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- Caterpillars increase their size 1000 times from hatching to become a pupa.
- Many apple varieties have been found as chance seedlings on rubbish tips or in hedges. These include Granny Smith, Keswick Codlin, Bloody Ploughman and Claygate Pearmain.
- 1 million people died during the Irish potato famine and a further 1 million emigrated.
- Waste analysis suggests there are at least 4 million tonnes of household waste a year that could be composted in the U.K.
- Although bees do sting, they are also responsible for many good things like pollination of plants and honey making.
- Apples can be grown in the UK at an altitude as high as 412m above sea level, but in most areas around 198m is the limit of successful cultivation.
- Blackbirds, song and mistle thrushes, redwings and other members of the thrush family all love eating apples. So do starlings and crows.
- Onions were grown by the Ancient Egyptians in about 3 000 BC.
- Apple juice is the most popular non-alcoholic drink after water in Eastern Europe.
- 96% of our native peat bogs have now disappeared. The remaining 4% are under threat due to the demand for peat products from gardeners and growers.
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