Should be first class as it comes from Haws Watering Cans - best there are! a-a
Check with your local council and water company, they may offer water-butts at a discounted price. a-a
Two more lovely old hooks for my collection: [ATTACH] a-a
Best go along to your local allotment in autumn and ask if any plot-holders are digging up and replanting their stock, they will almost certainly...
Like you Harry, I have pinched out the tops of the runners (variety Scarlet Emperor). I will pinch out my climbing French beans, Bridgwater and...
Hi Steve, yes I was hoping find a system of guttering to fit at about 4-5ft up the tunnel wall to direct water into a butt - We did try a...
Can any member recommend a guttering system for a poly-tunnel? - Our tunnel is the full stretch-over type with no longitudinal battens, so a self...
We lost our colony of honey bees at the community allotment over this winter. Are there any beekeepers in the North East (Cleveland / South...
Hi and welcome to GC you will find all sorts of useful advice and guidance here from members who are very willing to share their knowledge and...
I think the beans would be Scarlet Emperor, a very reliable and tasty old favourite - no problem sowing now, I have sown this variety as late as...
Only scrub the inside though - you should leave the weathering on the outside, adds to the character of the pots. a-a
Not much work in the garden today - just enjoying the lovely weather, sitting in the deckchair. I did manage to pot into their final big...
Yes, you do have to keep up with the Jones's - your neighbours hedge looks very neat. The usual procedure with privet is to cut back to 4" - 6" or...
A Car-Boot Sale is the ideal place for any new gardener to seek out some really good value tools. It is usually possible to get the 'basics' to...
Before you whizz off and spend a small fortune on new tools, try your local Car-Boot - the's bound to be one neaby today, Bank Holiday. - You can...
We always 'dry-freeze' our rhubarb, just wash and dry, cut into chunks and freeze in boxes or bags. One large clump keeps us in rubarb for most of...
By way of an experiment I have driven copper nails into a small unwanted piece of ivy growing againt the fence - results will of course be posted...
I have heard that driving a number of copper nails around the trunk of a tree the nails will kill the tree, presumably by some chemical reaction....
Two links here Zigs, : http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/bean/Bean-Cherokee-Trail.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears a-a
Just planted out my Bridgwaters in the garden. - Also planting some in the polytunnel at the community allotment again and in the No2. polytunnel...
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