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GOOD BUGS

18/4/2017

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LADYBIRDS
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Ladybugs, or lady beetles, are considered a beneficial bug which helps rid an area of crop-damaging aphids, mealybugs and other destructive insect pests. The adult ladybugs feed on these insects. They also lay their eggs among the aphids or other prey so the emerging larvae can feed on the insects, too.

MAKING A BUG HOUSE


  1. Cut the end off a plastic drinks bottle or cut a plastic pipe to 20cm in length. Plastic plant pots can also be used.
  2. Make newspaper tubes by cutting newspaper lengthways and rolling up. Ensure there is a hole in the centre of around 4mm. Rolled corrugated cardboard can also be used. 
  3. Cut the material to the length of the pot or bottle. The bamboo needs to be cut so that the solid node is at the closed end or the whole length is hollow.
  4. Fit the materials tightly into the drinks bottle or pot, so they won’t fall out.  Ensure the hollow ends are facing outwards, and will be protected from rain.
  5. Hang almost horizontally in a warm spot with the open end slightly lower to prevent water logging. Bug homes are best placed no higher than 1m above the ground. 
  6. The best season to make a bug home would be early autumn, so the insects have somewhere to hibernate for the winter.
Garden Organic sell nematodes that parasitise slugs and snails We will be trialling these
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We planted 1000 bulbs this morning in Halesworth Town Park!

14/10/2016

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Above Camassia alba,  Narcissi pheasant's eye. Fritillary and wild daffodils
​Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family. Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head, chess flower, frog-cup and guinea-hen flower.
Camassia leichtlinii Alba is a statuesque late-spring flowering bulb with spires of creamy-white flowers which last for ages. One of the most tolerant and long-lived bulbs you can grow
Narcissus var. pheasant’s eye
Fantastically fragrant, pure white May flowers with windswept petals and tiny, red-rimmed yellow cups. This old pheasant's eye narcissus is ideal for naturalising in grass. The small, sweetly scented blooms associate well with other native wildflowers, such as snake's head fritillaries and cowslips, which once flourished on moist pastureland.
Narcissus lobularis - the wild daffodil Also known as the Lent Lily. Nodding flowers smaller than the cultivated varieties. Moist soil in wood or meadow. Feb-April.

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  • Home
  • About us
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    • Volunteers & Working Groups
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    • Friends of Halesworth In Bloom
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    • Anglia In Bloom
    • Halesworth Organisations >
      • Halesworth Area Community Transport
      • Halesworth Gardeners
      • Halesworth Millenium Green
      • Halesworth Town Coucil
      • Halesworth Volunteer Centre
    • Keep Britain Tidy
    • Kew Gardens
    • Love Parks
    • Royal Horticultural Society
    • The Great British Spring Clean