We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More infoWet or damp soil is the number one thing that attracts slugs to gardens.

Although most modern strawberry varieties are a far cry visually from their small-fruited wild cousins, they are actually a species native to the Americas. Strawberries were first cultivated by indigenous people on both the northern and southern American continents.However, the development of the co

Last week’s article reviewed garlic (allium sativum) varieties, which grow well in our climate.This week I want to share information on a wonderful companion plant to interplant with garlic: strawberries!Some gardeners would never consider companion planting strawberries with garlic because they p

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Have you been enjoying one of these?Thousands of Brits have been planting their own vegetable patches and making compost during lockdown, new research by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has found. O

The government has fixed the fee for a dengue detection test, known as NS1, at Tk 100 at state-run hospitals, while private hospitals are allowed to charge a maximum of Tk 300. Health Minister Zahid Maleque disclosed the new rates after a seminar in Dhaka on Sunday. The government’s decision to ch

The grand transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a green one is underway. It will involve a fundamental shift in the way we generate and use energy for various purposes. Instead of drilling and mining for fossil fuels, we’ll need to mine for critical minerals to manufacture a whole lot of

A few years back I was leading an old friend through my garden, all the while bemoaning my lack of growing space, when he suddenly interrupted me and asked, “Why do people build skyscrapers?” What this had to do with my overcrowded garden, I hadn’t a clue. “So they can c

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Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashoreEnough commercial fishing line is left in the ocean each year to stretch to the moon and back, according to the most comprehensive study ever completed of lost fishing equipment.The

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