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- www.organicplants.co.uk sell excellent quality plants in all seasons, and the correct season
- www.implementations.co.uk sell high quality copper tools
- www.stephaniehafferty.co.uk for no dig growing, garden talks, potions
- Module trays 40L from Containerwise are durable and work well
- or 4mm diameter and more rigid 84 cell trays from Quickcrop
- Module trays made of rubber, 30 cells for just under £10. plastic free
- Fleece and bulk supplies of thin fleece, mesh, other products
- Mesh also from Gardening Naturally but 1.8m not 2m wide
- Fleece 35gsm is good value from Quickcrop eg 2x20m £20.93 + shipping
- Bird netting from Gardening Naturally e.g. 2x20m £31 + shipping
- Bacillus thuringiensis eBay, £39 for 500g & 1tsp/2 litres, also this on Amazon £11
- Tips on using Bacillus thuringiensis from Kentucky College of Agriculture
- Compost etc for beds, from Woodhort, based in Somerset
- Biodegradable mulch materials from Hy-Tex, for weed control
- Compost for propagating is expensive online, check B&Q, Wyevale, Aldi
- www.reminscotland.com sell rockdust
- Online turf sell mushroom compost £78 cubic metre, also bulk composts and soil
- Viridor sell green waste compost
- No till farming event in Herts, groundswell at the Cherry’s no till farm
- Product to diminish aminopyralid in soil, available only in USA, Reclaim
- www.permaculture.co.uk for growing and living green
- www.walcotnursery.co.uk sell organic fruit trees
- Budcasts from Sarah Wilson at Roots and All, includes an interview with Charles
- Learn more about earthworms with the Earthworm Society of Britain
- www.greenbooks.co.uk for books, and a wide range of other books on environmental matters
- www.soilassociation.org.uk for organic information
- www.biodynamic.org.uk for biodynamic information
- Garden without pesticides, advice from PAN UK
- Plant Pots Direct for durable and affordable module and other trays, enter charlesdowding15 for a 15% discount
- www.realseeds.co.uk for seeds and info ion seed saving
- Culinaris Seeds from Germany offer unusual kales, blight resistant tomatoes et al
- Bingenheim Seeds of Germany offer a catalogue, organic + biodynamic seeds
- www.seedsofitaly.co.uk for seeds, especially endive & chicory
- Pennard Plants of Somerset sell cuttings of Taunton Deane kale plus other great plants
- Excellent polytunnels from First Tunnels, mine is a commercial 18ft one, see their domestic range too
- www.wrorganics.co.uk (West Riding Organics), good compost for raising plants
- www.carymoor.org.uk for learning about, demos of habitats and different wildlife
- WRAP info on bioassays for pyralid herbicides in composts – check with field beans
- www.ferrymanpolytunnels.co.uk for top quality tunnels of all sizes
- solitary bee observation nest boxes from Nurturing Nature
- www.cotna.co.uk for a great holiday, wwoofing, compost loos…
- www.ilovenature.org.uk for activities and learning in Cornwall, 12 acres
- www.millonthebrue.co.uk for children’s organic activities
- www.schumachercollege.org.uk for interesting courses
- www.atthechapel.co.uk for excellent meals in Bruton and bread from their wood fired oven
- www.secretseedsociety.com/2012/04/19/timeout-in-the-garden for childrens’ gardening ideas
- www.lunarorganics.com for calendar of moon phases
- http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/blog/why-gardening-is-great-with-children/
- www.organicgrowersalliance.co.uk for news, ideas and forum of commercial growers
- www.vegetableplantsdirect.co.uk Ready to go plants
- www.zoehawes.co.uk for herbal advice, inspiration and courses
- www.rootsandshoots.org.uk for horticultural training in SE London
- Something different, lovely pictures and mirrors from old wood in Germany
- Arena Flowers site has great information on bees and beekeeping
- Peaceful Valley seed co. in the US has lots of tips for gardening organically
- Planet Natural‘s page on composting is helpful
- JohnQuinn realtor’s guide to composting for new homeowners, TN USA
- Royale Organic‘s tips on seed saving introduce the easier vegetables to try
- selecting, building a shed
- Herkupast.com for commercial-size module trays
- Benefits to cancer and mental health sufferers of gardening
- View microscopic soil life in digital art! By Katelyn Weel, soil scientist in Norway
- Italian translation of my no dig method, by Federica Fiorentino
- Research comparing ‘traditional composting’ with bokashi fermentation, assumes traditional means repeat turning
- Native hedging plants and more from Hopes Grove Nurseries in Kent
- Blog on books about lawn and garden care, including no dig
