October 2011 Archives
October 11, 2011
Stag Beetles and the Communal Composting Area
While digging out well-rotted compost from one of the communal composting bays this summer, we came across some enormous grubs. Three inches long, with white bodies and orange heads they were buried deep within the compost. A knowledgeable member…
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The communal compost area
We had hoped to open the bays for both depositing green waste and collecting compost from the base. However, as we started to prepare for this, it was found there is a population of stag beetles living there. (A few…
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New found lands?
Somewhere in the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans, there are some very large islands, hundreds of square miles in area. Ocean currents swirl around them and the trade winds blow over them. But no one can visit…
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An 18th century virtuoso
You may not have heard of him but gardeners owe a lot to the Reverend Stephen Hales. He is the father of plant physiology, and modern biology is built on many of his observations and experiments on living plants….
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Congratulations!
Peter Jacques (plot 3) has won a prize in the annual competition run across all borough sites by the council for excellently well kept plots….
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AGM - 20 November 2011
Sunday 20 November, 2.30-4.30pm at the Turks Head’s Winchester Hall. There is always a lot to learn about and discuss at the AGM. The past year has been a busy one for our site, for example - on the initiative…
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Links
- Squires Garden Centre
excellent garden centre in between Twickenham and Teddington. - Richmond Council
Check out the Council's Allotment Information - NSALG
National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners - Soil Association
UK's leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health - Organic Gardening Catalogue
- Thompson & Morgan