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` Population Growth…Nemo’s Garden could be the solution Growing your own food could essentially be saving the world. The world’s population is rising and keeps rising. Eventually the world will become so overpopulated that food will become scares even in places with wealth, as there isn’t enough land left on the earth to accommodate crops for the whole population. By 2050 the worlds population will reach 9 billion where as in 2010 it was around 7 billion the world and food production cannot accommodate as big of a number like this. Things will have to change, people will need to...

Marquees & Instant Shelters...Parklife Festival Crocodile Trading supply nationwide, a vast range of heavy duty Marquees and Instant Shelters throughout festivals all over the UK. Our Commercial Quality Structures are popular as a base for many activities….Catering, Exhibiting retailing etc. Many of our Instant Shelters and Marquees are used in festivals all over Britain, Parklife being one of them. Parklife Festival is an annual festival held in Manchester in the grounds of Heaton Park. Heaton Park is one of the largest municipal parks in Europe covering an area of up to 600 acres. Heaton Park has been open as a...

How to grow a Carolina Reaper plant Did you Know Chilies are classed as fruits? you need to wet the soil generously and allow the excess water to drain. Using your finger, make small holes in the soil that are approximately 6 inches apart from each other. Then, drop one seed inside each hole and pat dirt over the top. For sprouts, you can essentially follow the same method. Then, cover your container with a plastic lid or store it in your greenhouse. At this point, your seeds are likely ready to sprout. You can continue to mist your soil...

Be rid of slugs and snails...quick and easy There are many ways in which you can be rid of these pests, the most common is hand picking them which is a very effective method however you can’t be on watch of your garden all the time so here are a few more methods you can use. Copper strips are a good way of getting them away. If you place copper strips along your raised beds and anywhere else you may need. slugs and snails wont cross them as it gives them an electric shock when they touch the copper. Iron...

Britain's worst nightmare Introduced to the UK in 1839, Himalayan balsam is now a naturalised plant, found especially on riverbanks and in waste places where it has become a problem weed. Himalayan balsam tolerates low light levels and shades out other vegetation, so gradually impoverishing habitats by killing off other plants. It is sometimes seen in gardens, either uninvited or grown deliberately, but care must be taken to ensure that it does not escape into the wild. Himalayan balsam is a tall growing annual, 2-3m (6-10ft) in height. Between June and October, it produces clusters of purplish pink (or rarely...

Weird and Wonderful...carrots in many colours Ever heard of rainbow carrots? No not your average orange carrot, but multi-coloured instead. History tells us that the original carrot emerged from Middle Asia around present-day Afghanistan at least 5,000 years ago. It spread slowly to the area of the Mediterranean and was probably white, yellow or purple. These original carrots were not used as a food source by the ancients, but were used for medicinal purposes. Were these ancient people wrong in thinking that carrots have health benefits? Apparently not…About 300 years ago, it was the Dutch growers who first selected and...