A quick update: Ugh! I think pretty much all of these bulbs have started to come up, darn things :DOH: I'm pretty sure they're crocuses as they're...
Hi all,So, I planted plenty of bulbs in pots in about mid September-ish, in the 'lasagne pot' multi-layered style so that I'd different...
I had this exact problem this year before I got my allotment :)Other things I've grown successfully that aren't on your list are strawberries,...
Ooo, chocolate mint! Very jealous!I haven't tried any of the mints in food yet as I've only just got round to planting them out, but the lime...
According to the Jekka's herb farm site, apple mint is hardy, and so are pineapple mint and lime mint (and of course garden mint), all of which I...
Hi all,I have some pots of herbs in my garden that have done pretty well over summer, but now our heatwave seems to be over I'm thinking...
I may be wrong (please correct me if that's the case!) but I believe you can grow plenty of herbs and chillis inside - in fact, I'll be bringing...
Yay my sloe thread! I was just about to post that myself. By the way, I found one single giant thorn on the bush mentioned in my thread earlier...
Ok, I sort of did a rough representation of the plot after working on it this weekend. It's only half a plot so about 15 metres long by about 5 or...
Hi guys and girls,This weekend I'm paying my first visit to my newly-acquired allotment, which I'm sharing with my parents.I can't tell...
These were smaller than a cherry, about 1cm across, which made me think maybe I'd got lucky and found sloes. The flesh seems soft, though,...
That's true, I only snapped off the very tip of a branch, didn't see any thorns but then again didn't look very closely!I'll check again - if...
My friend tasted them and said they were really horrible, but since you asked I tried them myself and I don't know... they do make my tongue feel...
So we've ruled out bullaces, but is the general concensus sloes or damsons? And am I correct in believing that either will make decent gin?
Apparently (from what I've read on the internet!) damsons have a sort of 'cleft' like plum. As far as I can tell these are round all over,...
I'm keen to make my own sloe gin this year, and although I know it's a bit early to be picking them, I've found a few bushes that I *think* are...
That is SO useful! The pics really help. I'm pleased to know that the ones growing up from underneath won't affect the ones above too much. The...
On the advice of the label on my maris peers I started earthing them up when they got to about 10 inches. However, they're in a bag and one plant...
Oh dear! I have this exact feeling whenever I try to grow flowers - they either never grow, wither away or any brave ones that manage a couple of...
Thanks! That sounds good to me. I do quite like the flowers so I'll wait till they die off and try cutting it right back. Like you said, no big...
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