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welcome

varieties

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earlies

2nd. earlies

and salads

main and

late main

attractions

seedy

sunday

celebrity

potatoes &

directions

exhibitors and

  useful links

hope and

homes for

children

shogg: an organic group of gardeners from SE London, keen to promote fruit and vegetable growing.  Great shop run by Alf!!  http://www.spahill.org.uk

lambert horticultural society. A local society which helps promote local growing of fruit and veg. as well as flowers, provides discount gardening products including composts, bulbs,etc. enq. secretary: Rhiannon Harlow Smith 020 8244 9317        

thomas etty seeds:  a family owned seed co., selling very interesting older varieties of fruit and veg. tel: 01460 57934 www.thomasetty.co.uk

implementations: slugs hate copper so why use cooper tools, Jane will be on hand too explain how they work. http://www.implementations.co.uk

other interesting sites you may like to visit:

 

 

http://www.seedysunday.org the original seed swap day, a fantastic opportunity to find some exciting seeds which

you may not wish to buy or unable to find.

 

Garden Organic - the first organic organisation with some good links. http://www.organicgardening.org.uk

 

HHDRA: the Hampshire division of above, fantastic potato day with great links and details of other potatao days and fairs - well worth a visit. http://www.hhdra.org.uk

 

East Anglian potato now in it's 12th. year with 100+ varieties and other relarted events an excellent day out www.eapd.btik.com

 

Royal Horticulture Society: the national gardening soc. based at Wisley. http://www.rhs.org.uk

 

Centre of Alternative Technology: environmentally friendly site, for those who wish to be more sustainable.  http://www.cat.org.uk

 

Allotments: a site dedicated to allotments, lots of good advise for the novice and experienced growers alike. http://allotments-uk.com

 

Kitchen Garden: the only magazine dedicated to people who are nuts about growing veg, fruit and herbs. http://www.kitchengarden.co.uk

 

London Food Link: an organisation that promotes local food and much, much more.

http://www.londonfoodlink.org

 

British Potato Council: the UK organisation to promote the great spud, lots of ideas and recipes and healthy eating tips.  http://www.potato.org.uk

 

Vegan-Organic an interesting site dedicated to gardening without using any animal products - maintaining and increasing the fertility of the soil by using green manures - some good links. http://www.veganorganic.net 

 

  

Pictures courtesy of the British Potato Council and Thompson and Morgan Seeds

pennard nurseries: a company selling an exciting range of plants and seed check them out on 01749 860039, www.pennardplants.com  

shannons garden centre: great selection of plants, pots, composts, tools, sprays,  bird food and feeders and much more   020 8291 1502, www.shannonsgardencentre.co.uk

www.britishpotatoes.co.uk  

rustic mushroom co. spawn impregnated logs and expert advice on to make them spout.

demeter raised seeds: seed raised under higher standards than organic, very interesting site for those using biodiversity. http://www.biodynamic.org.uk

Why potatoes are good for you

Thrive is a national charity that enables positive change in the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people through gardening and horticulture.

roots and shoots: is a charity providing vocational training for teenagers, environmental education for schools and the community in the wildlife garden.

www.rootsandshoots.org   020 7587 1131

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