Dont use the same soil twice in a row for potatoe planting. Start again with fresh soil.
It will work, I have grown 'moneymaker this year and have been successful so be patient.
When we had our open day many visitors said how lovely and neat our plots looked and the reason for this is our allotment keeper nags at us saying...
I have done very well with my sweetcorn some of them 3 or 4 cobs on a plant. i find the sweetcorn are very greedy for manure.
I dont think that is wise because those Aubergines could have come from the tropics. I would recommend you buy the treated seeds in packets.
Oh dear Freddy got it wrong again:scratch::help:
Today I laid a path on my plot with 2x2 slabs. Some have laid carpets between plots and some chippings. I have been told by friends carpets are...
:lollol:Yeah right Freddy:lollol:
:cool:Love your scarecrow Freddy
I think much of it is to do with the weather, So much rain this year and nothing surprises me.
Gosh Helen, I will run a mile if someone kept bees on our allotment. I am having a job to keep up with my Asthma. I dont mind chickens. We are not...
Hi there my old mate, the Figs this year have done so well must be the weather they must like the rain. I am not so sure if they will ripen as we...
Me too I plant some in October and some first week in Dec. and harvest them in July.
This is our custon built allotment shed. My brother built it with two sheds and I painted it. A lot of meetings take place here over a cuppa. Just...
Freddy we all seem to have a problem with caterpillars, slugs and snails. Decided I am going to put all my cabbage related plants under netting....
Humpty won first prize for the kids scarecrow. Our allotment took in £900 for the sale of produce, cakes and lots of other things. It all goes to...
We finished the open day with a big BBQ and the weather was fine for a change.
I am not sure about that over here.
I have never grown Figs before and this tree grows along the fence, second year in fruit and it has done better this year. Any thoughts on how...
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