I basically agree with the others plus a lot will depend on what flowers you plan on sowing.A few years ago I did a bit of research with...
I think I mentioned I am refurbishing my old 28 ft long greenhouse on the the allotment, I finished reglazing the back today and will start...
Do any of the others have a car? :)
I find the most common fault with Cucumbers is " neck rot" so to avoid this I fit them with gators as seen here; [IMG] Or create a watering...
Are there no riding stables around! We have an arrangement with a riding stables in Mirfield who delivers loads of it to our allotments FOC,...
Yes they would look a bit like this; [IMG] [IMG]
As a fellow gardener from the Yorkshire area (Huddersfield) I would say planting out now is not a good idea! I would say; subject to what you...
Coming from another Yorkshire grower; I would like to hope so, but I doubt it! ;) When it comes to sowing times I let mother nature tell me when...
My thoughts exactly! To be quite honest when I compare my crop with those plot holders that plant out early, some years there is only a couple...
Well done to both of you, I hope you enjoy your allotmenteering.My first piece of advice is don't just dive into it, give it a bit of thought...
I'm afraid it is one of those No! No programmes for me! Monty I can stand, the others just put me right off!! OK I am just a miserable old so...
I more or less agree with Steve particularly in the path to growing area ratio. This is how my allotment is laid out, not that I am saying you...
Placing setts in cell trays gets them off to an early start. As they are quite hardy they can go in the cold frame where they are protected from...
JWK said: ↑ Also I reckon mine will need supporting soon, I'm thinking of making up some wire hoop affairs.This is something I knocked up a few...
I don't plant onion setts out till the end of April at the earliest.I know some sow earlier but I find that they just sit there doing virtually...
IMHO I would say it is another thing you can put down to the 2012 weather!Speed of ripening can effect the hardness/ thickness of the skin, this...
I still think my suggestion would work for both types of plants as ambient heat is not as critical as bottom heat.Another thought is raise the...
You do not mention how deep you have planted your allium bulbs and this could be a problem if they are not deep enough.You also do not mention...
Depends upon what you mean by too tall! You could always raise the propagator lid with timber laths plant pots or similar. This will still...
I wouldn't!! Leeks have flat leaves so to cut them should be no problem, but Onions have hollow leaves, so to cut them risks the potential for...
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