If you are really keen you can extract the fibre from the stems and use it to make a cotton like thread. This used to be done by a process called...
"Have You Heard the One About the Gardener and the ................"[IMG]Added eyes [IMG]
1. I know that the newspaper plant pots(home made) exist but I wanted to know if anyone had used them and what there problems/benefits are?As...
Highland darter dragonflySnapped this Highland darter (I think) at 225m asl on the lower slopes of Beinn Eighe last week. [IMG]
A few years ago I left my vintage garden fork with tines as sharp as needles leaning up against the greenhouse wall while I was watering the...
All of ours, inside and outdoors are about a month behind this year. Normally at this time of year we would be picking outdoor cherry toms every...
"Smart" in this case seems a bit of a misnomer :DA software update may help, see > Samsung Smart TV - Fixing familiar issues with a firmware...
Never mind the sunflowers. That's two very lovely children you've grown!!!:dbgrtmb:
Very hardy plants Harry, ours survived a diabolical winter! I hesitate to comment on the size of berries though this year we seem to have had the...
Ready for flight[IMG]
Go for it! Once established blueberries are a very productive crop. Ours produce berries for around about an eight week period. Fairly expensive...
Picked 2.75 lbs of blueberries this morning, the damp weather seems to suit them as they are nice plump berries. These came mainly from a single...
Great idea Keith but as far as a fly free home goes, forget it. They are fun plants to grow and watch and you've done very well to grow from seed...
Its only recently that I've noticed any significant numbers of aphids appearing in the garden and the ants really appreciating them! [IMG] [IMG]...
Ours went the same way and on close examination it looked liked they'd got a bad dose of botyritis. Have a look at the underside of the leaves and...
Yes there's not much left in the systemic arsenal for us gardeners:mad: However I'd wouldn't worry too much about non-approved solutions as I...
If they are small red striped brandling or tiger worms they'll not survive for long as they feed on vegetable matter.
Fork 'andles :D[IMG]Didn't do much to it apart from posterisation
You should move north across the Tay Jack, it's been a sweltering 14C here today! Does sound like botrytis as Pete and John have said. If you...
To add to the excellent advice given by Shiney, I'd suggest that you subscribe to the free Blight Watch service this will provide automated emails...
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