Putting a coat of wood preservative on my home-made Grow-bag containers - now in their fifth year and still going strong ! Second job - making a...
Do any members have experience of growing Cobnuts / Filberts in the northern part of England as a fruiting crop not just as a native hedge?...
I tried Monty's method with both vegetables over the last two seasons with great sucess, so I thought members might like to see the link (again)...
Hi Andy - treat the beans as you would French beans, just top & tail and cook whole - they are best harvested at about 4" long. They will turn...
Try to keep the top of the hedge narrower than the bottom, this will allow light to reach the whole hedge and the narrow top will not be easily...
Todays lunch: Prawn, mayonnaise with gherkin & celery sandwich - home made jerusalem artichoke soup-in-a-cup. a-a
The usual reason that 'supermarket' potatoes are not recommended is they cannot be certified virus-free, which is important for large scale...
Brilliant picture !! - I think it is a female Blackcap. a-a
I hope you don't get any of these, Spruce [ATTACH]
Buy only the tools you need, buy good quality, look after them and they will last forever.
I don't have space for growing in the garden and always grow a few potatoes in large pots - about 12" diam. Only First or Second earlies and of...
Hi K - thanks for your response - indeed these were 'eaters', but I grow only a few in pots, so if any problems occur the soil is not...
I've bought a few Apache Potatoes from T***O, well they looked so interesting I couldn't resist! - I am going to give them a try, as all my spuds...
This is Mickey - I don't think it was water he's been drinking !! [ATTACH]
Sad news for us locally, our little Nature's World has gone into Administration - small beer compared with many others recently, but eight...
Yes indeed - I quoted from this book some time ago, http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/down-the-garden-path-again.38358/
Just found this YouTube link which shows just how its done, this is the procedure for all bypass secateurs. Link: [media] .....and of course...
For sharpening I use medium emery paper or a fine whetstone, there are special sharpening stones available from both Loewe and Felco brands. (See...
The Rolcut company was bought by Fiskar Brands in 1994 who then closed down the factory in Horsham. Fiskars still own the name ROLCUT but the...
[ATTACH] Do you remember ROLCUT Secateurs - Introduced and manufactured under licence by a notable Rosarian who was a Council Member of the Royal...
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