The latest edition of The Green Parent hits the shelves this week and inside there’s lots of interesting articles, recipes, ideas and more. I thought I’d give you a taster of some of the fabulous offers available in this issue.
ORGANIC SKIN CARE
Organic sun lotion for £10 from Green People or tel: 01403 740350 and quote Z240
NATURAL BABY GOODIES
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5% off colourful and convenient cloth nappies at Babykind – code: green2
ETHICAL CLOTHING
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10% off gorgeous organic cotton t-shirts at Little Bird – code: greenparent – see cute picture above
10% off + free p&p on delightful animal-inspired organic clothing for babies and children at Animal Tails – code: GP09
NATURAL TOYS
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10% off fabulous traditional toys at Laughing Bear Toys – code: GP10
5% off delightful wooden heirloom toys at Ninny Noodle Noo – code: greenparent
ECO PRODUCTS
10% off everything from electricity saving devices to cool gifts at Eco Hamster – code: GREENPARENT
15% off the new eco picnic mat from Onya Bags – code: eco1
A GOOD READ
10% subscription to a beautifully produced discovery magazine for children. Great for home educators – code: LtUK9WT6qk
FREE subscription to The Green Parent magazine when you sign up to green electricity through Ecotricity.
ECO MENSTRUAL
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Next to my keyboard there is a pallid, almost dead cucumber seedling that I am trying to nurse back to health with a daily dose of comfrey tea and a bubble wrap jacket round his pot for warmth. I figure that every gardener has her casualties but I find mine very difficult to accept.
So I am hoping to revive this unhappy looking specimen although I know that if I do manage, this plant will always be weaker and more susceptible to disease and pests than it’s contemporaries. I have to at least try though! After years of loosely following a planting by the moon schedule I am wholeheartedly gardening according to the lunar phases this year and the results have been quite brilliant. My seedlings are all really strong and healthy (apart from aforementioned cuc) and some of the germination times have been almost record-breaking (well, almost!). I planted lettuce in April on a day when the moon was in Cancer – particularly good for sowing and harvesting leaf vegetables. Within 4 days the tray was full of green shoots and now that tray is almost ready to be planted out.
Today, with the moon in Libra, it’s time to plant flower seeds. I haven’t had a chance to sow any today but the moon doesn’t move into Scorpio until Friday so I have a little extra time to plant the borage, calendula, nasturtium, sunflowers and echinacea that I want to get started. Will keep you updated on this sorry cucumber and how my trials with lunar gardening are going.
And, do let me know what you are up to in your garden.
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