Tag: soil
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Simple steps to healthy soil
Healthy soil is the foundation of any garden. Follow these steps so that your plants and vegetables can flourish.
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From waste to wonder: Upcycling tips for your home
Finding ways to give old things new purpose is a planet-friendly approach to gardening and decorating your home.
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5 ways to deal with kitchen waste
Leaves and offcuts don’t need to land in the bin. Here’s how to use kitchen scraps to enrich your meals and garden
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Greenpop: Driving a literal treevolution
With the help of 350,000 active citizens, Greenpop has planted thousands of trees in four African countries, restoring hundreds of hectares of forests. We speak to co-founder Misha Teasdale.
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How to make your own compost
Compost is a garden fertiliser that you can make yourself by using vegetable material and other garden waste. Here’s how to do it.
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Soil for Life: Planting ideas for the future
Environmentalist Pat Featherston started Soil for Life to teach the hungry how to grow their own food 21 years ago. Today, many students still benefit from her food garden initiative.
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Designer soils may help combat climate change
British researchers hope to design soils that remove carbon from the atmosphere permanently. At the root of the idea is the fact that plants absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and pump surplus carbon through their roots into the earth around them. The University of Newcastle team believes that calcium-bearing silicates may be a key […]