolks, water and vinegar in a food blender, next very slowly add the extra virgin olive oil, I suggest drop by drop, to prevent curdling.</span><br />
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<span>Remove from the heat, cool and then transfer to a clean container and store in the fridge, this mayonnaise will keep for up to 5 days.</span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">tsp of English mustard.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">1.2 tsp smoked paprika and 1/2 tsp chili powder.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3 tsp of pesto</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3 cloves of garlic pureed</span></li>
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<span>There as simple as that, ready to use with pasta, pizza and anything else you fancy</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-80257488516840778252011-11-03T13:41:00.000-07:002011-11-03T13:41:34.093-07:00Sloe Gin recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe_UScexb5Fx7Ls41ueXle3irFTmw0zmK4DQWP8PdEqv0k7wz-Fz-8n4WtdmPfvOD5oh4YSDjGhkyCPGmXBbaO8CjcbaeuQSKGdoxdw6-8B5lFm2PPhOuqx_KTR8A4N9R5ZmxZl_BkA0E/s1600/%2521cid_C2B751FA80174FB798FBDA17789A497F%2540HeatherPC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe_UScexb5Fx7Ls41ueXle3irFTmw0zmK4DQWP8PdEqv0k7wz-Fz-8n4WtdmPfvOD5oh4YSDjGhkyCPGmXBbaO8CjcbaeuQSKGdoxdw6-8B5lFm2PPhOuqx_KTR8A4N9R5ZmxZl_BkA0E/s1600/%2521cid_C2B751FA80174FB798FBDA17789A497F%2540HeatherPC.png" /></a></div> Devon Sloes 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveIehzeTlTNt0QS1JlbXA1MQJZLmNB-JFbMkllyi8gHCrhxLMTOuWZ5XmfFO5uQBQKd48HCYxf0qJVKx-vo0haZGXomNmtSm6OZaaUgxuw1wKnM7H2dGMoXW3KoELhESVFBSqvyfRHpbN/s1600/photosloes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveIehzeTlTNt0QS1JlbXA1MQJZLmNB-JFbMkllyi8gHCrhxLMTOuWZ5XmfFO5uQBQKd48HCYxf0qJVKx-vo0haZGXomNmtSm6OZaaUgxuw1wKnM7H2dGMoXW3KoELhESVFBSqvyfRHpbN/s200/photosloes.JPG" width="149" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to make sloe gin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Collect around 450g of sloe berries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Prick your sloes with a needle. Mind numbing I know!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tip them into sterilised bottles, fill with fruit to around a third of the way up. Divide 350g of caster between the bottles and top up with gin. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Place the sealed bottles somewhere cool and dark. Leave for 8-10 weeks, turning the bottle occasionally, giving it a shake every week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">There you go, ready just in time for christmas!!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-28222113612723374932011-10-27T11:39:00.000-07:002011-10-27T11:46:05.097-07:00Autmun Hedgehog Orphans .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66iq35gUk7UWUq3sCmoBPPu-sjDJk4LxemYe49oo5yYp_cqSfM18p6ISjUo27Dzg_wOdQmPi6prdsR5X1BvNGoCPp3IUx9RKWF6RaVJ10xigGLVMi4GGZb3iH8E30nFdt5eo_VscNrVty/s1600/hedgehog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66iq35gUk7UWUq3sCmoBPPu-sjDJk4LxemYe49oo5yYp_cqSfM18p6ISjUo27Dzg_wOdQmPi6prdsR5X1BvNGoCPp3IUx9RKWF6RaVJ10xigGLVMi4GGZb3iH8E30nFdt5eo_VscNrVty/s320/hedgehog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Orphaned hoglets (baby hedgehogs)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPXHsbNg_p2CagvkG6__koW2vuC5SCzIV0spj2XdXFqtz9JPPVC665WD6XcI2Z-p9OA4WttBQCyZsPYsjFMm9yN0kAI2wSvvnszrmuLtS6VEWWoga0vc43fD47kBnZVcNijJ1J6hhyphenhyphenyA5/s1600/hedgehog.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPXHsbNg_p2CagvkG6__koW2vuC5SCzIV0spj2XdXFqtz9JPPVC665WD6XcI2Z-p9OA4WttBQCyZsPYsjFMm9yN0kAI2wSvvnszrmuLtS6VEWWoga0vc43fD47kBnZVcNijJ1J6hhyphenhyphenyA5/s1600/hedgehog.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some hedgehogs have late litters, in September or even October, this will mean that they will leave the nest in winter. They will be faced with finding enough food to eat, which is particularly difficult in winter months. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have to double their size and create enough fat stores for hibernation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can sometimes see baby hedgehogs looking for food in broad daylight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;">A baby </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">hedgehog will</span> need to be at least 1lb in weight to survive, if they hibernate </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">before reaching this they probably wont survive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I agree that taking them into captivity can be controversial, but once the babies have gained enough weight they can be released, this will need to be done during a mild period and ensure that there is enough dry nesting material so they can build their winter home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The website mentioned below really informative and explains what do if you find a baby hedgehog and lots of general information on hedgehogs....so click and take a look!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/FAQS/caring_for_hoglets.htm">http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/FAQS/caring_for_hoglets.htm</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-432680703301595512011-10-24T14:05:00.000-07:002011-10-24T14:06:32.908-07:00winter wildlife tips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You and your family</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">need food, water and warm shelter - wildlife do too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are lots of little things you can do to help the wildlife in your garden this winter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RSPB advise feeding your garden birds through the winter months as they will be struggling to find food.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place feeders about 10 feet from shrubs, or other places where cats might be.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make sure your bird feeders are</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">keeping the seeds dry. If seeds get wet, remove and replace with new this will prevent mold growth, clean regular to prevent disease.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Provide water for wildlife this is almost as important as food through winter.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plan to Plant trees and shrubs that are native to your area and many can provide winter berries, other food sources, shelter and nesting sites.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Avoid cutting back hedges and leave a band of un-mown grass along it, this provides shelter and food.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Allow some of your plants to go to seed to provide winter food for seed-eating birds.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be careful not to disturb creatures,when you are tidying and preparing for winter or they can waste energy trying to find a new habitat. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make sure there are plenty of places to take shelter - dense shrubs, wood piles, long grass, rock piles.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">European hedgehog tips. </span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If burning garden leaves or refuse use a incinerator or move the pile just before setting fire to it. This should prevent any hedgehogs that have made a home in the rubbish being harmed. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hedgehogs are getting ready or may have already begun to hibernate at this time of the year . During hibernation a hedgehogs will wake up several times, and if you see one it is a good idea to offer food and water, then, if there are no signs of problems, let the little fella go on its way.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep a pile of logs in an undisturbed corner of the garden to provide shelter for insects and mammals - if you're lucky a hedgehog or toad may find a home there and feed on all your slugs and snails.</span></li>
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Autumn -it the prefect time to move plants or remove plants .</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now is the time to plant bulbs for spring as well as plant bare-root shrubs and trees. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Divide perennials.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remove weeds and spent annuals from your beds. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look out for pests and diseases, and take appropriate action.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take root cuttings from perennials.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wrap terracotta pots in bubble plastic or pack in mulch for frost protection.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bring plants that need a frost-free minimum winter temperature into a mildly heated greenhouse or conservatory, or cool room in your home.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harvest winter crops.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wrap potted plants that need protection in low temperatures in layers of horticultural fleece before freezing weather strikes. Move the pot to a sheltered spot.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apply mulch, don't do this to early, I suggest after the first freeze, this will prevent pests and disease.</span></li>
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<ul></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-71751244863535636912011-10-19T13:40:00.000-07:002011-10-19T13:58:40.491-07:00Crafting - How to make Mr Grass head<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me introduce Gary Grasshead, made by my daugther. Grass heads are a great fun to make and educational too.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>To make a grass head you will need:-</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thin sock, or tights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Plastic cup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">About two tablespoonfuls of compost.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 rounded teaspoonful of grass seed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elastic bands.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Things to decorate with (felt, cloth, glue, etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><strong>What to do next:-</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Roll down the sock and sprinkle in the grass seeds.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Put the compost in.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Gently press into a rough shape and twist and elastic band around the opening to close it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Knead into the preferred shape the head must sit on top of the rim of the cup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Add ears and a nose by separating small areas of soil with small elastic bands. Spread the seeds so they are roughly even.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pour an inch of water into the cup.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sit the grasshead on rim with the excess sock hanging in the water. The moisture will gradually work its way up the fabric.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The grass should start growing within a week!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Refill the water regularly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Place on a sunny windowsill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-90953679470445193042011-10-14T12:38:00.000-07:002011-10-14T15:17:06.020-07:00Organic Fruit & Veg Tips<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u></u></span><span lang="EN-GB"></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F9jLd8CfVsG9eGlMZR0ldBNi3cUlq5MBmEzmiUaQlah5ENzLPIcqjcIs4KQbc90PJUFYShXwihjtGoY1ShBWUubrgXHu1FrQdQgzF8LyMm_moUdpea0TQcOAZf5N_013VLIrEvMVbAqK/s1600/figs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F9jLd8CfVsG9eGlMZR0ldBNi3cUlq5MBmEzmiUaQlah5ENzLPIcqjcIs4KQbc90PJUFYShXwihjtGoY1ShBWUubrgXHu1FrQdQgzF8LyMm_moUdpea0TQcOAZf5N_013VLIrEvMVbAqK/s320/figs.png" width="205" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Top twelve non-organic foods to avoid:-</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div></div><ol><li> Strawberries</li>
<li> Bell peppers</li>
<li> Spinach</li>
<li> Cherries</li>
<li> Peaches</li>
<li> Cantaloupe melon</li>
<li> Celery</li>
<li> Apples</li>
<li>Apricots</li>
<li>Green beans</li>
<li>Grapes</li>
<li>Cucumbers</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Made with real fruit or whole grains, this means it probably has a minute quantity of fruit it in.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Enriched just means that it's been messed with.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> One hundred percent organic - food contains only organically produced ingredients.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Organic means that 95 percent of the ingredients must be organically grown and the using 5 percent from non organic Ingredients.</span></li>
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<ul></ul><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>Twelve cleanest fruits and vegetables which contain the least amount of pesticides</u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 avocado</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 corn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 onions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 sweet potatoes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 cauliflower</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 Brussels sprouts</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7 grapes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 bananas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">9 plums</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">10 green onions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">11 watermelon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">12 broccoli </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Benefits of buying local and in season means fewer fossil fuels are used, so its so much better for the environment.<br />
Choose local suppliers with ethical and organic practices, or best of all grow your own!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's a list of companion plants, that may benefit the plants in your garden when planted in close proximity to each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorites are geraniums and marigolds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aster - repels most insects</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Basil - repels flies and mosquitoes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Borage - tomato worms.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caraway - loosens the soil and attracts parasitic wasps and bees.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coriander - repels aphids.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fennel - potato bugs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Geraniums - attracts caterpillars, luring them away from nearby plants.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Horseradish - deters potato bugs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Larkspur, protects vines against vine beetles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lavender - attracts pollinating insects.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marigolds - discourages most pests.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mint - deters white cabbage moth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oregano - repels aphids</span>.<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">onions, garlic, chives & shallots - these repel. slugs, aphids, cabbage worms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parsley, repels carrot flies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Plants to attract beneficial insects.</strong></span><br />
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although nectar is collected from any flower, my favourites are the nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula latifolia, in soft grey-lilac, and Brantwood in deep blue. These are loved by bees.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a great link from the RHS perfect pollinator list</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><a href="http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Sustainable-gardening/Plants-for-pollinators"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Sustainable-gardening/Plants-for-pollinators</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-34866596788176217612011-10-03T15:21:00.000-07:002011-10-03T16:44:31.826-07:00Garden pests - don't let them bug you!<span lang="EN-GB">It is a hard balance to get right, protecting your garden from little pests who want a free lunch and encouraging the helpful little garden dwellers, who pay their dues.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><u>The usual suspects:-</u></span><br />
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<strong>Slugs</strong> - don’t use slug pellets, some brands can be poisonous to other animals, they work by dehydrating the slug and it if it rains whilst this happening the slug re-hydrates, this defeats the object really and not a particularly nice way to go for the slug. I prefer the beer trap method; put some<span lang="EN-GB"></span><br />
beer in shallow bowls, slugs love beer, I only use in early summer because you might attract bees. Oh yes, put a stick in so that beetles can escape. <br />
<ul><li>Place orange halves out the slugs are attracted to these and it makes it easier when collecting slugs by hand.</li>
<li>Put Copper wire or a gritty barrier like crushed egg shells around your plants, the slugs won't like that at all.</li>
<li>Cover seedlings with fine mesh or cut the top off an old plastic bottle, but be careful not to roast your plants.</li>
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Plant a few garlic cloves, the plants absorb the garlic and it wards off the insects. Also you can infuse some garlic into water and spray it on the aphids and you can do the same with Rhubarb leaves, but be careful with this one as rhubarb leaves are poisonous to humans.<br />
Spray with a powerful jet of water.<br />
Use the companion planting method.<br />
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<strong>White flies</strong><br />
White flies are attracted to the colour yellow, find a yellow piece of plastic or card and coat with grease, this works like fly paper.<br />
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<strong>Ants</strong><br />
These little pests aren't really a problem, but if you really wish to get rid of them, you can use 1:3 ratio of borax and icing sugar, place and cover on a piece of wood near where the ants have been seen. The ants like sweets things and will be attracted the bait, they will carry into the nest, ingest it and perish.<br />
Please be careful and don't place bait near pets or other animal activity.<br />
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Encourage birds, frogs, hedgehogs and ground Beatles or even get some ducks and chickens, they can help you in your pest control.<br />
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A garden is a happier place, when there is balance like in nature.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-75190558466041917962011-09-27T10:37:00.000-07:002011-09-27T10:37:28.742-07:00weeding - war of the weeds<span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span><span lang="EN-GB">Your mission on war of the weeds is essentially to try and stop weeds of any kind spreading their seed. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">There is a saying "One years seeding is seven years weeding".</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">First invest in a pair of good garden gloves and use old towel or kneeling mat, to protect the knees.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Get hold of the weed as low as can near the base, weeds tend to be less prickly nearer the ground and just pull.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">There are lots of garden tools that can help with your mission too, a garden hoe, use this firstly as a preventive measure, before weeds appear on the surface, do this regularly, ideally when the soil is dry.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">When using a hoe to weed, try to cut the weed from roots below soil.</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Small hand tools, trowel, forks, these work well for deep rooted weeds, you can get right in there and dig them out, but be extra careful if you have existing plants near by.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><u>Weeds in your lawn - Turf war</u></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Dig these weeds out with a narrow trowel or weed extractor, have some soil ready to fill in the hole, and if its a rather large hole, take another section of the same size from the a less visible area of the garden and replace it, water this section frequently until it takes, you also replant grass seed in the area.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><u>Organic weed killer</u></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">I don't tend use these as they can kill off every plant they come into contact with and interfere with the natural flora of your garden .</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">If you choose to go down the route of sprays, can also make your own organic weed killer using full strength white distilled vinegar, the acetic acid draws moisture out of the leaf and any other plant it comes into contact with so be warned. There are lots of alternative to chemical weed killer, but as I don't use them in my garden I cant really comment on their effectiveness.</span><br />
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<u>Prevention is better than cure</u><br />
Cover every piece of bare soil with a something that excludes light, Use coca shells,well rotted horse manure, anything will do the job, including straw, hay shredded bark, permeable plastic, bark, old carpet, or rolls of white paper mulch. <br />
Live mulches are a great idea too; use a fast growing short plant, maybe something like thyme.<br />
Grow plants densely together, is another tip.<br />
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<li>Mulch this prevents water evaporation. ie grass clippings, bark, gravel.</li>
<li>Compost - this makes the soil hold more moisture.</li>
<li>Water with a watering can in the early morning or evening so the water doesnt just evaporate,.</li>
<li>Water at the base of the plants, and deeply so it can soak down to the roots this will encourage the roots to go deep in the ground and helps in drought periods, the adage goes water deeply and infrequently.</li>
<li>Cut lawns less, or raise the cutting level, this will help during really hot weather. </li>
<li>Use a mulching mower. </li>
<li>Please bare in mind, the weather conditions, season, location and the plant, when watering your garden.</li>
</ul><span style="color: magenta;">Did you know???</span> sprinklers use as much water per hour as a family of four can in one day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-60253982746519245882011-09-23T10:22:00.000-07:002011-09-23T10:22:40.133-07:00Its a new dawn, its a new dayBeautiful day's start with beautiful mornings and what a lovely morning it was in Alberta today, the sky, so pink and purple.<br />
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<em><strong>"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."</strong></em> <i>Marcus Aurelius </i><br />
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Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554687000801069122.post-38554619495357181662011-09-22T16:22:00.000-07:002011-09-23T10:38:21.427-07:00Compost - Enrich your garden & reduce waste.<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I've decided to do my first post about compost, because everything that grows in your garden will benefit from good nutrient rich soil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <u>So what is composting?</u><br />
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Composting is a process that turns kitchen and garden waste into humus material called compost.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is some ideas for you:-<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><u>Green Materials are rich in Nitrogen</u></span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Ground Coffee & Filters</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Organic packing material</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Feathers</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Flower bouquets</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Fresh leaves</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Fruit and vegetable scraps </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Grass clippings - Make sure you put these in thin layers</span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Green plants<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: small;">Animal manure, ie horses poultry rabbits, not cats and dogs poops.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: lime;">Pruning and hedge trimmings </span><br />
<span style="color: lime;">Tea bags</span><br />
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I choose not to put weeds or diseased plants in my main compost heap,I want to avoid reintrodicng seeds and any disease into my garden.<br />
A good idea is to create a separate compost heap for these items.<br />
In the majority of cases heat and time will destroy them, I just like to be on the safe side, I do enough weed pulling by hand as it is!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Did you know??</span> that seven pounds of hair contains as much nitrogen as 100 pounds of manure, if your going to add this into the mix, moist well and aerate.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Dried flowers</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Egg shells</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Autumn leaves</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Nutshells</span></span> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #783f04;">Old potting soil</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Pine needles</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Sawdust and wood shavings</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Small twigs and wood chips</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">cereal, spices, beans</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Straw and hay</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Wood ashes.</span></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><u>A layer guide for your compost heap:-</u> </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Starting from the bottom up!</span><br />
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</span><ul><li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Twigs or other coarse materials - this helps with drainage and aeration.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dried out brown materials, ie autumn leaves. </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wet the above piles, so its just moist.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next add moist green materials, dig these into the pile with a thin layer of brown mater to balance,</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Add a small amount of garden soil-this introduces enough some</span> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">friendly little organisms to decompose materials in your compost.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Add more brown material, followed by more water.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Just keep layering until you reach the top....yeah!</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">After two weeks turn the pile and do so every few weeks, or when</span> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">is becomes compacted,too wet or smelly. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some people choose not to turn, but I do and it works for me, so do what works for you really.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Compost is ready when it looks and feels like dirt.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Make sure all items are from organic sources and free from pesticides, this is hard to do I know, but try your best, this will help you work your way to a totally organic garden, which will benefit you, your garden and the environment.</span><br />
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Happy Composting!!</span> <br />
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