Thanks for the suggestion, walnut. This latest week of frost seems to have done for the ******s so there are none left for me to photo. I did...
Well it is now 27 December and I am still squishing caterpillars (small white variety mainly) from my broccoli at a rate of about half a dozen to...
Ah - looks like we get a mixture of small white and large white, then.
Hmm, never seen any caterpillars on my nasturtiums. Black fly, now that's another matter. I have sometimes wondered whether having nasturtiums...
Thanks for that. Definitely bookmarked that thread
Hi allI am looking for some general rules of thumb regarding the composition of plant food/fertiliser.Obviously different plants have...
Thanks for the suggestion kristen.A while back I looked into the possibility of an in-line liquid feed supplement to the automatic irrigation...
Can you get solid, granulated, plant food designed for tomatoes, for scattering on the surface and allowing it to dissolve and feed the plant...
Heh, I like my garlic too much
Is there a chemical solution that works? I have some purple sprouting broccoli coming up at present and the edible bits are not yet growing, so I...
I have a water butt. I have a sack of well rotted horse manure.It has been suggested to me that I put the sack of horse manure in the water...
I try not to rely on any one method to the exclusion of another.The pot has a copper tape around it. Grit lies everywhere, with a smattering...
Have a question about commercial/chemical aphid control sprays: Do they inhibit pollination? Ie by killing or repelling the bugs that would...
Re-hi allRevisiting after a brief period away, I nearly missed this forum altogether. I had bookmarked the place as...
Hi folks thanks for the feedback.Oddly enough we had a huge bumper crop of chilli peppers. A slightly lesser crop of capsicums, but...
Hi, thanks for that feedback. Sounds nice and simple. I like simple. Will give it a go.
Disappointed by aubergines this year. Had some Black Beauty seeds. Propogated fine. Ended up growing several quite huge plants, no shortage of...
Hi. Does anyone use/know of an automated system for delivering controlled and timed quantities of liquid plant food? I am not asking out of...
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