I've grown courgettes before but not for maybe five years or more.This year I'm hand pollinating them as usual with a small, soft paintbrush....
Also, should they be cut off with scissors or a knife, or just broken off? (in other words does it need to be a clean cut for some reason?)....
Is this some kind of wild cherry? It's on a bush that is slowly growing into a tree, must be about 6 feet tall now and there are some smaller...
I've not grown beetroot before so this year have tried sowing some Boltardy, initially in seed trays which are outside (although I bring them in...
Some of my courgette plants are developing yellow spots and patches on some leaves, please see attached photos.Any ideas of a cause please and a...
I have an old 200 liter plastic water butt which I'd like to cut in half and use the lower half as a large tub. It's like this:Cloudburst 200L...
Title says it all. :-) I'm looking for a bagged, readily available compost with a fine 'crumb' (can't think of a better word!) with no lumps and...
A very pale purple, almost white flower. Notice that the leaves are very thin (but they're not sharp). Really nice looking flower, even the buds...
Can anyone recommend any high quality 'wind ornaments' please? I'm thinking of something where you put a stake in the ground and it has some...
In other words I don't want the pot or the compost, just the bulbs. Also not keen on paying more than a fiver per bulb, however I'd like a nice...
I have a few Buddleia bushes of different colours (pink, white, purple, crimson) that are a few years old. Many are of moderate to large size and...
There's a field near my property which I walk around from time to time and a few days ago I was finding a dead shrew a day, five in total. Not...
I've trapped moles a number of times over the years (using a scissor trap) but the latest garden wrecker is being particularly stubborn to catch....
There's an oak sapling on my property which is about seven feet tall, I grew it from an acorn that I found. I've recently noticed that the tiny...
Can anyone recommend a ground feeder (for seeds, mealworms, etc) which will exclude the larger birds like crows and magpies yet which will still...
I have a mass of blackthorn growing on one part of my property which I'd like to remove, there must be a couple of hundred young plants, maybe 2...
My last sheep passed away a few months ago and I still have a large sealed bag of her sheep food, it's a mix of assorted seeds, 'cornflakes' and...
From doing some reading it appears that wasps will collect around a tree if some sap is present or dripping from a tree or if there are aphids...
I have a large amount of clover that's slowly invading my lawn. What's the best way to get rid of it (something which is safe for pets and...
I soon hope to mow my new lawn for the first time (it was seeded over a month ago and is nearly ready for its first cut).My mower usually...
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