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Hi Piglet, I have had peppadew, they are lovely. Suttons used to do a small red pepper, but I haven't had their latest catalogue. I was looking in the March KG, and there was a recommendation for a seed company, www.italianseedcompany.co.uk. On looking at the catalogue, if you go to the peppers page...

I have been having difficulty signing on as a regular. I filled in the necessary boxes, but several times when I have tried to send a message to the site, I have received the message that the site has already been allocated. I have then resorted to the guest valmarg. Well guest, valmarg is an abbrev...

Oh my god Clive, you have really taken me back!! I think the programmes you mention were filmed at Wisley Gardens, featuring Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter at Wisley. The programmes were 'fronted' by Hannah Gordon, and obviously covered a year at Wisley, fruit, vegetables and flowers. Wasn't Bert...

Hi Chantal, According to Elizabeth David in her book, English Bread and Yeast Cookery:- "Usually I cut the yeast into ounce pieces, wrap them separately and then pack them all into a couple of bags, so that they are easy to lay hands on rather than scattered all over the freezer. Don't forget t...

Hi nog,
Planting, no. Sowing, yes.
We have tomatoes, peas, broad beans, melons coming along nicely.
How are you getting on with your breadmaking?

Best wishes

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We started to grow dwarf french beans in pots simply because, if you grow them in the garden, the weight of the beans drops them down to earth/slug level. We continued this until all our stocks of dwarf bean seed was exhausted. I would agree that climbing french beans are a better option, whether in...

The Simply Vegetables catalogue from Seeds of Distinction lists a variety called Half Pint. We got a free packet with our order last year. At only 12-15" tall, it is suitable for container growing. We grew ours in containers in the greenhouse last year. They are fine for an early crop, in conta...

As you have two Bramley apple trees, do you have any other apple varieties in the vicinity? The only reason I ask this is that the Bramley apple is a triploid. What this means is that it needs two other varieties to pollinate it. If you only have the two Bramley trees, you will never get apples. Unl...

It really does appear that there are some interesting gardening programmes being transmitted, so long as you are prepared to subscribe to Murdoch. Personally I find his "empire" obscene, and have no intentions of subscribing to his load of crap!