Oh thanks all, makes me feel a wee bit less like a clot to know I'm not alone making a boo boo. Good news @fat controller, many thanks, I know...
I'm really cross with myself, what a plank.:wallbanging: I decided to plant veg seeds today in my heated propagator to get things going. I had...
Thanks JWK and Scrungee, I thought this might be the case. Looks like a LONG day making Parsnip soup then...will need to make a trip to the...
I grew 2 batches of Parsnips last season. The early sown lot were dreadful:mute: Woody as hell, loads of leaves and only fit for the compost...
My condolences to you and your family. Please try to take comfort from the fact that you Mum had her loved ones around her at the end and didn't...
I'm completely hopeless with a camera but admire other folk with talent:). My choice 1.Sheal, Maughold Lighthouse. The structure stands out very...
That's interesting shiney, I didn't know that (not well informed these days, used to be before I got disillusioned with ALL political parties!)....
Lovely photos Woo. I too got "help" today from our 2 horrors. Bella nearly got stabbed by my fork as she decided I needed a hand digging. 1st...
I read this morning in the news that France is warning the UK that if we leave the EU they may well remove the barriers to migrants wishing to...
We too had a small skifting of snow last night which was melted by 9am as very bright sunshine. Of course what sails past long after the road has...
I've just remembered the farmer down the road, grew a green manure crop in 1 of his fields last year. He sowed it after harvesting winter wheat I...
Thanks @Steve R I'm sure your methods are very good. I'm just not sure I have the time/energy to be so professional!
Thanks @JWK I'm going to add some well rotted manure to the ground and plant peas and beans through some spare membrane I have which should keep...
I am again (bonkers I know) increasing the size of my veg patch. The soil where I'm increasing the growing area is pretty grotty altho it has been...
Thanks Tracy and M. I have someone from the local gardening club coming here tomorrow to pick up a barrow load of plants so probably best to give...
A few years back, someone gave me a chunk of Ornamental Fennel as she knew I was a keen foliage person. I am now at the stage of being more...
Tayberries are a cross between a Blackberry and Raspberry and are yummy. They are called Tayberries presumably because they were created in the...
I have posted photos of my Aconites and Snowdrops before but couldn't resist showing them off again! I'm so lucky to have large drifts of them but...
I haven't seen the dreadful man or the person who wanted to relieve me of some of my Aconites either so back to being blissfully quiet in the...
It would be interesting for me and maybe others if GC members could give examples of plants you grow that seem quite happy with your growing...
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