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Will do when back home.Problem with seeds and I say tomatos for example, which are unlike flowers, where a quantity of different flowers is a good think, with tomatos I don’t want many of the same plants, for example Gardeners Delight, but would rather different variety of tomato plants. I...

I have ordered in the past different coloured labels, to put a unique a system of organisation in.The only problem is the next year I forget what system I put in, complete disorganisation.

And, of course, you will need to go through them again to make sure you get a second opinion.

I thought I read somewhere that beans and peas can, can, self pollinate before the flowers are fully open. Not sure if that is true but to make a sure cross will involve removing the male parts of each flower selected as a seed parent before it can self pollinate.

Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year...

In Farmyard Nursery today

Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth 2-3 degrees . Essential here for pigeon protection especially and butterflies I use scaffold debris...

Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...

I took a bunch and just threw them in soil. If they root they root. But where to put them...

If you did decide to remove your grass areas @machtucker, Hakonechloa makes good ground cover. I have it planted under an Acer in my lower garden shown below in summer, autumn and winter.