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I can't really help but our resident robin couple go absolutely mad for the grubs. I was going through some pots last week and the robins were queuing up for them.

We have a dog that's hairier than most sheep and I tired some of her hair because I'd seen wool mentioned as a deterrent. It didn't seem to work in the slightest and was covered in slug trails from the first night.I do see more plants being sold with what looks like wool collars around the...

I tried them one yr, but it turned out to be a very wet summer and they all rose to the top of the compost and sat there like a globulous mass of jelly. I wouldn't use them again because I'm not sure how you should dispose of spent compost with them in.

I was amazed in the other Forum at how hard you work Ante, as you also work in a school, and the amount of vegetables you grow. I find my small veg patch enough work for me.

Don't think anyone treats their tomatoes as mean as me. These little babies have been out in the cold with only a storage box for protection since 'conception' in February (drainage holes in the bottom and holes in the lid for ventilation). They're not roaring away I'll grant you, and some...

It varies around here. Last year I only heard a few, and they were in the distance. The previous year I heard lots and they were near by. None this year yet but I haven't really spent much time in the garden so far, so wouldn't have heard them.

With cosmos I find that after they germinate I wait until the first true leaves are growing well .I then prick out into small pots .soon as they are four inch I nip out the growing tip (just the middle bit ) I then continue to grow on in this pot and repeatedly nip out the centre grow point.the...