S1 Ep 43: Supporting Summer Wildlife in Your Garden: Heat Waves, Ponds, Pollinators and More
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Martha and Jamie discuss ways to support summer wildlife in gardens during heat waves, including creating habitats and avoiding pesticides.
In this weeks episode, Martha and Jamie explore the practical things gardeners can do to support summer wildlife, particularly in spells of prolonged warm dry weather. From providing food, water and shelter, to creating breeding spaces for insects, birds and other wildlife. They look at the habitats that help natural predators thrive, including mounds, leaf litter, log piles and beetle banks for ground beetles that eat the most common garden pests 'slugs'. Small ponds, half barrels and even an old Belfast sink can become useful wildlife spaces, while avoiding pesticides remains the most important starting point. Martha investigates whether the rare Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee could be visiting her parents' giant echiums, then tests a homemade moth trap and finds seven Jersey tiger moths And If you would like to grow our seed of the week, or some of the other varieties we discussed, you can find the links below with 20% off your first order with code 'Homegrown' : Italian Purple Artichoke: https://shegrowsveg.com/product/artichoke-italian-purple/ We love hearing your questions and comments - so please do get in touch: You now send us a message, voice note or picture on Whatsapp…
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