We lost 90% of our outdoor toms in 2008, so last year I started spraying with dithane as soon as I saw potato blight (it's the same virus)...
This stuff works very well and is the best persistent weed killer I've used. Great if you want something to kill everything and prevent re-growth....
Packs of disposable gloves are pretty cheap, you'll get small packs in some supermarkets. We buy them by the box as we use them for all sorts of...
I grow mine on until about 3 or 4 inches tall.
In situations where you want to apply a 'spot' weedkiller if instead of using a brush you wear a rubber glove with a cotton glove on top you'll...
Blue berries are easy, but require acidic soil. There's a thread about them somewhere on this site. Are you thinking about fruit bushes or could...
I'm a recycled teenager, 99 is what I'm aiming for, but I'm in no rush :old:
Why do you hate them? They won't bother you unless you bother them. At this time of year they are beneficial as they eat insects that are eating...
Senetti [img]
I planted out ones I'd started in a length of plastic guttering, yesterday. I also made my first direct sowing. At present I've got both covered...
The main difference is that a greenhouse is usually a bit warmer and can be insulated and heated thus you can get seeds started in it and place...
We used to mix sodium chlorate with ...(a common kitchen ingredient) and pack it into metal tubes to make rockets. We used a really high-tech form...
Leave it as long as you like Liz. The plants will push it up (providing you not got it pegged down tight) and as well as keeping the plants warm...
If it's an old bed it will be a pick and shovel job and wrong time of year. Asparagus roots are MASSIVE once established.
In Scotland that's known as the 'sook effect' as opposed to the 'blaw effect' :D:D(Spent a fair bit of time calculating wind load on various...
I'd support Agatha's suggestion regarding your soil. We've had the hardest winter for 30 years but our camellia is full of buds. It's too late now...
If you want to get a rough idea of what the wind load on a greenhouse is here is a formula -1 - Square the wind speed and multiply by .00256 2 -...
If you get on well with your neighbours it would probably be worth explaining your problem and asking if they wouldn't mind if you sprayed their...
I was always under the impression that water was best supplied to plants at ambient air temperature. I may have been wrong. I've just spent a...
Our garden was an ancient orchard which dates back at least as far as the early 19th century. The local area still has remnants of fruit trees...
Separate names with a comma.
