We are reworking our garden at the mo and have dug some beds next to a fence, which is shaded by our apple tree. Dh is in the process of pruning...
I know I'm slightly late on this but the big blue Ikea bags work ok for potatoes. Plus, they drain and have handles. Liz
Hurray, wandered why I couldn't log in anymore but it's because I use firefox, not IE. I believe it was working until the migration, though could...
That's where I was brought up, well not in the castle. Lovely to see it again!Liz
I had a bracket fungus on my apple tree last year, which is very old. I can't remember which (unhelpful I know but it was considered a bad...
Oh well, looks like garlic is on the menu for the next few weeks. I only did it as I thought the garlic from Suttons was a bit of a rip off!...
Well, I bought some garlic from Tescos to try to grow, but it is Spanish. Has anyone had luck from Spanish or warmer climate bulbs?Ta, Liz
How do you get them that big though?
I've read that turnips used to be stored in cellars which were cold and damp, you don't want to dry them out as the flavour becomes more bitter,...
Well, the smashed courgettes freeze okay, and is versatile, as do the cakes. I wonder if grated courgettes, which are then squeezed of moisture...
Marrow and ginger jam, smashed courgettes (slow cook with fresh herbs, lemon or lime, in olive oil, until mushy, mix with pasta, or put on good...
That's worth knowing. I wanted to conquer the avocado stone as I'd never managed to grow one, so, now I have one, I just keep trying, and now...
Yes, realised that as we have lots of damage locally but just thought it was worth a point out as I've only recently, very suddenly, become aware...
All my avocadoes have shot up, but last year's one isn't doing anything, in fact the growing tip seems dead, thought the rest of it is okay. It's...
Watch out for this, too. A lot of the trees near us have it.http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-68JJRCHere's an interesting link....
Love that chilli picture. Gorgeous!
Hi Lucy, what do you mean by trim the stem back?
Aha, now I know why my post disappeared! Well, we're in Bristol, and Daitheplant is in South East Wales and there is blight around. We don't...
You can boil beetroot with the skin on, and push it off when they are cooked, to have with a salad. You can make cakes, soup eg borscht, roast...
Is that the best use of space? I had 4ft by 4ft raised beds, but we've just started work at replacing them with 8 or 10ft by 4, as long as I can...
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