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Get to know your garden critters
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Do you know the pests you're dealing with asks PENNY WOODWARD
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To prune or not to prune?
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Opinion is divided on whether tomatoes benefit from pruning, writes Penny Woodward.
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DIY tools
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Fancy a bespoke spade handle? OG reader Alan Tori shows how he made tool handles from a broken pear tree branch.
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Off the lay?
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Chooks laying yet? It’s the question on everyone’s lips as spring approaches, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
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Suffer from hay fever?
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As the hay fever season approaches, PENNY WOODWARD looks at how sufferers can keep gardening.
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Full moon rising
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Here's an up-to-date 2017 moon planting chart, produced by Lyn Bagnall and for sale at Aussie Organic Gardening. Lyn's explanatory text shines a silvery light on gardening by the moon. You can also try the Thomas Zimmer Astrological & Moon Planting Guide.
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Say no to plastic bags
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Plastic bags are a whale of a problem for the environment, writes SIMON WEBSTER.
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Weather versus climate
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Current cold weather has social media in a frenzy, but JUSTIN RUSSELL says, don't believe the hype - it's winter after all.
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Tanks, but no tanks
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While it may be cute, an upcycled water tank doesn’t make a very good hen house, writes JESSAMY MILLER.
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A Greek organic odyssey
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Travel with photographer Mary Canning as she embarks on a big fat Greek farm tour of the stunning island of Lipsi.
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The truth about glyphosate
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It is a globally used herbicide but the UK Soil Association is questioning its safety, writes SIMON WEBSTER.
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Worm warriors
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Diverse soil communities can limit the effects of climate change, explains PENNY WOODWARD.