Having seven separate raised beds is a great idea because it'll let you rotate your crops each year between the beds.I raised vegetables for...
Hi LollipopIt's an interesting idea to put sweet corn plants in a border and I reckon you'd need to group at least four together in a block...
Starlings are not usually popular because as Pro Gard says, they are voracious eaters and tend to turn up mob handed. But I like 'em because...
I agree with Pete. Even the leeks that can sit in the ground during December/January/February will have got most of their growing done before...
I'm completely mystified how anyone would know if Joe Public hadn't washed a solitary baked bean tin out properly. Is this perhaps a trick to get...
Some DIY sheds have started selling a tool that looks like a Dutch hoe on steroids. Don't know what it's called but it's actually a very strong...
When developing a new garden (like I am), you have to be prepared to admit that despite careful planning, you sometimes put a plant in the wrong...
SteveI bag up beech leaves in the way you do and find they decompose to about 25% of their original volume in 12 months, or thereabouts. They...
No - I'm Spartacus!(with apologies to all those who haven't seen the fab old film of Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas).BTW, Spartans are...
It was mainly Europeans who colonised what we now call the North American continent. People like us. Or the French, or Dutch, or Germans, or...
I've no time for this recent American import of "trick or treat". We certainly didn't do it when I was a kid and I don't know anybody of my...
I'd recommend beech. It looks good all year round, is relatively easy to trim and tolerates a variety of conditions..
Carol Klein drives me nuts too. Too much gush, not enough information.
I've found, like Walnut, that ferns tend to be hardier than the official description. Maybe the plant growers are covering themselves against...
Hmmmm. It'll need as much light as possible during the winter - will that be possible in your timber summerhouse? The compost should be kept just...
I suspect your pansies are just getting used to being planted out. There isn't the warmth and length of daylight at this time of the year like...
I've got clay soil, full of flints and stones. I use a old carbon steel spade with a very long shaft I made myself and a Neverbend carbon steel...
Personally, I wouldn't top dress and fertilise at this time of the year. I'd do one or the other because the top dressing should have some...
Wow! That's such a beautiful pink. Well done.
Hi RosieCabbage white butterflies have ceased activities in this neck of the woods and I guess it'll be the same for you. But you'll still...
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