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Hi all, Just wanted to bring to your attention a competition ran by the gardening resources site that I sometimes write for - The Top Ten Gardening Blogs ! They've basically trawled the internet to find the most helpful and well-put together gardening blogs out there and compiled a list of ten for a...

Hi all, I just recently wrote an article detailing the issues surrounding modern day gardens (mainly in the UK). You can find it on this garden sheds infoblog . Main areas of interest are Rhododendron ponticum, climate change and the citrus longhorn beetle. Please let me know what you think - it wou...

Hello, As you've probably heard, Japan has been hit by a huge tsunami, triggered by the biggest earthquake of the last century. With the expected death toll on the increase, this is a terrible thing to happen and my deepest sympathies go out to those affected by this disaster, including of course an...

Hi all, I'm looking to start growing some vegetables in my kitchen as at the moment I'm not fortunate to have a garden (much to my dismay). I know tomatoes and chillies can be grown in small pots if you leave them on the windowsill but I was wondering if there was anything else that can be grown in ...

I completely agree with your point about our species often neglecting its responsibility to respect the animal kingdom - I've been vegetarian for nearly five years now. And yes, wasps are a very important part of our ecosystem but several times throughout my 23 years has a wasp landed on me, given m...

Hi all! My name's Dane and I'm studying in Leeds but my parents live in Bulgaria so I'm often all the way over there in eastern Europe. I was hoping to get some advice on how to grow your own produce without a garden? My flatmate last year managed to grow chillies and tomatoes on a windowsill which ...

Oh dear you're right - nearly two years old! Sorry about that, just what with the weather hotting up and wasps becoming more of an outdoor nuisance I thought I'd enlighten people to the best way (imho) to stop them ruining your next barbecue! Of course I will introduce myself in the welcome section.

You can buy wasp killers that are really effective. My parents use one in Bulgaria and it zaps 'em good! All depending on your moral standpoint of course - they sting people and cause pain for enjoyment so as far as I'm concerned they've had their chance!