Nicely put Alan. a POISON is a POISON, call it what ever you like. I DO NOT want my food sprayed with anything, naturally occurring poisons in the ground is one thing, being put there by mankind ‘cos it will make him more money is obscene. Oh yes before fore you ask JB I only buy organic meat and br...

Have you tried the Shetland Blacks? I have to admit that I was not impressed with the Salad Blue, very poor crop. I too have not dug the Highland Reds yet so cant comment on them yet.

If you have a holly bush/tree a few twigs placed where the cat use the ground for a toilet and they will soon stop, totally humane also stops squirrels

I use derris liquid one spraying problem solved

It could be a Keyan type fine bean, I have grown bush beans before & the do crop well if picked regulary

Those pictures are stunning wish I could take photo's like those.

I don't know if it is the right place for this, but could we not have a virtual veg show either on this site or in the mag, as we all use PC's it would be easy to upload a piccy or two of our prized veg so lovingly nurtured from cradle to grave (so to speak), anyone else think it is a good idea?

Derris liquid & possibly dust are being withdrawn from sale later this year I think the report was in GYO mag

The latest entry about biodynamic growing can be found at:-

http://myallotment.spaces.live.com/

Lizzie, Grockie was lucky to see lettuce in her tesco, went to mine on Monday no lettuce (whole) no salad bags no english toms plenty of polish ones makes me wonder when did the last english salad producer go out of business?. But this Tesco's tell me"this is what our customers want" What ...

Plymouth City Council will not be suppling anything to store water in, if you have water butts and they empty you must wait til it rains or use a watering can to refill them.

My allotment site in Plymouth has the dubious pleasure of becoming the 1st in the Southwest Water franchise area that has a permanant hosepipe ban the local council & SWW have changed all the taps to bib taps so hosepipes cannot attached and have told everyone including the elderly/disabled to w...

I have to disagree Pongeroon, programs like GW are supposed to insire and inform not to treat it's viewers as if they are all slightly dim an dif Joe says "my local council does this, but check your council to find out if they do" once more I will shove his triangular raised bed where his ...

Try Telephone very old variety grows upto 2.3meters and a good tasting pea

I grew it last year, but did not get good results proberbly due to the poor weather but will try it again this year, what was havested was very good & tasty.