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I've been gardening all my life and feel very privileged
to have been exposed to the real joys and pleasures
of getting your hands dirty in a productive garden.
But you know it's perhaps surprising
how few of us consider how green our gardens actually are.
In a recent survey commissioned by
the National Trust and the Yorkshire Bank
over 80 percent of us said we felt comfortable
over how we could reduce our carbon footprint in the house
but very few knew what to do in the garden.
The good news is greening up the garden is beautifully straightforward.
It'll reduce your carbon footprint
and may even save you some money.
Water is a hugely valuable resource required by all plants
so in times of plenty connect a downpipe
up to glasshouses, conservatories, sheds and outhouses
and feed that downpipe
into storage water butts.
Pop on the lids to keep the water fresh or dropping some oxygenators
and you'll find you have
a plentiful supply of water.
Growing your own fruit and veg reduces the air miles and so reduces your carbon footprint.
You don't have to have an elaborate allotment, some simple beds
arranged with great crops will give you great rewards you looking for.
It is almost inevitable as soon as you plant fruit and veg
you'll get pests and diseases coming in
in the case of cabbages for instance
cabbage white butterfly makes this real home
don't panic you can protect crops like averages with a simple narrative stops
the butterfly getting access to crops
if you don't fancy netting and you can rely on the wildlife around your garden
for instance cabbage white
caterpillar is harvested
by the common dot what in fact one adult wasp will take three hundred
caterpillars in one season
taking them back to feed cats young
so this time you see a lot
that's what it
say thank you
a compost heap is the driving force behind in great garden
when it comes to compost signs really isn't important
what is important is location is going to be warmer and she'll fit
there's microorganisms that are responsible for the composition
to feel really at home and also
actual composting contact with the soil
and when it comes to filling the compost heap
will thin layers a better than a great deluge of material think about five
centimeters of green materialist fresh grass cuttings or kitchen waste and then
about five centimeters of dry material tropical shredded newspaper hey will
drive leaves you can put on just about anything from the kitchen as long as
it's not fatty
meets
build it up
put the sides on and when it's full
and you can put a lid on it
keep it nice and moist weight about six to nine months and you've got the most
wonderful brian compost
for more information on a host of other green gardening tips
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