28 h. ago Orchids bloom like clockwork when gardeners add this 90p kitchen ingredient

If your orchids aren't blooming in time for summer, don't worry. Simply adding this one cheap kitchen scrap to the soil can see them blossom over again throughout the year

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52 h. ago Gardeners urged to save 95p kitchen scrap and see instant benefits to plants

Gardeners are advised to keep the onion peels to make an organic plant fertiliser - and it's completely odour-less, reducing the amount of food wastage by finding a second use

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4 d. ago Households with foxes in their garden urged to leave out one kitchen scrap

Foxes are nocturnal animals, which means while we sleep, they are awake and often wreaking havoc in gardens. But there's one natural deterrent which could keep them away

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4 d. ago Kitchen scrap can transform your garden lawn and it's a real game

Everyone wants their garden to look its best in the warm summer months - and now you can transform your lawn with a kitchen scrap you were about to throw out anyway

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1 week ago Squirrels 'run away and won't come back' when they smell kitchen scrap they hate

Squirrels are notoriously difficult to get rid of - but one pest control expert has revealed a simple kitchen scrap that will keep the furry rodents at bay for good

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3 w. ago One simple mistake that is stopping your peace lilies from blooming

Plant owners may be struggling to keep them flowering for long - here's why

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3 w. ago Woman's 20p kitchen scrap hack to get rid of rats from your garden

A gardening expert has shared an easy and natural way to deter rats from your garden and help your plants thrive - and it involves using a very common kitchen scrap

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3 w. ago 'Fussy' houseplant produces 'more flowers and performs best' if kept in one spot

Houseplant experts say that peace lilies are "likely to produce more flowers and perform best in a lighter spot" in a home. But it's important that things don't get too hot

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3 w. ago Hydrangeas 'constantly bloom' if gardeners bury kitchen scrap in the soil

Gardening doesn't have to be a costly task - and this key tip will help your hydrangeas prosper throughout spring and summer

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3 w. ago North Carolina judges back Republican colleague in bid to toss votes and overturn election

Appeals court sides with Jefferson Griffin, who lost supreme court election and wants thousands of ballots thrown outMore than 65,000 people in North Carolina who believed they were eligible to vote could have their ballots thrown out nearly five months after election day, flipping the results of a supreme court election, a state appeals court ruled on Friday.The 2-1 ruling from the North Carolina court of appeals came in response to Republicans’ months-long effort to overturn the results of the state supreme court election in November. The Democrat Allison Riggs, who currently sits on the court, defeated appellate judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, by 734 votes. After the election, Griffin filed a protest seeking to get around 60,000 votes thrown out. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The kitchen scrap that gets thrown away every day which can make peace lilies thrive

One key kitchen item you are binning regularly can be the difference between a drooping plant and a blooming flower

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