tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71245060782277624602024-03-12T19:17:35.706-07:00Seed to Feed MePromoting the growth of home grown produce to achieve a healthy dietseedtofeedmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01364079266498268627noreply@blogger.comBlogger485125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124506078227762460.post-33700641235063312592017-08-07T12:51:00.000-07:002017-08-07T12:51:02.113-07:00RECIPE FOR PORNSTAR MARTINI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I recently stayed away on a business trip, and happily the hotel had Cocktail Happy Hour. I discovered Pornstar Martinis, which are so yummy that I had to recreate them at home too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Ingredients</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tropical juice (mango and passionfruit)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vanilla Vodka</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Passionfruit liqueur</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Processo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Passionfruit (sliced)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Method</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place two parts tropical juice, one part Vodka, one part passionfruit liqueur into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and mix. Pour into cocktail glass and add a slice of passionfruit to decorate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pour the prosecco into a shot glass and serve with the main drink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Enjoy.</span><br />
<br />seedtofeedmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01364079266498268627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124506078227762460.post-79129791484911983982017-04-17T11:05:00.001-07:002017-04-17T11:06:03.683-07:00LAWN MAINTENANCE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="display: none; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Back to all plant problems </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seedsofeaden.co.uk/">Click here for the 'Seeds of Eaden' seed shop</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">At this time of year, the lawn is actively growing
and requires feeding, moss-killing, weeding and regular mowing. Spring is also
a suitable time to over-seed sparse areas.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All lawns
need feeding in order to maintain vigour. When feeding, look out for signs of
pest or disease and apply moss killer if required. Regular maintenance is the
best way to approach a lawn, and may avoid the need for renovation later on.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Over
winter the lawn does not grow much, but once the weather warms up in early
spring you can start mowing, and this is also a good time to over-seed any
areas damaged over winter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is
the most obvious, and one of the most important, maintenance task over spring
and summer. Mowing regularly keeps the lawn in good health. Cutting the grass
fortnightly from mid-March until November (around 16 cuts a year) to maintain a
healthy sward. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adjust
the cutting height and mowing frequencies to match grass vigour and ground
conditions. Lower the cutting height gradually during the spring until a
cutting height of around 25 mm is reached. During periods of drought raise the
height of the cut or postpone cutting to avoid stressing the lawn <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Moss is a
problem in damp, poorly drained lawns. Spring is a good time to remedy moss
problems. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are
several options for dealing with moss in lawns, either using cultivation or by
chemical means. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Remove
loose moss in autumn, by scarification (vigorous raking). On small lawns this
can be done by hand, raking out the moss with a spring-tine rake, but on larger
lawns mechanical scarifiers can be hired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">For chemical control use a
moss killer containing sulphate of iron in spring or early autumn. When
the moss blackens after two or three weeks use a spring-tine rake to remove it. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Apply mosskillers either by
hand or with a push-along spreader. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Be careful not to apply lawn sand (ferrous
sulphate mixed with a carrier) at too high a rate as this can blacken and kill
the grass as well as the moss. Apply lawn mosskillers in fine weather. Some
require watering after 48 hours if there has been no rain. Check pack for
details.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mosskillers combined with a
fertiliser are beneficial where grass vigour is low. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
mid-spring use a proprietary spring or summer lawn fertiliser at the
manufacturer’s recommended rates. Feeding the lawn will increase vigour and
help prevent weeds and moss from establishing. Apply fertilisers when the soil
is moist, or when rain is expected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If grass
loses its vigour and freshness between late spring and late summer, repeat the
application of spring or summer lawn fertiliser or apply 15g per sq m sulphate
of ammonia mixed with four times its weight dry soil. Mixing with soil ensures
even distribution and avoids scorching the grass. Apply this mixture in cool,
moist conditions and lightly water it in. As an organic alternative, use
chicken manure pellets. Repeat fertiliser application a third time if needed
six to eight weeks later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Do not
apply spring or summer lawn fertilisers, chicken manure pellets or
sulphate of ammonia after August. They contain too much nitrogen for autumn
use, encouraging green leafy growth at the wrong time of year, when it could be
damaged by winter cold or pests and disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">After
moss or weeds have been removed, or where grass is growing sparsely,
over-seeding may be necessary. Early autumn is the best time for this job, but
mid-spring is also suitable.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Break up the surface with a
fork and rake it to make a reasonably fine surface. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sow grass seed at half the
recommended rate or, where there are no recommendations, at 10-15g per sq
m. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lightly rake to incorporate
the seed into the surface. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Where birds are a problem,
net the area. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If the weather remains dry
for two or three days water gently with a sprinkler. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Grass should sprout seven to
10 days after sowing.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In
heavily used areas, choose a hardwearing utility mix containing ryegrass. Most
lawn grasses do not thrive in shade, so for these areas choose a shade-tolerant
mix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lawns
can become waterlogged if water sits on the surface and drains slowly.
Waterlogging is more likely to be a problem on compacted and clay soils.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pricking or slitting the surface
can improve</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">waterlogged</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> lawn. Shallow, 2-3 cm, pricking or slitting will
help. However, deeper spiking is better, especially with a tool
designed to leave holes 10-15 cm deep. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These
holes can be filled with a free-draining material, such as proprietary lawn top
dressings or horticultural sand. This allows the water to flow from the
surface to deeper, less compacted layers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hand
spiking tools are available for the purpose, but an ordinary garden fork can be
used. Alternatively, for larger lawns, use powered tools. Try a hollow tiner,
which has hollow spikes and removes plugs of soil that are then swept
up and removed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pricking
and slitting are best carried out once the excess water has drained away,
especially where machinery is to be used. In small areas where standing water
persists, sweep it off the lawn and into the beds before spiking with a hand
spiking tool or garden fork <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If your
lawn is prone to waterlogging, spike it every few years in autumn. This will
prevent the need for emergency action after wet winters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Applying
fertiliser in spring will help the grass to recover from winter damage and to
grow more extensive root systems that are better able to withstand drought and
flooding <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Feeding
in autumn with a lawn feed, rich in phosphorus, promotes good root growth <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wet soils
and dead patches allow mosses to thrive in the lawn over winter. Remove these
with a proprietary moss killer to allow the lawn to thrive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cause unsightly patches on lawns, especially if they frequent the usual
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contains high levels of nitrogen which damages the lawn and causes </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">small, characteristic
brown patches.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lawns that are
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Reduce
the stress on your lawn by not over or under fertilising and by watering
frequently. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Encourage
your dog to use less conspicuous areas to urinate in. If practical you can dilute
the nitrogen in the soil by watering in the affected areas shortly after your
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lawns turn brown and dry over summer, they usually recover well when rains
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laid lawns can be fed like established lawns. They need watering, but should
not be over watered, as this may result in shallow rooting and poor
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
over-seeding the lawn, it can be difficult to match the colour of a new seed
mix with your existing lawn. In such circumstances it may be necessary to
over-seed the whole lawn to achieve uniformity of colour and texture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Areas of
dry shade, such as under trees, become sparse very quickly despite adequate
care. Consider over-seeding on an annual basis to maintain a dense sward.
However, in very shady or high traffic areas grass just will not thrive and
replacing grass with paving, gravel or bark mulch may give better results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dandelions are tough, hence why they are so successful as a weed. No only do they have efficient seed dispersing capacities they are also very resilient, having a long tap root from which new plants can grow. This means that mowing the plant or removing the leaves will have a minimal effect on the flower, which will be back within flower by the end of the week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Digging out the plants and removing all of the tap root will do the trick but this is a time consuming job and not always practical. Larger volume of weeds will require chemical control with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">glyphosate</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> which can be applied during the growing season.</span></span><br />
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Some plants are better adapted at thriving in seaside conditions, coping with high salt levels, strong drying winds and poor soils. <br />
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The plants that thrive in coastal areas have adapted to conserving water, often by succulence of leaf or stem. Alternatively they can also protect against water loss by tough waxy or hairy leaves.<br />
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All coastal plants are tolerant of high levels of salt in both the soil and in salt spray. They often have large tap roots to help anchor them in strong winds.<br />
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When planning a garden near coastal areas there are some great plant species that will thrive in this environment. Shrubs and trees can be used to act as protection for other plants, creating microclimates where other non-coastal plants can thrive.<br />
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Ammophila arenaria<br />
Arbutus unedo<br />
Armeria maritima<br />
Calystegia soldanella<br />
Chamaerops humilis<br />
Choisya<br />
Crataegus<br />
Colutea<br />
Cordyline australis<br />
Cotoneaster<br />
Crambe maritima<br />
Cytisus<br />
Eryngium maritimum<br />
Escallonia<br />
Euonymus fortunei<br />
Garrya elliptica<br />
Griselinia littoralis<br />
Hebe<br />
Helianthemum<br />
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Honkenya peploides<br />
Hydrangea macrophylla<br />
Ilex aquifolium<br />
Laurus noblis<br />
Lavatera arborea<br />
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Olearia<br />
Ononis repens<br />
Phormium<br />
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Quercus ilex<br />
Rosa<br />
Rosmarinus officinalis<br />
Salix<br />
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Senecio<br />
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Tamarix<br />
Ulex<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inspired by Georges' recently grown apple tree, I have decided to try my luck at growing an lemon tree from seed. I will keep it indoors until the really warm weather, and bring it back indoors during the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly, to grow an lemon tree from seed I need to get the pips from lemon. Easy peasy (Lemon squeezy lol) with lemons used for pancakes. Use a knife to cut your lemon in half and remove the seeds. Rinse them in water to remove any sugar and pulp. Place in a bowl filled with water and leave overnight. If you are not planting them straight away you can air dry them overnight then place in a sealed plastic bag and leave in the fridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lemons like a well drained soil. Fill a 9 cm pot with John Innes seed & potting compost and vermiculite. Water well. Spread the seeds over the surface of the pot whilst they are still moist and sprinkle a 1 cm layer of the potting compost over the top of them. Mist with water and cover the pot with a clear plastic bag to retain moisture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place in a sunny and warm position (around 70 degrees). After 3-6 weeks the seeds will germinate. Remove the plastic cover and move to a sunny windowsill. Mist regularly to ensure the compost does not dry out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When the seedling is large enough to transport, around 10 cm high, place it outside or in a cold frame to harden off for several weeks. Plant your lemon seedling into a large pot and place in a sunny, sheltered site well away from any frost pockets. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Water regularly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lemons are tender so protect from frost and bring indoors during the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">225 g / 8 oz plain flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">250 g / 8 oz butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">200 g / 7 oz honey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">125 g / 4 oz light muscovado sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">125 g / 4 oz dried apples and pears</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">125 g / 4 oz walnuts, chopped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 tbsp icing sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 lemon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To make the pastry put the flour and icing sugar into the bowl or food mixer. Add 125 g chilled butter and mix until it resembles breadcrumbs. Beat 1 egg into a bowl and add with 1 tbsp cold water and mix until comes together. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes in fridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warm the honey gently in a small pan. Place the muscovado sugar in a bowl with 125 g / 4 oz butter and mix together until light and fluffy. Beat the remaining eggs and add to the bowl with the zest from the lemon and juice, walnuts, apples, pears, and warm honey. Stir well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roll out the pastry and line out a 23 cm / 9 inch flan case. Trim the edge and prick out the base. Cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 180 C / gas mark 4. Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans and bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake the pastry for 5 minutes longer. Pour he apple and walnut filling into teh pastry and arrange teh pear slices on top. Brush with the top with honey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place the tart on a baking sheet, cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for a further 25 minutes until tart is golden brown and slightly risen.</span>seedtofeedmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01364079266498268627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124506078227762460.post-79988680699477283262017-01-29T13:12:00.003-08:002017-01-29T13:35:36.303-08:00Recipe for cider roast pork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This cider roast pork is fabulous. Apple and pork have been a winning combination for years, so the cider works brilliantly. I made this for my family this weekend and it was delicious.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ingredients</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 kg bone, rolled loin of pork (fat removed)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 tbsp olive oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 onions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 apples</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">440 ml can cider</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pepper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thyme sprigs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place the pork in a large bowl with the olive oil, chopped onions, quartered apples and thyme. Pour the cider over the pork and marinate in the fridge for 4 hours, or preferably overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When ready to cook, remove from the fridge 20 minutes before putting in the oven. Preheat the oven to 200 C / gas mark 6. Put the joint in a roasting tin with the marinade ingredients and season. Roast for 25 minutes per pound (450g) plus 20 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">George recently handed me an apple seed and said he wanted to plant it. We have planted acorns and grown cress before, but apple seeds are new for me. I wondered how long it would take before the tree grew, and if growing it true for seed (rather than grafting onto a rootstock) would give us a viable tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly, to grow an apple tree from seed will take much longer than grafting it onto rootstock. The size and vigour of the tree will be as programmed in the seed, not the rootstock. Apples trees grown from seed will not have the dwarfing qualities of those grown on rootstock and so will be much larger, 9 meters in height, and will take nearly ten years to bear fruit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The variety of apple see you plant will determine the size, shape and vigour of your tree but remember apple trees do not grow true to type, and so the seeds from apple will not grow be identical to its parents. Apple seeds are not self pollinating so if you want your tree to bear fruit and have not got any adjacent apple trees in your garden you may be lucky enough to get two varieties for one apple but to be on the safe side collect two different types of seeds to ensure cross pollination. Ensure you select varieties of apples that grow well in your climate zone, or the plants will die once planted outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly dry out your apple seeds on some kitchen paper and allow to air dry. In order to facilitate germination you need to mimic winter so place your seeds on moist kitchen towel and seal in a transparent plastic bag in the fridge. Keep in the fridge for ten weeks until they have germinated and the seeds have sprouted. Check regularly to ensure that the kitchen towel is kept moist. It is best to align this germination period with winter so that the seedlings can emerge into their first spring and make the most of the growing season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fill a 9 cm pot with John Innes seed and potting compost. Use a dibber to make a hole in the pot 1 cm deep and carefully drop your sprouted apple seed in, pointed side facing up. Place 2 seeds in every pot to allow you to select the strongest seedling when they emerge. Cover with soil and water gently. Place in a sunny and warm position such as a windowsill. After several weeks shoots should start to appear and from then on your tree will continue to grow and get stronger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When the seedling is 10 cm high place it outside or in a cold frame to harden off for several weeks. Plant your seedling directly into well drained soil in a sunny, sheltered site well away from any frost pockets. Allow sufficient room for your tree and leave 5 metres between trees. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Holly (Ilex) is such a festive plant but it would probably surprise you to know that these are a diverse group of trees and shrubs. They range in height from a couple of feet to 30 metres high and although most are dark green, you can also find purple tints and variegated forms. With so much variation in holly varieties, you’re sure to find one to suit your need.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Holly belongs to the Aquifoliaceae family and can be deciduous or evergreen. Holly leaves are often dark green, glossy and oval. Younger plants usually feature spiky leaves, but the leaves of older trees are much more likely to be smooth. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Almost all holly species are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers occur on different trees. Flowers are white with four petals. Once pollinated by insects, female flowers develop into scarlet berries, which can remain on the tree throughout winter. One male plant is able to pollinate a few female plants. They produce drupes (not berries) that are often red, but may come in shades of white, yellow, purple or black. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.256px;">A medium-sized evergreen tree, slow-growing when young, with dark, glossy green, undulate and usually strongly spiny leaves. Small, dull white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries, on pollinated female plants.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This evergreen shrubs has dark green leaves with pronounced spines. They tolerate hot temperatures but sustain winter damage in cold zones. The different types of hollies in this group include ‘Burfordii,’ which is one of the most popular cultivars for hedges, and ‘O. Spring,’ a variegated type with irregular bands of yellow on the leaves. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is a cross between hybrid between English holly (Ilex aquifolium and Chinese holly(Ilex cornuta). A parthenogenic cultivar that does not require make and female plants, and so is ideal if you only have room for one plant. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Generally softer in texture than Chinese hollies, Ilex crenata comes in a range of shapes and sizes. These hollies don’t do well in areas with hot summers, but they tolerate colder temperatures than the Chinese hollies. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">These North American natives grow into up to 60 feet tall, and a mature specimen is a landscape treasure. Although these types of hollies are common in woodland settings, they aren’t often used in residential landscapes because they grow very slowly. ‘Old Heavy Berry’ is a vigorous cultivar that bears lots of fruit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Similar to Japanese hollies, inkberries are distinguished by their black berries. Species types tend to have bare lower branches because they drop their lower leaves, but cultivars such as ‘Nigra’ have good lower leaf retention. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20.9088px;">Sow the seed early in the year (February to March) to make the most of the available sunshine. Fill 9 cm pots with john Inness seed and potting compost and place five seeds on the surface of each pot. Cover with a thin layer of vermiculite. Water gently and place in a heated propagator set to 21 degrees, or warm greenhouse until germination, usually about 2-3 weeks later.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20.9088px;">When the first true leaves have fully developed prick out the seedlings into individual 7 cm pots. Feed weekly until the roots have filled the pot and then transplant to a larger pot filled with multi purpose compost, repeating the process until they are in a 30 cm pot. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20.9088px;">Water your plants well and spray the leaves and flowers with warm water twice a day during the summer to help the fruit set and to discourage red spider mite. W</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "open sans" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 20.9088px;">hen the first fruits start to appear feed fortnightly with liquid feed high in potassium. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At this time of year (Winter) certain plants really shine, and Holly is one of them. With fantastic spiky evergreen foliage and stunning berries, Holly is a sure fire winter winner. It looks so festive and fabulous no wonder it is still so popular. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you want to save some money, and have a little patience, you could grow holly from seed. You can collect berries from late autumn and right through the winter. Pick the berries by hand, removing all twigs and separating berries from the bunch. You can store your berries in a cool, dry place for several weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holly seeds have a tough outer seed coat that requires warm summer temperatures to break the dormancy, and so germinate in the second year after planting. However you can shorten this germination period by pre-treating the seed in a process called stratification. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place your seeds in a clear plastic bag covered sandwiched between two layers of damp moss peat. Tie the top and store the bag in your fridge for 20 weeks, after which they will be ready for planting.
Sow your holly seeds directly outside in a nursery bed until they are ready to be transplanted a year later. </span><br />
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Plant the seeds 2 cm deep and 30 cm apart, then cover with soil. Clearly mark the area of planting to identify the seedlings when they emerge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Water lightly frequently to keep the soil damp but do not waterlog the plants.
Transplant your holly seedlings when they are 30 cm tall. Dig out a generous root ball as holly has a long tap root so dig down 30 - 45 cm to avoid damaging this when transplanting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Selecti</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ng a Christmas tree to bring home and decorate is a key part of Christmas. Take the stress out of the task by following this guide to selecting and keeping your tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether you choose a traditional Norway spruce or decide to go for a non-drop variety, you need to ensure that you choose a well-balanced, quality trees that will last throughout Christmas and into the New Year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The longest lasting trees are the ones you get cut down when you buy them. You know that they have not been hanging around for weeks on end waiting to get sold. Buying fresh ensures that the needles are held fast and the tree is in a good condition. As soon as the tree is cut, it will slowly start to shrink and die so newer is best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ensure you see your tree unwrapped before you buy it. Check the branches are not damaged, are even in spacing and that the branches are sufficiently covered in needles. The supplier should offer a wrapping service after you have selected it. If not, you risk getting a damaged or poorly balanced tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't get carried away with the tree experience. Take a tape measure with you to ensure you stick to the correct height and width of tree you require. Unless you have ample ceiling height 8 feet will be the maximum height you select. Go any higher and you will end up cutting out large chunks of the tree. Ensure the width fits too or you will end up with a enormous visitor to the house over Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once home place the tree in a good quality Christmas Tree Stand. Ensure it has a water reservoir as the tree will require water to prevent the needles form dropping at a alarming rate. Don't place the tree near extremes of temperature such as a radiator, window or draughty area. You can buy spray cans of anti-needle dropping products, which work by locking in water to the tree by blocking the tiny holes in the needles (stomata). There can be useful but are highly flammable so ensure no naked lights get near the tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Norway Spruce, Picea abies </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the traditional British Christmas tree. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Trees are triangular shaped, with dark green needles and dropping </span>branchlets<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Needles are rectangular in section and at the base of each needle is a twig-like projection (</span>sterigmata<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) which remains after the needle is lost. </span>Picea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>abies<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has a tendency to drop its needles, particularly towards the end of the Christmas period. Purchase your tree in the week just before Christmas to ensure your needles look good over the festive period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b></b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue spruce, Picea pungens</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The blue spruce offers an attractive blue colour and holds it needles well.This tree has stiff, waxy grey-green needles, a symmetrical form and a dense habit. Needles are four sided with a very sharp point on the end, but are retained well on your cut tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Nordmann fir, <i style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">Abies nordmanniana</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the best selling non drop tree variety. Nordmann firs have long, full, lush, dark green foliage, which is soft to the touch and have excellent needle retention. It has attrac<span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">tive foliage, and its </span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">needles are flattened, glossy and dark green in colour. The </span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">tip of the leaf is usually blunt so the </span><span style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">needles that are not sharp and do not drop readily when the tree dries out.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Douglas fir, <i style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;">Pseudotsuga menziesii</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i style="color: #252525; line-height: 22.4px;"></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The needles are soft, dark green-blue green in colour and radiate in all directions from the branch. This variety holds it needles well and when crushed, these needles have a sweet fragrance.<br /><br /><b>Noble fir, Abies procera</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />The noble fir has a shape similar to a Douglas fir but is a deeper, richer green. It has stiff branches which make it a good tree for heavy ornaments, as well as providing excellent greenery for wreaths and garland. The Noble fir keeps as a cut Christmas tree for a long time.<br /><br /><b>Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><br />A really fragrant native conifer with an attractive blue-green foliage and soft needles.<br /><br /><b>Lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta</b><br /><br />A bushy tree, similar to the Scots Pine, with long green needles and a wonderful natural pine scent. Probably the best tree for needle retention and is perfect for those who like to decorate their tree a little earlier .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The common hedgehog, <i>Erinaceus Europaeus</i>, is familiar across Britain and Ireland. These nocturnal animals are the largest of our insectivores and can often be seen at dusk in woods, hedgerows and gardens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hedgehogs are stout animals that are about 25 cm long and covered with distinctive dense, stiff spikes over their back, sides and top of the head. These spines are 20 mm long and pale brown with a dark band below the tip, giving a flecked effect. They have a hairy face, rather than spiny, and a long pointed muzzle with a shiny black nose. Ears are visible in front of the spines, the legs appear short and the tail is hidden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They feed on slugs, earthworms, caterpillars, beetles and other small invertebrates, along with small frogs, slow worms, mice and eggs. They breed may till October, producing an average of five young, which are born small and helpless. After six weeks they are weaned and ready to face the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hedgehogs hibernate during the winter usually from October till April depending on temperature, wrapping themselves in leaves, under dense bushes or in piles of cut brushwood. They can become very fat prior to hibernation, gaining a body weight of around 400 g or more in order to survive the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can encourage nest building by leaving patches of dense bramble, piles of shrub trimmings or a purpose built hibernation box. Also check bonfires prior to lighting as hedgehogs will often nest here. If you see a hedgehog out during the day its is a sign that something is wrong. Relocate to a nice quiet area in a safe location and allow to rest. Emergency food can be provided in the form of tinned cat food, never milk.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Watching bats fly around at dusk during the summer nights is a true delight. However this is becoming a rarer sight, as bat populations have suffered severe decline during the past century due to loss of habitat and modern agricultural policies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Echolocation Sounds produced by common pipistrelles are above the range of human hearing with the exception of social calls that may be heard by children and some adults with good hearing. With a bat detector the echolocation calls can be picked up between about 45 and 70kHz. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love Christmas - ask anyone! I love preparing food for the family and eating lots of special Christmas treats. These mince pies are extra yummy and make a great gift too. This recipe makes 12 pies.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the pastry & pie filling:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3.5 oz /100 g butter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 oz / 25 g caster sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 oz / 25 g plain flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 oz / 50 g unsalted butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 oz / 5o g caster sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 oz / 50 g ground almonds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 oz / 25 g flaked almonds</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Meanwhile make the frangipane topping by beating the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the egg, Stir in the almonds, flour and almond extract until a soft mixture is formed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roll out the pastry onto a lightly floured surface until 3 m thick. Use a 10 cm round pastry cutter to cut out the pastry and place the in a 12 hole muffin tin. Fill the cases with mincemeat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bamboo always looks fab in a garden, but way too often it is shoved in a pot and looks poorly and sick. However get the planting right and they can form impressive clumps that add structure and drama in a garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bamboo can be invasive, taking over small areas and looking unsightly. Although some types of bamboo are vigorous there are plenty of varieties to choose from that are slower growing and will suit a garden border.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bamboo is a evergreen, woody perennial grown for their attractive cane stems. They are either classed as running or clump forming bamboos. Running bamboos spread extensively by producing long underground stems (rhizomes) and will spread rapidly. These include </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Arundinaria, Bashania, Chimonobambusa, Clavinodum, Hibanobambusa, Indocalamus, phyllostachys, Pleioblastus, Pseudosasa, Sasa, Sasaella, Sasamorpha, Semiarundinaria, Sinobambusa and Yushania.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clump forming bamboos are better behaved but will also spread out each year. They include: <span style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bambusa, Chusquea, Dendrocalamus, Drepanostachyum, Fargesia, Himalayacalamus, Schizostachyum, Shibataea</span> and <span lang="latin" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="latin">Thamnocalamus</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bamboos can be restricted by planting in a pot, although they never reach their full potential and always look a little sickly. It is better to encase them with a physical barrier when planting, using paving slabs, corrugated iron sheets or root barrier materials. However a large trench has to be dug (1 to 1.5 metres square) and the barrier needs to extend 6 cm above ground so a mulch around the base is essential.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Water your bamboo regularly during dry periods and feed with a nitrogen feed in the spring, and a general purpose fertiliser for the rest of the growing season. the leaves can be stripped from the canes to provide a decorative stem effect. Allow the bamboo leaves to collect around the base of the plant as they contain silica which helps to provide strength and stability.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aquatic planting is essential to providing a healthy pond. As well as enhancing the appearance and provide a much more natural environment, they provide shelter and security for pond animals. Plants produce oxygen and absorb the carbon dioxide and ammonia, and so the improve the water quality. Because they compete with algae for nutrients, they can help to reduce algae growth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Calitriche stagnalis </i>(Water starwort)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Elodia canadensis </i>(Canadian Pondweed)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Myriophyllum spicatum</i> (Water Milfoil)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Floating plants provide protection from predators and the sun. They help to keep algae levels down by covering the surface area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Emergent plants are a half way house for many pond animals, providing shelter and breeding places. They allow dragonfly nymphs to climb out of the water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Alisma plantago-aquatica</i> (water plantain)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Butomus umbellatus</i> (flowering rush)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Caltha palustris</i> (Marsh marigold)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Myosotsis scorpiodes</i> (Water Forget-me-not)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Polygonium amphibium</i> (Amphibious bistort)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A marshy area adjacent to the pool will provide good cover for amphibians and provide good insect cover.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Eupatorium cannabinum</i> (Hemp agrimony)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Filipendula ulmaria </i>(Meadowsweet)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lythrum salicaria (Purple loosestrife)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With a decline in suitable roof spaces and other habitats, it is increasingly important to provide additional habitat for bats by putting up bat boxes on site. Bats may inhabit boxes for summer roosts or for winter hibernation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can easily make them yourselves with sawn timber. Use untreated, rough sawn timber more than 15 mm thick by 1 metre long to construct. The thicker the wood the better as this provides better insulation <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px;">from too much cold and heat inside the box. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Position the bat boxes high off the ground, up to 5 m in height. Remove any crowding vegetation to allow bats a clear flight path in and out. Use multiple boxes to allow the bats to move from one box to another as the temperature changes. Clustering three boxes together around a single tree trunk, all facing different directions, can be very successful but they can be placed under eaves and on walls of buildings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I was young I used to believe that the fungi rings left on lawns were where fairies lived and had magical properties. I used to sit in them and make daisy chains and play. Now I realise that fairy rings are a fungal disease of turf caused by toadstools. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The usual cause of fairy rings is buried organic debris, such as undergrounds rotting tree stumps or roots, and removing this organic matter will often eliminate the clump of toadstools. There are many types of toadstools which are capable of growing in a ring and some rings grow bigger each year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not all rings are created equal. Some small rings may form that are small and do not require remedial action (class 1). However puffballs and mushrooms can produce bigger class 2 fairy rings which are recognised by the dark green grass at the edge of the ring, and these can be unsightly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The toadstool <i>Marasmius oreades</i> produces the largest class 3 fairy ring, and this is truly a problem. Two dark green rings are formed and the space between them is bare and moss ridden. The ring may be small or it may cover the whole lawn, and control is always difficult.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The effect of fairy rings can be unsightly but they are difficult to eradicate unless the root cause of the ring <span style="background-color: yellow;">(</span>the buried organic matter) is removed. In some instances masking of the dark green rings can be achieved through the use of lawn feeds containing iron sulphate, which greens up the remainder of the lawn to help blend the ring into the surrounding areas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Systemic fungicides chemicals such as Panama contain <span style="color: #404040;">Azoxystrobin which can help to eliminate type 2 fairy rings from turf. </span>The real answer is to remove the ring, turf and topsoil to a width and depth of 30 cm and replace with fresh soil and turf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prevention is better than cure, so remove all pieces of wood from the soil before making a lawn and keep it vigorous by following the correct lawn care techniques.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kids love searching for bugs and insects, and George is no exception! We have built an insect hotel at the end of our garden to encourage the bugs to stay. It was great fun to make and we used up lots of old canes, pine cones and sticks. We love it and its looks great, but more importantly the bugs have a lovely new habitat in our garden to enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now is a great time to start making insect houses as autumn is approaching and the bugs will require somewhere to hibernate for the winter. You can use lots of items for your insect hotel - there are no rules - just recycle items and place them together in a decorative fashion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dead bark will attract spiders, beetles, woodlice and centipedes as well as supporting fungi. Stones and tiles provide a cool habitat for frogs and newts and are ideal in the lowest part of the hotel. Hollow canes and drilled holes in a sunny position provide an ideal spot for solitary bees to lay their eggs. Hay and straw provides an ideal medium for insect to burrow. Dry leaves provide a home for insects and will attract overwintering ladybirds. Corrugated cardboard rolled up inside a plastic bottle will attract lace wings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You could use a variety of materials including:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bark</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">plastic bottles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bricks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tiles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stone chippings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">corrugated cardboard</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Assemble a solid (wooden) frame for your insect house. separate the hotels into individual compartments and infill with the material above to make a decorative and functional house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ensure your insect house has a firm base as the weight of the house can be quite heavy. You may wish to add legs to raise the house off the ground, or you may wish to suspend the house from a tree or fix to a wall instead. It is important that you position your insect house in a cool, moist position such as by a hedge, shed or tree that will not get disturbed during the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kingdom: Animalia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Phylum: Arthropoda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Class: Insecta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Order: Lepidoptera</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Family: Sphingidae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Genus: Macroglossum</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum Stellatarum) is a welcome visitor to the UK during the summer, flying in from Europe and North Africa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the name suggests, this moth resembles a humming bird as it hovers to feed from flowers with its long, curved proboscis. Its distinctive 'humming bird' sound of its wings will give its presence away. The wings beat so rapidly that they produce an audible hum and can be seen only as a haze. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hummingbird hawk moths feed on nectar from flowering plants such as honeysuckle and buddleia. Unusually for a moth it is active in daylight as well as after dark.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The moths have grey-brown forewings and orange hindwings and a large adult wingspan that can be up to 5 cm diameter. The body is brown and there are obvious white spots on the sides of the black tail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The caterpillars are green with white speckles and two stripes along its back, and a yellow tipped horn on its tail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ash trees in the UK are suffering from a disease called Ash Dieback (Chalara Fraxinus).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The disease was first noted in 2012 in Buckinghamshire and is spreading across the country westwards. Young trees seem particularly vulnerable to this disease and evidence from continental Europe suggests that older, mature ash trees can survive infection and continue to provide their landscape and wildlife benefits for some time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The best hope for the long-term future of Britain's ash trees lies in identifying the genetic factors which enable some ash trees to tolerate or resist infection, and using these to breed new generations of tolerant ash trees for the future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Diseased saplings typically display dead tops and/or side shoots. At the base of the dead shoots lesions can often be found on the subtending branch or stem. Lesions which girdle the branch or stem can cause wilting of the foliage above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mature trees affected by the disease initially show dieback of the shoots or twigs at edge of the crown. Dense clumps of foliage may be seen further back on the branches where recovery shoots are produced. In late summer and early autumn fruiting bodies of Hymenoscyphus can be found on the blackened leave stalks in the damp leaf litter beneath the trees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies and damselflies are often found along riverbanks, ponds and lakes on sunny summer days, patrolling the area and snatch small insects out of the sky. Sometimes females can be spotted laying their eggs on a stem in the water by dipping their abdomen on the surface of the water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies and damselflies belong to the insect order known as Odonata, meaning toothed jaw as they have serrated mouth parts..Both share the same life cycle, transforming from egg to nymph to a flying adult. However there are some key differences that distinguish the two, including the wing shape, position of the wings at rest, the eyes and body shape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies are big and powerful flying insects, and patrol their area at speed. They can often be founds flying well away from water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can distinguish a dragonfly by its thick body, the wings held out horizontal while at rest, the eyes that wrap around to the front of the head, and the broad wings that get thicker from tip to base. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies belong to the sub-order Anisoptera, meaning unequal-winged. The dragonfly has two sets of wings, one behind the other, that can be used in tandem or independently. Their hind wings are shorter and broader than their fore wings. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies hold their wings out perpendicular to their bodies when resting, like an </span>air plane<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies have much larger eyes than damselflies, with the eyes taking up most of the head as they wrap around from the side to the front of the face. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dragonflies have bulkier bodies than damselflies, with a shorter, thicker appearance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Damselflies are small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. They can be distinguished from dragonflies as they have a much thinner body, eyes that sit at the side of the head, and narrower wings that taper at the base and which are held together above the body. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Damselflies are more slender than dragonflies and fold their wings up when they land. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Damselflies are insect in the sub-order Zygoptera, meaning yoke-winged. Like dragonflies they also have two sets of wings, but they are equal in size and the same shape for both sets, tapering down as they join the body. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Damselflies fold their wings up and hold them together across the top of their backs when they are resting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The eyes of a damselfly are large, but there is always a gap of space between them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Damselflies have a very narrow, twig like body, whilst dragonflies are thick and stocky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Japanese knotweed </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">(Fallopia japonica)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> was brought over in the nineteenth
century by Victorian plant collectors, who admired the heart shaped leaves and
bamboo like stems. Unfortunately today Japanese
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Japanese
knotweed stems are green, with red or
purple specks. They form dense,
cane like clumps that can grow up to 3
metres tall. The leaves are green and heart shaped, up to 12 mm long and with
a flat base. Creamy clusters of flowers
are borne on tips of most stems during August till October. The roots consist of rhizomes, which are
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knotweed is a highly vigorous plant with the ability to spread quickly from an enormous
underground network of stems (rhizomes), which can be up to 3 meters below the
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roots and stem often with human assistance as plant material or as fragments in
soil, and pieces of rhizome as small as
1cm can produce new plants and the cut green stems readily re grow. Fortunately,
Japanese knotweed in this country is infertile and so cannot produce viable
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an offence to plant or cause it to grow in the wild. Section 34 of the
Environment Protection Act 1990 places a duty of care on all waste producers to
ensure that any wastes are disposed of safely, namely that Japanese knotweed
crowns should </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">neither
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can use either a glyphosate or trichopyr based herbicide. Glyphosate (Roundup) is best used is when the
plant is actively growing in the spring or at the end of the season in the autumn
when the plant is dying down. Trichopyr (Icade) is an excellent chemical for
control in areas not near trees and has the advantage of killing any surround
grass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You
will need to repeat the application several times each season, and it can take
up to five years to eradicate the plant entirely.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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