If sludge has been properly treated and spead it ought not to be a problem or health risk. We do get some horribly niffy smells from time to time...
Asparagus develops a massive root system once it gets established and an established bed takes a great deal of effort to dig out when one wants to...
Still above ground, though finding it hard to fit everything in! Too many holidays away from home (about 8 or 9 weeks a year). Serious photography...
Lots of hover flies have appeared recently. Quite amazing how they can hover. This one is having a sip of honey I put on the patio table.[ATTACH]
So far it's been a better year than the past few. My Supersweet 100 plant and Shirley in the GH were producing in second week of July. My outdoor...
Added protein in the form of wireworms.
Interesting Pete, though I'm not totally convinced (yet!) that plants produce no heat. As far as my little and shinking brain understands, unless...
They do give off oxygen Pete, but I think they take it up again either through the water in the soil or via leaves. Bottle gardens that are...
In the past I've had ultrasonic devices and they worked pretty well but replacing batteries was expensive. I've recently invested in a pair of...
Seldom seen in Tesco as they only come out at night when stores are deserted and dark.[ATTACH]
I'd be tempted to wrap them in fleece Harry. We lost ours last year and it wasn't a particulary hard winter. This one had grown from the base of...
After the Harvest[ATTACH]
How about making another double door?
Your Autumn King should easily last until Spring @silu . Last year I lifted the last of ours in May.
I grow BIG carrots every year. I dibble holes about 12" deep and fill with a mixture of 2 year matured compost and sieved garden soil. I make the...
Sounds like you've got the start of blight. See this info from RHS : Potato and tomato blight/RHS Gardening
Spotted blight on my King Teds that I'm growing in the compost heap so have chopped off all the halms. Grrr!
Wet thin and long stuff will probably defeat most shredders though our bladed shredder will cope with lupins if not too wet. If you can run a...
Started the seeds in propagator in the greenhouse and then potted them in 3 inch pots when about a couple of inches tall. Sank the pots in a spare...
It is a long term investment. You have to wait for 4 years before starting full cropping but once started the bed will last for years. The only...
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