If you've got a good onion, stick a photo up and make your case (whether good looking, huge, whatever)The rest we can leave up to the judges!...
Oh right I see.I don't think we need to be as picky as an actual village show. "An onion" will do!
Schedule is fairly easy - just stick photos up any time then judging can be in November or summat.We can either all vote, or the moderators...
Well, I've had a little dig. The soil is surprisingly warm after the first inch or so. Not too wet either.Are we sure it is winter?I'm...
After missing out on certain victory in the cabbage challenge because of a house move, I'd be up for one this year if one is planned?How about...
Thanks Peter.It makes perfect sense really. If plants are concentrating on root growth, they can fix root damage better.I think I'm just...
Drug companies know exactly what these 'natural' remedies can and can't do, and if they work they make drugs - and therefore cash - out of them!...
Following on from a recent thread. I just bought a rose from Poundland.On the box it simply said "Climbing Rose. Fragrant. Purple".No idea on...
I'm glad you got better, honestly.But it's a mystery why these Herbalists and the like haven't secured multi billion pound patents for their...
You just got better. It happens.Nothing wrong with eating loads of herbs and roots and stuff - it's good for you.But until they can hold their...
They took the bits that worked and turned it into "medicine"!If I was in pain I'd rather have an infusion of morphine from a doctor than...
So why do we think the conventional wisdom is to leave plants alone till spring at least?Too chilly to get yer boots on or what!?
Bought my spuds from there last year. King Eddies and Maris Piper, were both superb, and a fifth of the price of the garden centre.Just got a...
Don't worry, I'm not going to prise them out of the ground with a JCB if it's frozen or waterlogged!.I'm on a sort of chalky building rubble, so...
Surely winter is the perfect time, when they are dormant, to minimise root disturbance?In fact any plant - evergreens, deciduous shrubs etc -...
Yep, dead easy.I've done soft-tip cuttings in spring/early summer, semi-ripe in summer/autumn, and hardwood in autumn/winter, and they've all...
As I recall:If it is a named cultivar, it is probably protected under Plant Breeders Rights, so it would technically be illegal to propagate...
I love Bizzy Lizzies! Some people think they're "common" - fools!Keep growing them next year, from seed if possible. If they die, then grow...
Just me then!I do like a bit of grass to set off borders, but I count that as a grass path rather than a lawn.I agreed to the lawn request...
So I proudly showed the missus the plan for our new garden. Her first reaction wasn't "oh you horticultural genius". It was "but where's the...
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