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Seed Swap Online with Sow and Hoe - January swap 25th - 29th at Online. Sow and Hoe on Facebook.

January 25, 2013 to January 29, 2013
Swap Seeds Online with UK Gardeners.Sow and Hoe is a Facebook page for UK gardeners. We hold seed swap events online. You don't need to have seed to swap, you can request seed and pay the postage.More details on how online seed swap works visit the events page on Sow and Hoe Seed Swap Online - Event PageSee More
Jan 23
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AcryliCloche Garden Cloches - Made in the New Forest - Discount Offer

AcryliCloche® Garden Cloches - Made in the New ForestFree P&P10% Discount when you buy two15% Discount when you buy three or more.Enter offer codeNFFCP11Pwww.poshcloche.co.uk AcryliCloche® Garden Cloches.Rigid - no assembly or clips…See More
Mar 2, 2012
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Marie Waterhouse commented on SarahF's event 'Salad Days - Fairweathers'
"Hello, PoshCloche will also be there selling garden cloches at 'Summer Sale' prices. Cloches are fantastic at the moment for keeping the soil surface dry and stopping those pesky slugs from getting near the salad. Best wishes Marie…"
Jun 18, 2010
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Salad Days - Fairweathers at Fairweathers Learning Garden

June 19, 2010 from 10am to 3pm
Fairweather’s of Beaulieu are holding a “Salad Days” event at their Learning Garden on Saturday 19th June.10am - 3pm“It’s possible to have home grown salad leaves all year round, and we hope to inspire and help everyone achieve this through this event” says Patrick Fairweather who will lead a workshop looking at some of the 25 varieties of lettuce and leaves that are grown in the garden. Visitors will have a chance to taste a wide range of leaves and find out which varieties to sow and…See More
Jun 18, 2010
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Marie Waterhouse replied to Richard's discussion 'What do do when the ground is frozen'
"Veg planting plan for me. I find that the months ahead get so busy that unless I have a sowing plan I never remember when to do things! I was also going to try and create a hot bed but that involves some digging so I will have to wait till the soil…"
Jan 7, 2010
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Jan 4, 2010
Richard Loader commented on Marie Waterhouse's blog post 'What to sow and plant now - extend the growing season'
"Hi Marie, some very useful sowing information there, thanks. I think extending the season at both ends is an important step for those who are trying their best to 'grow their own'. The mild Autumn this year has meant that with a little…"
Nov 27, 2009
FoodTalk post by Marie Waterhouse

What to sow and plant now - extend the growing season

Hello,My name is Marie and I am a very keen grower of vegetables both at home and on my allotment with a particular focus on trying to extend the growing season to provide staple vegetables for my family to eat all year round.Each month I research varieties of vegetables that can be planted early or later than usual with the protection of garden cloches to extend the growing season and compile a list of what to sow and plant each month.Here is the link to the December sowing guide…See More
Nov 26, 2009
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Marie Waterhouse is now a member of The New Forest Food Challenge
Nov 23, 2009
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Quality food is key to good health and should be available to all. Local organic food production should always be supported and encouraged. Better for our health and for the health of our world.

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Temperature trials for garden cloches, the results are in.

Posted on January 4, 2010 at 21:46 0 Comments

Hello all,

We have recently carried out a study of or PoshCloche garden cloches to see just how effective they are at warming the soil and protecting the plants.



Temperature trials taken throughout December 2009 show that PoshCloche cloches give even greater protection and warmth when the weather is at its coldest.



During the coldest part of the trial period (11th to 17th December 09) it was on average 2.7 ºC warmer under a PoshCloche. Average soil surface… Continue

What to sow and Plant in January

Posted on January 4, 2010 at 21:38 0 Comments

Hello all,

Happy New Year and I hope you are as excited about the new growing season as I am. The days are already getting longer and the list of vegetables to sow grows monthly from now on.



I have created the sowing guide for January which you can find by Clicking Here

The list includes details of the specific… Continue

What to sow and plant now - extend the growing season

Posted on November 26, 2009 at 21:05 1 Comment

Hello,

My name is Marie and I am a very keen grower of vegetables both at home and on my allotment with a particular focus on trying to extend the growing season to provide staple vegetables for my family to eat all year round.



Each month I research varieties of vegetables that can be planted early or later than usual with the protection of garden cloches to extend the growing season and compile a list of what to sow and plant each month.



Here is the link to the… Continue

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At 21:51 on November 23, 2009, Richard Loader said…
Good to see you here Marie. It's great to find garden related local industries. Take a good look around here it's not just about food. Your growing experience might help dome of the newbies - Cheers, RichardL
 
 
 

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National Vegetarian Week is a great opportunity to promote your locally grown and locally made produce.

Newspapers and radio will be looking for local angles and local stories to put a local spin on the Ntaional Vegetarian Week…

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VOTE for the best in Hampshire

Posted by SarahF on April 22, 2013 at 18:30 0 Comments

I am delighted to announce that Spice ‘n’ Easy has been nominated in this year’s Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards and I am hoping to make it on to the short list of finalists.  To help in this endeavour I would be most grateful if you would…

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Can you help on the stall?

Posted by SarahF on April 19, 2013 at 18:16 0 Comments

Hi all

Can you help us?

The Food Challenge have booked a stall at the New Forest Spring Fair on Sunday 5th May.

We will running a very activity led stall, with lots of seed planting, poem writing and pot making.

We…

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We like cheese!

Posted by Margaret K Marsh on April 9, 2013 at 10:42 0 Comments

I tried the cheese from the Fernhill Cheese Company and went back for more! Soft, creamy and fresh, the children liked it too. Worth stopping at their stall at Lymington Saturday Market just opposite St Thoma's Church.

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