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7. The 10 minute gardener: quick summer gardening jobs

June 27, 2019 by Catherine 18 Comments

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Welcome to the latest post in this series, looking at quick gardening jobs you can fit into a busy schedule.  This time I'm looking at ways to stay on top of your summer garden. Things have certainly warmed up in the last couple of weeks, and I’m really enjoying my garden now the summer plants are bursting into life.  I think the ‘little and often’ approach is best for gardening at this time of year; keeping on top of the garden through ...

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Filed Under: Garden jobs this month Tagged With: 10 minute gardener, Bedding plants, Birds, Flowers, Garden, Garden tips, July, June, Maintenance, Pests, Plants, Summer, Top Tips, watering, Wildlife

Tips for controlling plant pests

July 11, 2017 by Catherine 1 Comment

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Have you experienced problems with pests on your garden plants this summer? Whether you garden on a large or small scale, there’s a very good chance that your plants have been affected by pests at some point.  I experience this every year at the allotment, with blackfly on my broad beans and caterpillars on my cabbages, and at home in the garden there’s always an invasion of greenfly on the roses and honeysuckle at the start of the summer.  You ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Allotment, Crops, Fruit, Garden, Garden tips, gardening, Homegrown, Houseplants, Outdoors, Pest Control, Pests, Plants, Top Tips

Winter pest control for your home

January 14, 2016 by Catherine 1 Comment

Winter isn’t really a season when we give much thought to home and garden pest control, is it?  I know I tend to associate the warmer months of the year with pests such as wasps, ants and rodents.  And while the Summer months do bring unwelcome visitors into our homes and gardens, did you know that the colder temperatures of Winter actually encourage some pests to take advantage of our cosy homes by moving indoors.  Not a nice thought! When it ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Garden, Home, Maintenance, Pests, Top Tips, Winter

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

Dealing with Summer home & garden pests

July 13, 2015 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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The Summer months can be a bit of a pain when it comes to home and garden pests.  Warmer weather, outdoor dining and more readily available food sources can all contribute to an invasion of unwelcome visitors.  I’ve been looking at this infographic from Axatax, which is full of facts on pests that are commonly found in the home and garden, and it’s made me realise there are some very good reasons to deter certain unwelcome visitors!  Here are ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Compost, Food, Garden, gardening, Insects, Minibeasts, Pests, Summer, Top Tips, 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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