Hi FreddyYou're mellowing, I can tell!Your pyracantha is certainly at a very pretty stage - just wait till it puts those spines out!I...
Hi FreddyCarrots can be a bit finicky about germinating. They're the only crop that, on a few occasions, I've had to completely re- sow....
Fantastic views. Thanks for sharing.
Hi paddy riceBy the sound of it, you have clay. I wouldn't call it "bad" soil - it just needs a bit of work. My clay has the added "benefit"...
Hi CelineGive those green fly a squirt of Provado Ultimate Bug Killer, it's a good general purpose insecticide. Most garden centres and DIY...
Hi BusybeeWhen you buy a rosemary plant, it's usually green and lush - having been grown under glass and pumped up with a high nitrogen feed...
Oh that's bad, really bad. There's something particularly destructive and mean about stealing from allotments where people put in so much hard...
Hmmm. Like Lollipop, I'm not sure. Some plants certainly are magnets for mildew while plants close by aren't affected. I wouldn't chance it for...
Interesting question.I've never worked it out in detail but I'm confident that I more than cover my costs using two raised beds totalling just...
If you try and grow lettuce indoors now, I don't think it'll be very good. As others have suggested, use semi-rigid wire netting, either...
RobDon't do it!It would be very difficult to make brambles grow in a compact way, which is usually one of the attributes that you want in...
Sorry! Bit of a misunderstanding there. My short list includes vegetables that are successful in beds that have limited periods of sun.I...
Don't forget the euphorbias, there's such a variety of them available these days.
In addition to the points that Kristen has raised, what type of cabbage were they? Some types of veg are usually more prone to bolting than others.
I've not used this stuff but I have to say that it doesn't appeal for the following reasons:I prefer organic mulches that will break down over...
Well, that's a perfect example of how hard work, backed by research and some investment, produces an outstanding result. Well done!
I have two raised beds which have limited periods of sun each day. I can add the following to Alice's list:dwarf French beans leeks...
Yup, I reckon those are garden chafers. Should be about 10mm long. Cockchafers are about 25mm long. They're probably hatching out from under...
Hi NickThose look like mason bees to me. They have reddish hairs on their bodies and the females are larger than the males. They're harmless...
Hi CarlI agree with Alice. If your cabbage plant is 12 inches high but only has a few leaves, the chances of it growing into a reasonable...
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