Oh you gave me a laugh Pete, it was such a funny series.I grin every time I see a large chandelier :). A friend of mine grew Mange Tout with great...
Thanks JWK I will do as above today. Fingers crossed the compost is ok as it would save me a fair doze of cash if it is.
Oh yes suppose I could set up my heated propagator and sow something in the compost and some in some Jack’s Magic I have left over. I am not sure...
I need a large amount of potting medium and was offered as much as I wanted from very well rotted down compost heap.[ATTACH] I was initially told...
Thanks JWK 2 of my 3 melon plants are like one of yours. All of a sudden the leaves have drooped and started to go yellow. There are 3 that are...
:dancy::dancy::dancy:. Success, my god can hardly believe it. I only let 8 melons grow as thought if I had too many they would not be ripe before...
Being in a susceptible blight area I have grown both Sarpo Mira and Setanta in the past. They are both good main crop potatoes in my opinion, just...
Not a clue really Pete. My best guess is the depth of planting. Obviously where I live we get pretty cold winters so the depth will have prevented...
Why do we bother to follow all the instructions re growing potatoes I ask myself. I grew Anya ( 2nd early)last year and were very good. This year...
Hate to say it but mine are still going strong in the greenhouse. The odd bit of botrytis but as our weather has not been nearly so good over the...
I use a fair amount of membrane in my very large garden as have no desire to spend my whole life weeding:). I use approx 1 ft square bits of old...
The only shrubs I do water are the relatively newly planted Rhododendrons and Azaleas which as you say Pete are surface rooters. They are mulched...
You are spot on Pete. As far as I know the majority of Scotland is acidic and that includes people in certain areas:roflol:. I presumed that where...
Fat Controller is right, grief does take time and as much as you need. When sorting my late Mother’s personal effects after she died I found this...
[ATTACH] My favourite deciduous tree( Sorbus Sargentiana) It is not a huge tree but maybe not suitable for small gardens. I am lucky and have the...
Think today has broken the record for the hottest day ever in September in Scotland. To say I am a melted grease spot would pretty well sum up my...
If you can repeat the process or at least add some more each year, eventually you will see a huge improvement in the soil’s structure and moisture...
Quite odd Scrungee, I have grown Setanta for a few years now and always had huge potatoes, baking size plus. We have been very dry this summer but...
:) Shiney. I had a supplier a few years ago that also went pfft! After a very tedious morning I have signed up to a new 2 year fixed ( Eon next)....
We use oil and electric, no gas. Our current supplier ( Bulb) are hiking their prices considerably in October so thought I should try and find a...
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