Did you watch 'How Britain Got the Gardening Bug' last night? A bit of liscence with the more recent trends but good for the historical bit. I never knew Alan Titmarsh had such bad hair days! Can't say I agreed with the view of all the commentors but it was interesting seeing the botched up 'makeove...

I have had a self seeded artichoke type plant come up on the Lottie. I grow Globe Artichokes but quite a way from where this has appeared but previously had a neighbour who had all sorts of stuff left to their own devices including both. It is about 2 ft each way at present so is there any way of te...

Thanks John

That sounds different - I will give it a try. Haven't a
bread maker but have dough hook with my mixer.

Westi

Hi We have a local Bistro which has the most amazing pizza bases - but despite my best efforts no tips are forthcoming on how they make it. I like Pizza's with my asparagus,toms and other bits on them and I know with these bases they would be even better. 1. They taste really yeasty. 2. They are thi...

Thanks OH

I went to pick them off and blow me if the whole little
end didn't come as well so achieved my original results
anyway. Anyway they are all off now so I am just like
a vigilante now examining the rest of the leaves.

Fingers crossed!

Westi

Hi Despite spraying my peach trees have signs of leaf curl. It only appears at the very tips and the leaves below seem unaffected so I may not have reached them when spraying. Can I cut these out without causing any damage? I had loads of flowers and self pollinated them so am expecting a pretty dec...

Don't know how accurate it is but filter tips are not degradable as they have glass in them. Like I said don't know for sure but take no chances with my butts (yes I know!) so I always put them out and then bin them and never throw them on the ground. However on the other thread I think I might try ...

Hi As you are familiar with them I would like to know if I bought one. It was in a charity stall with no label and the ladies didn't know what it was but it was healthy and about 3 ft tall and it looked like Kaffir to me. It has the double leaf and has quite a lot of spikes - is this the baby?? If n...

Hi macmac I have that problem at home - not just my cats but the whole neighbourhood it seems. I expect they like the softer ground. The really simple thing I do that works is holly leaves scattered among the precious things. Pricks their little paws - God Bless and as it dries gets worse. I have al...

Tracie Sorry to hear about your tools. We have had activity on the plot as well but weirdly only took our primus and my big bag of seeds. (really miffed about seeds as had all my friends pick stuff up on hols and had some unusual things to experiment with). We are suspecting someone on the plot as p...

Hi

Another question! My chives are really cracking this
year and are going into flower. Are they OK to let flower
or should they be nipped off so they don't drain the plant
resources?

Thanks Westi

Hi

I have 3 citrus which have come through the winter well.
When I was chatting to someone they said that these
should always be watered with warm water. Has anyone
else heard of or doing this and what is the advantage - like
rain is cold wherever it is more or less isn't it?

Westi

Hi Lucky me too - took some last week (just enough for a taster) but this week took over 30 spears. I do pamper my asparagus as I feel what I save by growing my own very nearly pays for everything else over the year. (Can you believe the price of bought spears!) They are 6 yrs old now so well establ...

Hi I have potted on 19 slips from the 3 mother plants last week and although one looked a bit sick it has now perked up. There are some about a foot long and sprawling along the window sill. I put the whole sweet potato in a pot of compost in the propagator. I didn't think anything was happening as ...

Well maybe not but fill in the gaps.

Westi