{"id":46129,"date":"2017-03-02T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T05:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hotbeds-of-diversity-at-the-bottom-of-the-garden\/"},"modified":"2017-03-02T12:41:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T05:41:13","slug":"hotbeds-of-diversity-at-the-bottom-of-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hotbeds-of-diversity-at-the-bottom-of-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotbeds of diversity at the bottom of the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFlies, worms, slugs, woodlice, centipedes, moulds \u2013 the compost bin throbs with lifeSeveral times each week I take vegetable peelings from the kitchen to the three compost recycling bins at the bottom of the garden. Even in winter, they are hotbeds of biodiversity. Today, as I lift the lid of the newest bin, I am greeted by a blizzard of minute moth-flies (Clogmia albipunctata) that have bred in the film of water covering decaying garden weeds and autumn leaves. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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