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Thrifty gardening
I ENJOYED reading Val Bourne’s memories in ‘Each to his own’ (AG, 22 April) as I also inherited and have an inbuilt ‘Yorkshire thrift’.
When I was growing up, not many people could afford pesticides or herbicides, so used washing up water sprays to remove pests and saved egg shells to the best advantage.
As a lover of wildlife, some of the herb varieties that I grow can be used to make natural sprays to help around the
