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Another good place to get unusual plants used to be the old traditional town market or annual fair where you might get the hobby growers with just a small table of surplus whatever. The annual Seed Fair (26th March) and Honey Fair (13th September) in Conwy are still pretty good for this. (The...

I can have a good punt at answering that.Nettle soup is probably my favourite soup, and sea buckthorn sorbet is second to none. Ground elder isn't unpleasant, in fact it's pretty decent. Mulberries taste stunning. Common denominator, none of them store or package well. The food we eat these...

The chillies are coming nicely. I prepared the pots for the moment when I separate them.My Ladybirds are still there One of the two Scarbiosa plants has survived the foxes and gets a flower. Good for the white-tail bumblebee that is around since December.The red Anemone gets...

If you chose cordons or columnar trees you could maybe fit in more than one. Do your homework about varieties, rootstocks etc for your location and for the size of tree that you want. Here's a good starting point Growing Pear Trees in the North - Chris Bowers & Sons

I remember from when I was a kid, in the videogame minecraft, if you right click with the bonemeal on a small tree it will instantly become a mature 10m tree. So use it carefully!!!

While the weather remains "challenging, I consider ones time is best spent researching soil composition, profiling, soil organisms, ground water levels, basic geology, plant physiology especially root formations and symbosis with fungi and associated life forms. The majority of questions here...

I received seeds today for an orange variety of this plant. Has anyone tried it from seed? Thank you in advance for any advice.

I (female though with medium hands) got Wilko gauntlets which were excellent against thorns and not too big. Range have taken over the Wilko brand, so might stock them

Re the penis enhancing injections, quote from a newspaper,‘These extraordinary rumours are yet to be matched with any hard proof,’ !!!

I personally don't believe they have a long term future in containers, but agree planting in that position isn't a good idea. I think some trellis on the wall with a suitable climbing plant either side of the door way would be a better option.

One of the reasons I enjoy an electric car, it is still working well, running smoothly and saving me money, 9 years after it was first bought...

Hisounds exciting already, around the pool low growing thyme.