Something of a sideliner I know but interestingly I know someone who had a snail problem and decided to keep just 3 hens for the eggs. Ater...
Yes, it's to be expected. Just pick them out if and when they are visible, otherwise deal with them in the garden when you use the compost, as...
Not daft jonno1230, but a bit of a puzzle. I suspect that the ones wilting are a variety that does require good ventilation and cooler...
Man of Leisure - that's the way to be :) No, not too late; go ahead and prune it now. I am assuming you mean the ornamantal Chaenomeles and not...
I have always been of the opinion that too much is made of removing tomato leaves. If the bottom leaves are badly damaged, withered or otherwise...
Don't worry about the stems falling over and then turning up again as long as they are healthy.As mentioned, first early varieties can be...
Commiserations on a lousy day spud - but keep up the good work.
Very nice indeed spud. The hedge and the ground layout complement each other admirably.http://www.raffia.plus.com
In my experience onions grown from sets don't keep as long as those grown from seed. When I had my allotment I ripened my onions in the cold...
Hi - just a few pics from each of the gardens I like to visit . My favourite is Renishaw in Derbyshire which I visit frequently. Hope you enjoy....
No, you are certainly not too late for the majority of vegetables; in fact subjects such as outdoor tomatoes, sweet corn and courgettes I would...
Patent remedies for slug invasions are legion, but often it comes down to the fact that slugs do not like travelling over dry loose material. At a...
Good morning Roz - If you have a look at 'Strawberries' on my website you may get the information you seek. Take the link to 'Gardennotes' and...
Growing in seperate boxes will certainly reduce the spread of the fungus' causing the stem and root rot. As you say - verticillium and also...
The usual culprit is the larvae of the goosberry sawfly. More than one species but usually greeen with black markiings. The eggs tend to be laid...
OK scooby-mas, you asked for plants and I got carried away with visions of a monolith.If you want to stay with your present theme of low...
Yes, it is rather subjective in that there is no rule of thumb. My way would be to let them go to the eve of the glasshouse and then stop. In a...
That's a new genus to me. I've always known the Ginger Lily as Hedychium.They prefer a rich, moist, but well drained soil and as you mention,...
What a wonderful place for a mini monolith - in particular a nice column of lakeland or welsh slate. How deep is your pocket :)...
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