BASF encourages biodiversity this National Allotments Week

Proud allotment holders across the UK will be showing off their sites and espousing the many benefits of home-growing this National Allotments Week, which runs from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th August 2024. The celebration has been held for over two decades by the National Allotment Society and this year’s theme is ‘biodiversity’. It’s an ideal time for allotment holders and keen gardeners everywhere to consider the ways they are banishing pesky pests from their precious fruit and vegetables, encouraging soil health and much more! 

Beneficial nematode solutions like Nemaslug 2.0 offer a biological way to effectively keep slugs at bay, protecting precious flowers, fruit and vegetables while supporting biodiversity, helping to create beautiful and useful allotment patches all over the UK.  

In stark contrast to many other pest control systems, nematodes stop slugs from feasting on home-grown produce while posing no threat to other types of wildlife, crops or even pets. Nematodes are microscopic worms, a naturally occurring microorganism which target and kill specific garden pests, dying back to their natural numbers within the soil once their job is complete! 

This National Allotments Week, keep eyes peeled for fabulous content to be shared from experts, partners and ambassadors on subjects such as encouraging pollinators and wildlife, pest control which doesn’t hurt wildlife, companion planting, soil health and much more! People can also download a promotional toolkit which offers tips, social media graphics, digital banners, printable bunting and a news release template – an arsenal for any passionate allotment holder or keen gardener! 

Allotments play a powerful and positive part of life in many areas of the UK – for individuals, communities and the planet itself. Not only do they provide an opportunity for people to grow their own fresh, tasty organic vegetables and stunning flowers, they also create a place for gardeners to meet like-minded people and de-stress outside.  

An entire season’s worth of pest control can be purchased now via online stockists, to be delivered straight to your door. 

To find out more about how nematodes work, take a look at this short video - https://youtu.be/JHNG1KSluh0 

For further information please visit https://www.nemasysinfo.co.uk/ and follow basf_nemasys_uk on Instagram. 

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Editors notes

Nematodes are naturally occurring microscopic worms, already present in our soil. Beneficial nematodes attack and kill targeted garden pests. They are compatible with organic farming, easy to use and can even be kept in your fridge!

Research scientists have isolated the nematodes that kill specific garden pests including Slugs, Vine weevils, Leatherjackets, Caterpillars, Codling moth and much more.

BASF’s state of the art production facility in the UK produces billions of nematodes in a form that is easily applied by gardeners. Over 20,000 different species of nematodes have been classified, although some estimates put the total figure closer to one million! BASF has the largest specialist nematode production facility in the world, growing trillions of beneficial nematodes for use in their Nemasys range of pest control products.

BASF experts are available for interviews, features and expert comment on biological pest control management, and product is available for reviews, competitions and product trials.