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Heat Retention for Gardeners: Methods to Protect Your Plants

Retaining heat is a crucial aspect of winter gardening. Cold weather can damage or kill plants, but there are effective ways to protect them,...

Why is wet cold so bad for plants?

When the temperature drops, plants face significant challenges. While cold alone is harmful, the combination of cold and wet conditions is especially destructive, creating...

The plants that can grow without soil!

The Fascinating World of Hydroponics: Growing Plants Without Soil For centuries, humans have relied on soil as the primary medium to grow crops. But what...

The “Wood Wide Web”: How Plants Talk Beneath the Surface

While plants may not have mouths or voices, they possess an extraordinary ability to communicate with one another through an underground network known as...

What Are The Best Plants for The Bedroom?

Adding plants to your bedroom can improve air quality, boost relaxation, and create a serene atmosphere. With the right plants, you can transform your...

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Record show gardens and 90,000 visitors at BBC Gardeners’ World Live

90,000 visitors were spoilt for inspiration at BBC Gardeners’...

How to Improve Clay Soil: Turning Heavy Ground into a Productive Garden

Clay soil is often dreaded by gardeners. It's sticky...

Sprayed Before You Eat It: The UK’s Hidden Use of Glyphosate on Food Crops

Most people know glyphosate as the weedkiller in Roundup...

Seed Wars: How Farmers Lost the Right to Grow Their Own Crops

For thousands of years, farmers saved seeds from their...