Hi.This year I planted Anya, Charlotte and Juliette spuds in old compost sacks and 3 large plastic tubs. The others are doing fine, but the...
Apparently the young tops make a very tasty soup - fry chopped onions gently in butter for a few minutes until soft, then add a few chopped-up...
Hi Tweaky.The tubs are big round black ones about 20" or so in diameter, and about the same height, that I think were originally for using on...
Mine are doing well too - both the ones in the soil, and the ones in big tubs. the foliage is a bit tall and lanky though. just like Damage, it...
Nothing sprayed this year except rain. :) BTW, jury still out on the Broccoli leaves, as the Colcannon had lots of spinach, cheese, and garlic in...
Hi.I'm no expert, but I thought that toms and pots were a bad idea to grow as companion plants, because they can share diseases. (how...
Thanks Dai. Time for some Colcannon a la Broc then. Yum Yum :) cheers, Dave
Hi all.Are the leaves of broccoli (early and summer purple sprouting) at all tasty? The early broc is about coming to an end, but the leaves...
L.o.l - the missing bit actually read c-o-a-r-s-e-. Nothing rude - honest 'guv!cheers, Dave
Hi Folks.I use some very co**** (i.e. cheap!) chicken wire laid on the ground over seedlings until they get started. Seems to put off next...
Hi Rosie.some info on companion planting here ; http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/companion.htmSomething sounding very tasty I...
Onions are rarely in a hurry to show themselves - crack a beer, chill out and enjoy the garden. They'll turn up when they're ready ;-)cheers, Dave
Hi Stoney.When I dug up the garden the first time, the soil was really rubbish - lots of builders waste and stuff, but the next year it was...
Well, answering my own question, after some mucking about on the internet, there seems to be a consensus that perpetual spinach is actually...
Hey Dave, have you heard of the Dorset Naga?http://www.dorsetnaga.com*very hot* and probably quite silly hot, but fun too ;-)cheers,...
Hi all.I've got a patch of perpetual spinach (leaf beet) and what I think is some silver Kale in a semi shaded patch. It grows well enough,...
Hi Laurar.Greenfly.....oops... you too? Fingers crossed, mine have gone. I literally picked or washed them off or squashed them, and put the...
I had the same problem with mine, a Meyer's Lemon tree. A lady at Langthorne's growery suggested misting the leaves regularly, avoid draughts in...
Hi All.Some of last year's leeks are now producing the buds for flowering heads, but have some mild leek/onion rust. If the seeds are saved,...
Try growing American land cress. Tastes like watercress, grows all year round, is self seeding, and can be washed without falling to bits. The...
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