Is wild rocket resistant to flea beetle? A local organic farmer has had problems getting a saleable crop from salad rocket because of flea...
Small ferns like athyrium filix femina or asplenium scolopendrium?
I think it's best to rotate veg if you can, especially those e.g. brassicas, which suffer from soil borne diseases. But of course, those of us...
Hmmm.If the seedlings have disappeared completely, that would indeed suggest they've been carried off by mice. But it surprises me because I...
I've stood in the queue for hours at Wisley on one of their Apple Days waiting to have my apples identified and can confirm that it's often very...
Hi MisterroyI grew a few Golden Acre last year because it's early, quick growing and recommended for small gardens. It's generally described...
IainThis was a sort of similar post:http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showthread.php/growing-veg-city-19972.htmlLike others have...
5 kilos is a mighty big cabbage so I'm guessing it's an F1 hybridThompson & Morgan do an F1 cabbage called Surprise that matures late...
Honey BeeYou've already had some good suggestions but I can add a few. Sedum spectabile and crocosmia do very well in full sun and can...
Early days yet, Lollipop.This afternoon, I've been cutting turf and replacing it elsewhere to make my back border bigger and a better shape....
ThreenI also suffer from a partially shaded veg plot but have had good results with lettuce, French beans, summer cabbage and leeks. This...
SingularOnly one thing to add to Lollipop's advice....Your bulbs may be a bit, er, "confused" and not put on much of a show this year....
I hired a hand auger once but it wasn't a success. The ground was too hard and flinty. I just wasn't strong enough. There's some better ideas...
Now that's impressive for early March!
Spring - because it's the most optimistic time of the year.Each year about now, I say to myself "This time, I'll get better results......"
I agree with Dave about parsley's root system, it's big! But it's still common to find magazine articles which suggest you can grow parsley in...
Hmmm.Maybe they were helichrysums?Here's a picture: http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/page6-helichrysum.htm
Hi ApplesjackIf your fence is made of panels, remember that these will need regular maintenance and even then, they won't last for ever. It's...
RobertSorry - I missed this post.Well, I think these growths are the adventitious roots that Dave mentions although I'm happy to admit...
Not that long ago, I saw a TV gardening programme about a very large hosta collection somewhere that was remarkably slug free. Apparently, they...
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