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A few things you should know about slugs
We never did get a winter, did we? Autumn went on forever, and now spring seems to be here. Mild, wet and windy weather has brought some beneficial effects for the gardener; however, it probably means that we will have a bumper crop of slugs. Now, to my mind, slugs...
Grow Cucumbers
" A cucumber, " said Dr Johnson, " should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing." I am inclined to disagree. Very good in a raita, of course, and goes curiously well with peanut butter....
Vegetable gardening in June
Gardening in June reflects the essential cussedness of life. The warm weather, sunshine and longer days bring one's beds to life; also, of course, they cause weeds to flourish. One is reminded once more that gardening is not an event, but a process. Never sit...
More about the food we eat
Daphne Lambert in conversation with Anni Townend ...There is nothing more powerful to affect your health than the food you eat, every mouthful of food you swallow changes everything in the body including your gut microbes and different microbes in your gut are...
Sharing our personal cleansing products with you
Christmas is coming and the toiletries manufacturers are gearing up for mass sales of soaps, creams and other personal lotions and potions. Most will have expensive packaging and be made with a cornucopia of chemicals. A few TTL friends were pondering this very...
SNUG – draught proofing for homes in Sussex
Take a look at this SNUG information sheet offering useful advice on the following: Draught-proofing Magnetic-strip secondary glazing Ventilation Some physics Insulation Central heating LED lights Watch this video on Magnetic-strip secondary glazing... ...
Food Growing Tips for November
Presumably anyone interested in Transition is also interested in growing their own food; however, some may just be learning how to do so, and the rest of us, being busy, might profit from the occasional seasonal tip. November is a good time to plant the alliums...
Grow your own food: November
A few hundred years back, some quite serious wars were fought for control of the spice trade. At this time of year, one can see why. The crops available during an English winter are pretty bland, aren't they? And quite a lot of them taste of cabbage, which is not to...
Grow your own food: October
Here we go: season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. You can always tell that autumn is coming, when people start quoting Keats.After a fairly spectacular summer, it is perhaps now time to start putting the garden to bed. Just before that... October is a good time to...
Grow your own food: Apples
I seem to spend half my time at work repatriating rather confused bush crickets. That will be late summer, then. The apples are ripening on the trees, and it is time to decide what to do with them. Take them to Octoberfeast to be pressed for juice, or leave them as...
