The last few months have been very busy for our project. Added to the general chaos of life in an everchanging pandemic, we haven’t found the time to update our social media very much. We have been productive though; the greenhouse phase of experiment three was completed before Christmas so all efforts are now onContinue reading “Experiment Three Harvest Summary”
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Ladybird larvae in lockdown
By the time I finished the first pass of weeding, the pots at the beginning already had some new weeds sprouting, as shown in this photo of a pot that should be a soil blank. I ordered some fly paper when I first noticed the aphid issue – it isn’t particularly helpful against the onesContinue reading “Ladybird larvae in lockdown”
Polytunnel Progress
The University of Manchester is still in lockdown, with all learning online, and every member of staff possible working from home. So for now, instead of the swanky new greenhouses we were promised many years ago, we are growing our plants in a large and slightly draughty polytunnel – but it’s better than nothing! EachContinue reading “Polytunnel Progress”
Microbial response to extreme climatic events 