We are from South Africa and thought in the UK with all the rain the soil would be quite easy to work with and till. We have a small vegetable...
Apologies I used the incorrect terminology. Our fork is a Spear & Jackson and very similar to the Bulldog one. We also have the mattock tool...
Thank you for some excellent advice and will try the suggestions even if I end up having a mud bath. LOL!.
I have all the necessary tools i.e. pitchfork, pick etc, but unfortunately not the body to handle them for any length of time. However the...
Where we live the soil underneath seems to be mainly compose of clay and it is very hard to penetrate with a pitchfork. We need to plant some...
Two are what we knew as the "butternut" variety. The avocados were the size of a butternut and creamier. Maybe we should look for a new home for...
Over the years my wife has cultivated three avocado trees. Two are from South Africa stones. The avocados were straight off the tree so not...
Thanks. I must admit I am now not sure what type of grub it was even looking at the pictures.
It did not look like a chafer grub. I will try and find out from the people that did the lawn what type of grub it was and let you know. Thanks...
When they were dug up never thought to take a picture. They only came to light with the scarification. Some pesticide was applied by the people...
We had our lawn scarified and have found that we have a pest that looks similar to the leatherjackets as it is similar looking. Any one know what...
We also have a moss problem for the first time in a shady area. The only thing different is that we removed a large ash tree. Any advice...
I thought there may be a sticky on this, but not seen any. What can be planted now to generate winter flowers in an otherwise bleak garden? Are...
I think we will try the red pepper option. Can you buy the pepper suet or do you make it yourself?
True but no real answer there except a bit of banter!
Living a rural area with plenty trees nearby we have a big problem with squirrels. They eat all the strawberries and other fruits. In addition,...
As we both suffer from arthritis we are looking for a decent weed puller. Reviews on the Fiskar one are that it is flimsy and does not remove the...
Thanks
This year we are attempting to grown a vareity of pumpkin that is unique to the British Isles. In South Africa it is know as Flat White Boer...
Our bathroom is being turned into a wet room so path is on hold for a week or two.
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