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For years I always used Robinsons Mammoth, then I used some seed I got free with a magazine(Red Baron) which we liked, I think next year I will go back to the Mammoth seed.

I think it is due to dull,misty days, now we have had some sun, things are moving quickly. Fog in March means frost in May......

There are over 40 infectious diseases that affect potatoes and tomatoes, most are viruses spread by aphids. Late blight is also rapidly evolving and keeps overcoming genetic resistances and anti fungals Just a few others off my head: potato virus x, y, a, leaf roll virus, early blight.because...

It was a drizzly and windy day with a high of 15.5c, 14.1c now and still drizzly and windy.

Well its Comic Relief tonight so I am signing out early. I will be watching GW though. See you all in the morning. Have a happy evening.

These plugs arrived a few days ago, very healthy. The other cells will get tomatoes

I have two 6x8 greenhouses, a few too many sown as always, but better too many than too few

Reminds me of a cartoon I saw years ago-a Roman soldier on a half built wall near Newcastle is reading a message from Rome."It's Hadrian, he's asking why it's taking so long to build a well?"

Ipheion Jessie (I think) This cyclamen has been flowering for ages. Lost label, but I think it's xmirabile Tile barn Greville. So I keep it in cold greenhouse over winter as mirabile is not entirely hardy.

I didn’t think to look at the cans for instructions, @pete! Mind you, it was the snap rows apart bit I was having the problem with!

I didn’t think of that @simone_in_wiltshire, good point. Could be a ruse to keep us watching .

I saw one yesterday on Celadines.

One of three Brimstones which settled on the Primroses briefly on our walk around Kingston Lacy NT this morning.

I tidied up the border at the bottom of my steps, removing two orange Geums which I have now decided are too loud , replacing them with Nepetas. I have a large hosta, Sum and Substance, which has outgrown its pot so I found a position for it in my recently extended border, slugs take note you...