You can always restrict a tree by hard pruning and as most trees take absolutely years to mature you should not have too many problems,...
Don't forget a ring of soot around a plant can also act as a slug deterrant. It is also a good soil additive but must not be used fresh - leave...
Hi Colin,2 years is a bit young to expect a decent crop from any fruit tree and most people would reccommend taking off all the young fruit...
I too have periodic invasions of moles and have tried many means to banish them, but alas none seems to have any lasting results. Trapping has...
Hi Buttercup, I've grown potatoes for many years in soil with a neutral pH; just add some good old fashioned well rotted manure and I'm sure...
Could be a light problem, shady areas do tend to cause many plants to get "leggy". Failing that, possibly a defficiency in pottasium or nitrogen...
Regarding basil, I agree with Pete that kept wet and warm are the best conditions in which to grow it. I have never had a problem with it and...
Just a word of caution - wood ash acts a bit like lime on your soil and will affect the pH levels and could have a detremental effect on some...
For my early, early potatoes in the past I have used an old dustbin with drainage holes; put about a foot of compost on top of a couple of inches...
Hi Buttercup,If you are just starting out I would recommend you stick to tried and trusted varieties of whatever you decide to grow. In my...
Hello Pete, Had some given to us last year by an American chap - about the size of elongated tennis balls and tasted like a cross between melon...
Yes Pete, our Labrador pup had the same problem - only it was the vet and not red spider that spoiled his "crop"!
I too have a problem with "missing daffodil heads"......found the cause yesterday by accident - my labrador pup has taken to biting them off!!
There are loads of climbers you can buy but it all depends on what you want i.e. flowering or non flowering, evergreen or deciduous, quick growing...
Would it by any chance be grass cuttings that you have emptied into your compost bin? If you do add them make sure you add only small quantities...
More than likely. Don't be frightened to cut them back hard to ground level.
Sorry Ladybird, that failed hairdresser, come cook, Delilah Smiff has copywrite.....and after what she did to Samson I'm loathe to put it in...
As a general rule of thumb, cut the old canes back to ground level when you start to see new ones appear. If they are autumn fruiting they should...
Add plenty of organic material and dig it in well, this should help.
Ladybird - I have a recipe for French Beans.....with peacock (only joking)!
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