An event from the charity Green Prosperity in Hull. Apparently around 200 people attended last year and there were hundreds of seed varieties to...
Hi,I've been trying to research this on the 'net but find the different info. confusing - perhaps because different varieties behave...
I've always tolerated ants in the compost heap, or given it a water and turn when particularly populated with them, but this weekend we found ants...
Hiya,Being a bit of a tightwad, and living fairly close to the coast, I wondered if rather than splash out on seaweed extract to supplement my...
I've noticed the first signs of return of sawfly larvae to my currants and goosegogs and have read that using insecticidal soap is effective...
Hi,Has anyone tried growing much of this? What works and what doesn't fr growers in the north? This seems like quite a good deal at the moment...
Hi, I've been given some seeds for these but have never grown beans before and am growing in raised beds. I understand they're a dwarf variety -...
Hi,I'd like to grow a fig tree but don't have the wall space to train as a fan. Is it easy to successfully grow a fig more as a standard in a...
My wife was rather taken by one of these at the weekend but before we purchase one I wonder if anyone on here can advise on how suitable they are...
A bee-keeping associate of mine told me recently that it's not good to plant lavender for bees as they like it but it's relatively nutrition-poor...
Hi,I planted a Jasmine in a smallish planter (approx 60cm diameter, hexagonal) in Spring 2012. After a strong first year of growth and...
My garden is full of bees at the moment, loving the lavendar, comfrey, borage and sunflowers. However, I've noticed many bees seemingly 'stuck'...
Hi,I've had a decent crop from my 3 goosegogs this year but went on hold recently and on my return all 3 bushes were virtually stripped clean of...
Hello, I have a strawberry bed containing about 25 plants. It's not producing much fruit, but the plants only went in last autumn, so am I...
Hi, I'm growing these for the first time this year and currently have 4 sturdy plants outdoors, climbing up trellising. I'm totally new to...
Hi, Generally I go for soil improvement over fertilizers, but as my fledgling garden is small I have to do most of my growing in pots, baskets...
Hi, I had 2 big, healthy blueberries (see the remaining one in pic attached) and a little top hat fellow. All were planted in pots in ericaceous...
Hi, I recently bought some mini fruit trees - one of each variety from the 5 types listed in the top 2 links here:...
Hi, My honeysuckle (planted spring last year) seems to be thriving but I have just noticed mildew appearing on quite a lot of leaves. I suspect...
As it's high potash I was thinking of using my liquid tomato feed not just on the toms and chillis this year but also on gooseberries,...
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