Well, here's how the summer season has gone: I have had loads of snails this year. I regularly did a hunt in the morning and transported them down...
And you can have it on a semi dwarfing rootstock so it doesn't get too big.
What about a Lord Derby apple? It has beautiful pink blossoms and you get apples too! It is quite tolerant of wetter climates.
You could try lawn sand or maybe one of those flame weeder things.
I think in the end all gardening mags get repetitive. I quite like Youtube for videos.
If it was flea beetle or caterpillars, enviromesh will keep them out. I have now made a sealed frame with ground cover fabric duck taped to the...
I might well do that, Pete!
Well here's where my toms are so far: House tomato in pots was the first to ripen but I started it early under lights. They are looking tatty now...
I know Pete, but it's the challenge! I want to see what I get. The ones I grew were an F1 so they will be F2 generation, not the same but still...
I am really pleased with my shallots from seed which I have never grown before. They are more like onions for size. I would like to get some to...
My Tromboncino covered the side of the garage last year. It's a bit slower this year but has 3 small fruit on now. I love Tromboncinos, they are...
Slightly off topic but when we scraped the moss off the garage roof it made an excellent water retaining layer in the bottom of a big tub. Saved...
I suspected as much JWK. I'm mostly trying to find varieties I can grow outside so I can free up some space in the greenhouse. So far none of the...
Just a thought re blight resistant toms - I had a free packet of 'Toddler' which is supposed to be blight resistant and they are now beginning to...
My Honey Moon is just now turning pink in the greenhouse 31st July. Outside ones are looking promising but still only pale green.
Once you have these you will never get rid of them! They are everywhere around here. I find slugs don't eat dianthus, escholzia (californian...
I think a quick boot or brick is probably the least cruel. This year I have collected several beach buckets of slugs and snails (mainly snails as...
I have these in my compost bins, they are definitely goodies!
Sungold has just started to ripen both in the greenhouse and outside. Ate the first one a couple of days ago from the outside one. The house...
I too have switched to plastic bins and used to line my wooden ones with old plastic sacks. I just dump weeds, kitchen waste and paper in one of...
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