That's a real classic shot Shiney. :gnthb::gnthb:
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Yes Shiney, we are very lucky with our garden. The soil in this area is mainly clay/sand and quite heavy but our garden is on the site of an old...
If it's organic it will compost, though meat, fish and poultry can be problematic. Add your egg shells and any kitchen towels and loo rolls too....
:D:D No it's the wires I use to support the asparagus when it gets tall. Not thought about electrifying them - it might encourage the sparrow...
Great for leeks - saves a heck of a lot of fiddly weeding. I make holes by heating a bit of alloy tube with a blowlamp. Nice and neat and the...
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All my brassica seedlings need watering more or less daily. I've found that young brassicas are very sensitive to strong sunshine and heat and...
It's not a daft question Rich and you seem to be doing just about everything right. The one thing I'd suggest is that by watering well BEFORE you...
Willow cuttings are very easy to root, in fact if you take a cutting and leave it lying on the ground there's a good chance it will throw out...
Nicely caught - well done!
Pete's got it right I'm certain. Frost - particularly since the affected plants are at the end of rows where there will be less shelter provided...
I've used the perforated plastic on my brassica beds for the past few years. It works very well - keeps weeds down and also keeps moisture in....
Yes just break it into chunks - any kind will do. Most of the pots and planters in our garden have a layer of polystyrene in their bases.
Now that's really ingenious :gnthb::gnthb: Though personally I don't fancy lugging a foot pump around as well as the gaz blowlamp I use to...
Bought 'potting compost' should be just fine. Well rotted garden compost is ok too. The thing that can cause problems is compost that is over-rich...
Q1 - Patience; and the recognition that you are working with nature - the effects of which we may attempt to mediate but can't control. Two or...
Ideal temperature is about 20 to 25 C. Germination can take a couple of weeks so don't give up yet!I start mine in a heated propagator at...
Heck Steve, you certainly don't hang about! :ntwrth: When do the pigs and hens arrive? :D:D
Not to worry. If it is coal it won't affect veg and personally I'd be tempted to bag and sell it!But if it's only 3" - 6" thick, and so near the...
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