I am buying part of a field and I want to cover it with cardboard boxes to kill the grass off over 12 months. Is this viable? Will the glue be...
Is it worthwhile growing broccoli in pots of compost? Should I add a little lime to the pots? I plan to bury the pots in soil to reduce water...
I am starting a four bed rotation. One bed that I had genorously applied manure, with the hot recent weather, now has a hard crust. I have not...
Last year was my first growing veg, I grew peas and beans. This year that same bed has good soil as I had added a little compost. I now have two...
What ventilation do I need growing seeds? I have a Vitapod propagator. Thanks
I have some bags of compost about three years old. Will this be OK for growing seeds, or will it need fertiliser?Thanks
I have a small garden pond about 8in deep, but it is in shade. I want to make another one larger and deeper that will attract wildlife and gets...
During periods of heavy rain my garden has excess surface water due to a high water table and heavy clay soil . I am on high ground, not in a...
I have just read an online article about growing peas, using trefoil as green manure. I have read that trefoil does not like heavy soil. Can...
I am collecting fresh horse manure daily along a local path. I plan to store it for 2 years before spreading it on the garden. If I make a liquid...
We are thinking of buying a Mulberry. It sounds a lovely looking tree. How useful and what are the characteristics of the fruit? What is the...
I have a Timperley early rhubarb, about 5 years old. It is has always grown very weakly. The one thing I may have done wrong on recieving it in...
I am making a small pond and have started digging the hole, but one edge will be about 6in from a Laurel hedge. I also have a honeysuckle farther...
I did not manage to get any replies from this forum on the problem but did get a reply from another forum.......so I am putting the reply here so...
I am building a small triangular pond 5 or 6ft long, 3ft wide. It is in a shady position, getting little sun. It is going to have a fountain, so...
I am going to follow the advice of Doghouse Riley. One question though - I am wondering whether I need to buy a new long spirit level, or will it...
You should be able to find some offered for free, although it may be more trouble to get. Many stables are only too glad to get rid of it,...
Hello - I am really pleased I have found this forum - people are so helpful (well gardeners usually are arn't they?)Anyway, I have an unusual...
I suggested some people may benefit from members tips, and put it on "Members requests", maybe as a sticky. It has been suggested I start it off...
OK then, firstly I am not Marjorie - it's Andrew! I have chosen marjoriesseedling as my username as it is a superb variety of plum.MY first...
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