Sooooo pleased I was out on Saturday with the netting. Counted 7 white cabbage butterfly on my garden this morning - SEVEN!!!!
Thanks everyone. I have proped it up and given it a trim for now. I have also cleared a fantastic space to the left. Not a very sunny spot, but...
Will make a note of these for next year.
Yay - I just had my dad on the phone and I said I thought laurel. My mum will be proud. Great. Thank you. Just need to prune.
I am pulling out weeds and a dead bush (thanks neighbour :( ), and need to know what this I and how brutal I can be in cutting it back. Currently...
Badgers and squirrels - wow, and I thought I had problems with insects and next door neighbours two cats!!!!!
WOW - your chillis and peppers are much further on than mine. Up until three weeks ago, mine were still on my kitchen windowsill, but the flowers...
WOW - just read the entire thread from start to finish.I am starting with fruit. Mainly gardeners delight and some tumbling toms. Some are...
Ha. Check out mine from this morning. Recipe called for two large carrots. Large of course is subjective. They are pictured next to a...
Errrrm. I will give it a go, but my current set up makes it difficult. I also don't have fine netting, but something is better than nothing. I am...
Still debating about a greenhouse. Not working at the moment, so all thoughts of getting one are a little way off.I have though bought the...
ERRRRMMMM - on Friday on Gardeners World Monty spoke about butterflies and he netted up his cabbages I think. I had a house full and the tv was on...
Wonderful. Will move them out if the fruit cage and put something else in that needs protection. Already got toms and blueberries, but room for...
84 - WOW!
Does this apply to strawberry plants in containers though?Thanks though. Will go out tomorrow and pin down more runners.
Oh wow - lots of great advice. So chilli's, peppers - anything else? Cucumbers? Courgette? Is it only the fruit or the leaves as well. The leaves...
I saw this tip on a FB page and have applied it today to my tomatoes. Can it be used in anything else I am growing?One tsp Epsom salts, four...
This is a pic of a runner I started a few weeks back. Is it ok? Will this survive the winter outside?The little pot is a module pot to give you...
Ok - so I will water, feed and watch with interest.How do butternut squash grow? How do I know they are ready? Is it just one squash per plant?...
Ok. I have pinned down another four runners. Do I keep pinning them all down or just cut back the ones I don't want.Also can anyone answer the...
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