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The benefits of building a greenhouse with acrylic sheets for organic kitchen gardening

January 4, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Have you made the switch to organic food? It's a trend that continues to grow in popularity, reflecting increased consumer interest in the health benefits and reduced environmental impact of organic produce. Organic food does tend to cost more than it's alternatives though. A great solution to this problem is to embrace organic gardening, and grow your own organic produce for a fraction of the cost. What is organic ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Acrylic greenhouse, Garden, Garden tips, Greenhouse, Grow Your Own, Organic, organic food, Top Tips

How I maximised my tomato yield with Envii Maximato organic tomato feed | Ad

August 30, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a review post in collaboration with Envii Harvest time!! I do love this time of year, when all those days of warm weather are paying off in the veg patch. We're enjoying a particularly bumper harvest of tomatoes this year, having spent a few months using Envii's Maximato organic tomato fertiliser. Envii specialise in unique premium quality garden, pond and home products that are environmentally friendly. Maximato is an ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Envii, Grow Your Own, Homegrown, Maximato, Organic, Plant food, review, Reviews, Tomato plants

How to eat organic food on a budget

June 27, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Do you try to eat organic food where possible?  The last fifteen years have seen a huge increase in the availability of organic meat, fruit and veg and dairy products, reflecting the growing consumer interest in the benefits of choosing organic food over conventionally grown alternatives. Those benefits include a healthier diet with less artificial additives, reduced impact on the environment from synthetic ...

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Budgeting, Food, Grow Your Own, Organic, organic food, Top Tips

Review: Riverford limited edition Sarah Raven recipe box

June 27, 2016 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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As you know from this blog, I’m a big fan of gardening, and we love cooking with the fresh fruit and veg that we grow.  So when the team at Riverford asked us to try out their limited edition recipe box, featuring recipes by award-winning chef and gardening guru Sarah Raven, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. Riverford started as a very small-scale box scheme in Devon, and has grown to a UK-wide delivery service, supplied by regional farms.  ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Food, Organic, Recipes, Reviews, Vegetables

A guide to dealing with home & garden pests

November 3, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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With the colder months underway you might be thinking home and garden pests aren't something you need to worry about, but that's actually not the case.  It's a good idea to be mindful of household pests all year round, so you can deal with any problems as soon as they arise rather than be faced with a tricky infestation. This infographic from Primrose gives lots of tips and ideas for dealing with unwelcome household pests, including  where to ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Autumn, Garden, gardening, Home, Insects, Maintenance, Organic, Pests, Top Tips, Wildlife, Winter

Organic Potting Kit Review & giveaway with Natural Urban Gardeners

October 9, 2015 by Catherine 198 Comments

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Welcome to a new review and giveaway on the blog - this week I’ve a fantastic prize courtesy of the lovely people at Natural Urban Gardeners.  They are offering one lucky winner a fabulous organic potting kit and wildflower mat, perfect for inspiring you to get out in the garden this Autumn. Natural Urban Gardeners supply natural, organic, sustainable and handmade gardening products.  Their range is focused on gardening naturally and includes ...

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Filed Under: Giveaways Tagged With: Autumn, Birds, Children, competition, Compost, Equipment, Garden, gardening, Organic, Planting, Reviews, Seeds, Wildlife

Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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