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Hope they don't want to come and see my garden anytime soon. On 2 weeks hols, hired a mini digger last week end, got a bit carried away, cant do much now because the place is like a bog with all the r ...

That's some size plot and for sure that was a surprise and a hallf. Was doing a bit of research recently and apparently brassica's supress weed growth the year following harvesting. Don't know how tru ...

Yep, I come and go, always finding something or other to distract me. In fairness my garden is looking good but my resolve is to get the veg element sorted by the end of the year.

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Will compost matter break down when placed on a concrete base as opposed to being placed on the ground.

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Ah Blowin,
Good to hear from you again. I think the best thing I can do is to grow veg in the other 2 beds. seems to be the thing to do. thanks guys

Windy siite, so fencing all round poly tunnel and beds area. Going to run chain link on the outside of fencing and that will be the area for sweet pea's and pea's. On the inside of the fencing going t ...

Guys, many thanks for the replies, marigolds are my absolute favorite and this is the first year I haven't grown 200 plants from seed for pots around the garden. Windy site, so they perform well., and ...

This might seem like a strange question but I have a poly tunnel to grow all the veg I want. However I have 3 large beds to grow potatoes in outdoors. Are there any flowers I can grow in beds 2 and 3 ...

Two great choices there, looks like the problem is solved, Well maybe not, with all the rain that fell since last nite, seem to have a liittle bit of a water logging problem with the bed. HMMMMMMMM

Just googled that one, looks like a runner, of course I forgot the aspect, west facing.

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Hi to all,
As always looking for a bit of advice. Want to plant some climbing roses along the back and some low growing bush roses along the front. Site exposed. Like red and other vivid bright colou ...

Debris is a bit of a problem alright, no matter how often you clean the chutes. Haven't had much time lately to solvce problems, but the quick fix I am using is a nylon stocking (borrowed from the b ...

What I did was I poured a strip foundation, laid standard blocks all the way around, I then screwed treated timber to the top of the blocks, drilled holes in the sill of the greenhouse and screwed the ...

The better half keeps giving out that I grow the same variety year in, year out, and end up with a sea of orange, so this year going to grow 3 different varieties.

I find marigolds absolutely fantastic, low maintainance, they will last from june right up to the first frosts provided you deadhead (so easy to do), water well and feed fortnightly once they show sig ...