hi all, I had experience of the hollow tine forks many years ago as an apprentice gardener, and do not want to do it again. mechanical ones, are...
Hi Dabbit, you could grow in a pot, but as Liz says they do get big, the crown gets very woody, and grows deep into the ground so a pot is not...
LCH, yes pinch out the tips of ALL the growing shoots. Its not to late to sow some more, sow try a few of these, LADY DIANA......PALE PINK RED...
I work full time on a clay soil and have now got the lawns, about 6 acres, pretty good, even the croquet area is as good as golf greens. The...
Hi all Like the Paladin approach, will give it a try.. happy carrot crunching
Hi All, controls that are available that contain the chemical PIRIMIPHOS-METHYL are as follow 1.ICI Fumite,general purpose insecticide smokes 2....
Hi all, afraid to say P-M for short is not available to amateur gardeners, unless you have a freindly farmer, but health/safety prohibit me from...
Hi LCH, with sweet peas, they do not like having thier roots disturbed, as you have so many in 1 pot it would be advisable to get them into a...
Hi Dave W, great idea's polytunnels, I use ours for growing the Tom's/Cumcm/Peppers/Chilli/etc.. what I would suggest is though, if you are not...
Hi laid2lawn, it sounds like either...Leather Jackets which cause yellowish areas, usually in irregular patches, and sometimes more extensive...
Hi Mick, Malling leo late august september fruiting, heavy cropper, good flavour,resistant to aphids. dig out a trench long enough to plant them...
It would also aid drainage to add horticutural grit or small pea shingle, do NOT use sand as this will make things worse to a heavy clay soil,...
H Big T the cause is by creamy yellow maggots, which are the larvae of the 'pesky' carrot fly. apart from using a resistant variety like 'FLYAWAY'...
Hi Steph, having dealt with a similar problem a few times, I found the following successful. but be aware this is not going to be a quick fix.....
hi Marge what you can do is get some vine eyes (screw in type) put them along your wall every 3 feet, run wires through, and tie in the growth to...
dear pumpkinsoup if you want Bamboo there are a lot of types, what you DONT want is the variety that spreads by suckers, otherwise your neighbours...
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