Don’t despair if you don’t have a garden, we have small space gardening tips and tricks for growing in a back yard or window box. We welcome you to come share your ideas too, so please take a photo on your phone to share with our small space garden guru. With the summer holidays rapidly approaching our “Kids do gardens” area is managed by a leading expert, who has spent a long career teaching young child, and has developed a broad range of tried and tested activities to keep your children entertained, educated and engaged within a garden setting.
A leading expert in crop nutrition was on hand to demonstrate deficiency symptoms caused by a lack of twelve different plant nutrients.
You could also learn about soil health, with visitors bringing soil samples taken from their own gardens and allotments to The Growing Hub, for a free soil pH test and guidance on improving soil health. Listen out for the BBC Radio Notts broadcast taken at The Growing Hub
A great demonstration of our Climate Smart Food Waste Composting was given to visitors to the Hub. Monitoring changes in temperature and pH of the compost during the 6-8 week composting process we can advise on adjustments to the proportions of base materials being composted. This ensures an optimal C:N ratio for each stage of the process. The final result is a nutrient rich compost ready to enhance soil structure and plant growth in your garden, See our Climate Smart Food Waste Composting services.