Resources

I have recently been reminded that not everyone who reads this newsletter is a skilled and experienced gardener, and that perhaps a few words about the basics may, occasionally, be welcome. What follows is for those of you who get flustered when NPK ratios are...

  March I cannot remember what name was given to March in the French revolutionary calendar. Something to do with potatoes, I imagine: this is the month to buy, chit, and plant your first earlies. I understand that traditionalists would put things off a little...

   SNUG is a Transition Town Lewes enterprise, providing draught proofing services and workshops across East Sussex. Whether you want to draught proof your home yourself, or want an expert to do it, we’re here to help. more...

An interesting (arty) perspective on saving energy by not storing so much food in the fridge - with some useful tips on which vegetables last longer by being out of the fridge, etc. Here it is... Saving food from the fridge by Kris De Decker

In June we should have plenty of sunshine, and no frost. (It says here). So plant out your runner beans and tomatoes, your maincrop peas and carrots...but be ready with a watering can, in case it is dry, and a hoe, in case it rains, and the weeds flourish. At least we...

Hot tips on prioritising what do do in the garden each month - by Jon Gunson of TTL. June In June we should have plenty of sunshine, and no frost. (It says here). So plant out your runner beans and tomatoes, your maincrop peas and carrots...but be ready with a...

December 2016 A team from Lewes (see photo of us all kitted up) took up the offer noted in the TTL newsletter of a tour of the Hollingdean Materials Recycling Facility, operated by Veolia as are the Newhaven and Whitesmith sites. Hollingdean processes the recycling...

More food growing tips from Jon...   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...