| A Country Life |
A brilliant site covering many aspects of self-sufficiency, growing and rearing your own and much more besides. |
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Kore Wild Fruit Nursery |
Lots of unusual edible plants. |
| Agroforestry Research Trust |
The biggest selection of nut trees in the country plus lots of unusual food plants & fruits |
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Leaky Pipe |
All your irrigation supplies, fast and efficient service. |
| Allotment Forestry |
Growing and using trees on the allotment. |
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Min of Agriculture Allotment and Garden Guides, 1945 |
11 of the 12 guides published in 1945, now online; fascinating stuff! |
| Allotment Links |
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Mycologue |
Great range of mushroom growing resources. |
| Allotments on the Open Directory Project |
A directory listing of UK allotment web-sites |
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National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners |
The objectives of the Society is to help all enjoy the recreation of gardening and so promote their health, education and community fellowship. |
| Ann For Fungi |
Ann Miller specialises in wood mushrooms the main range is fruited on hardwood (from toilet rolls to tree trunks!) also many other mushrooms and supplies sourced from around the world |
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Nickys Nursery |
A Kent based seed supplier offering a wide variety of tree, herb, vegetable and flower seeds |
| Bath Allotments |
Allotments in Bath and NE Somerset |
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Orchard Link |
Orchard Link was set up in response to the wastage of apple crops from small traditional orchards and the needs of orchard owners for help and support. |
| Catalogue of UK Seed & Plant Suppliers |
Links to mail order suppliers of seeds and plants |
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Plot-holders Guide |
For anyone who rents, or is thinking of renting, an allotment plot. It outlines things you need to know and gives a list of contacts who can answer more detailed questions. |
| Chile Seeds |
Specialist Chilli seed supplier, loads of varieties not available elsewhere |
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Reads Nursery |
A terrific nursery, national collection holder of figs and citrus, also custodian of the Rivers collection. Mr Read's a nice bloke to ask for advice too |
| Compost Mix Calculator |
A calculator to give the Carbon/Nitrogen ratio for a mixture of (up to) four materials.
You enter the volume of the materials, and it calculates the C/N ratio by weight.
An ideal ratio is between 25:1 and 30:1 |
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Real Seeds/Vida Verde |
Many rare and unusual vegetables alongside all the normal stuff. No F1 hybrids here. |
| Cool Temperate |
"Plants & services for a sustainable world" - hedging, fruits, nitrogen fixers, loads of stuff |
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Rougham Hall Nurseries |
An incredible range of gooseberries, also various soft fruits and shrubs. |
| Country Smallholding Magazine |
Full of useful articles and adverts, each issue contains a breeders' directory for numerous animals. Web site also contains useful information & forums for discussing problems with smallholders, both "existing" and "would-be". |
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Shropshire Apple Trust |
We work to raise awareness of the importance of traditional orchards with their associated wildlife and the threats posed to the richness of traditional apple culture by increasing reliance on a few modern cultivars. |
| Dorset Blueberry Co |
Lots of information, recipes, history and more about blueberries. |
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Simpsons Seeds |
The biggest range of tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. Also the biggest range of vegetable plants. |
| DT Brown |
A very good range of vegetables, including some organic and some heirloom varieties, cheap too |
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Snail Farming |
An amateurs site devoted to farming snails. |
| East Hants Self Sufficiency Group |
If you're keen to learn more about making your garden as productive as possible through organic gardening, small-scale poultry or farm animal keeping, home-based crafts and money-saving DIY then pop in. |
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Thatcham Council Allotments |
Thatcham Council Allotments. |
| East of England Apples and Orchards |
We're committed to the future of the fruit varieties local to the area. There's a huge range of them, some old, some new, but all unique in their flavour, season or use, and all with strong connections with their locality. |
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The Allotment Regeneration Initiative |
Promotes and supports allotments nationwide; includes details of grants and publications. |
| Grafted Walnuts |
Fancy a walnut tree? Big ones, small ones, varieties for timber, nuts or both |
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The National Orchard Forum |
The National Orchard Forum was established in Autumn 2002 being seen as: a desirable way of enhancing the effectiveness of local orchard groups by pooling information and expertise from around the country
and by providing a channel for addressing issues of national interest. |
| Growing on Allotments |
An excellent site that tells you all you need to get started with an allotment. |
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The Symondsbury Apple Project |
Set up by two local families in order to restore an old cider orchard in Symondsbury, Dorset. We were dismayed by trees laden with fruit destined for the compost bin, so we decided to do something about it. |
| Harrod Horticultural |
Fruit cages, greenhouses, planting accessories, propagators and a lot more. |
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The Wholesome Food Association |
The WFA local symbol scheme is a low-cost, "grassroots" alternative to organic certification for people who are growing or producing food for sale in their local region. |
| HDRA |
The premier organic gardening organisation, loads of great advice online also home to the Heritage Seed Library |
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Thompson & Morgan |
The biggest & glossiest seed catalogue lots of new varieties |
HYPP Zoology  |
A useful resource on the lifecycles of pests and beasties. |
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Tomato Problem Solver |
Find out what's up with your toms. |
| Jungle Seeds |
An unusual range of tropical seeds which includes seeds to grow your own coffee, tea, papaya, loofah, papyrus and bananas. Also sells plants, books, and "roots" (tubers and bulbs). The descriptions are written with enthusiasm and honesty. |
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Unusual Herbs and Edibles |
A great selection of plants, including loads of stuff you've never heard of. |
| Keepers Nursery |
One of the biggest fruit nurseries in the UK. |
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Walcot Organic Nursery |
Organic fruit trees and bushes. |
| Ken Muir |
An Essex based supplier of fruit trees and bushes, good advice section. |
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Westmorland Damson Association |
Formed in April 1996 by a group of local people who wished to preserve the damson orchards in the old County of Westmorland, especially in and around the Lyth Valley. |
| Kitchen Garden |
Website mainly consists of a forum for readers of Kitchen Garden magazine, a UK publications for "people who are nuts about growing fruit, veg and herbs". |
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Wildlife Gardening |
A website for people interested in the wildlife in their gardens and for gardeners who want to actively encourage wildlife. |
