Due to the potato culture in Italy being fairly "thin" compared to that of Pasta or olive oil or wine or tomatoes ............... I have therefore...
Hi Makka-Bakka, Thanks for your comments and suggestions - I will investigate the possibility of Sante. It may surprise you and perhaps others but...
Cold (-1 centigrade) but damp, miserable and penetrating -- This is fairly unusual as often we get some lovely crisp days - blue skies and...
Hi Geoff, Dark brown - so assume it is well rotted - got it from a friend who ordered same and we split it 50% each. I seem to remember he said...
Hi Loopy, I havn't a clue re chicken stuff. I have gardened for ages - off and on - but never used manure of any type. Cheers, Nick
I have taken a delivery of what I am told is good cow dung about a month ago --- just before the frost came (and remained) It is well covered and...
Does anybody have experience obtaining seed spuds from Holland. I live in Italy and am unable to get potatoes from Scotland (many tears (being...
Hi Bunslip, Your Uncle's village in Abruzzo is typical of many small villages all over Italy where the original population worked on the land with...
Hi dave, Many thanks for the useful comments and links. Much appreciated. Nick :)
Thanks to Wiseoldowl,Leavesnbloom,PennyinOntario,Jazmine and Lollipop all being in Bolton,Norfolk,Ontario,Perthshire and Kent --- Good mixture !!...
Google - asking "UK gardening Forum" as UK is important otherwise one finishes up somewhere in Zone ??? with dollar signs !!! Ciao varallo
As a new "member" - Greetings fellow gardeners - I live in the North of Italy in the foothills of the Alps around 430mts above sea level. A...
Hi Guys, I have started to build a greenhouse with plastic tubes and the height is Mts 2 - the length is Mts 5.50 and the width is Mts 3.20 so it...
Hi Guys, I have started to build a greenhouse with plastic tubes and the height is 2 mts - the length is Mts 5.50 and the width is Mts 3.20 so it...
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