gloworm wrote:I just scatter slug pellets every couple of weeks or so all over the plot, even in mild spells in winter, seems to do the job, keeps the blighters down

I'll try both those tips, grass cuttings sounds interesting

I forgot to say,I grow too many for nematodes to be practical price-wise

Although I grew plenty of spuds this year,I do find on pentland crown a fair bit of damage from slugs,though sheer quantity saw me through. Can anyone tell me of either a really good method of protection,or a good spud slugs don't go for? I also grew pink fir apple,which were pretty much left alone,...

I'll update that,after saturdays slog I'd now say it looks pretty damned fine as it goes!

yea well i clean up my yellow leaves and I do weed,though I would be a liar to say it's one of those picture garden allotments to look at,as like most of you I'm at work for 40 hours a week!
Looks pretty good though

Hi
Thanks I'll pm you soon,couple of days
And thanks again

ok
But how do you prepare it?
I've not seen it sold ready prepared??
I'm prepared to give it a go,if I use it will I end up addicted to like 40 brassica a day????

Thanks,they are summer by the way,I'll give it a go!!

Hello
Ages later,and after a few frosts,with one I'm told on the way here tonight(east midlands,21/01/08),and the blasted things are still on the wing and in the brassica bed!!,I must give them ten out of ten for being robust!

I just took a second plot,right nextdoor the the one I already have,I must be insane . Anyway,on this new plot,there are some raspberry canes which look ok,but they need a good clear up,as the last tenants were a complete and utter waste of space,and let the whole thing overgrow,and at the bottom of...

Yes a frost will be the very thing! In my brassica bed they have been a blasted pest,when I examine the leaves on my sprouts,broc,cabbage ect they are in my eyes ears and mouth,I hate the bloody things with a passion! And I've found nothing to combat them that really works at all,they are bionic it ...

I'm all for not digging too much unless I have to!
I go area by area,when I took on my plot I had to do a great big dig from front to back,so I break it up as much as poss

Hello all Well it's soon time to put a bit of poke in the soil,in my case I'll be spreading muck,now I think it's a case of if you dig it in you dig it in,if not, leave it on top and let the worms dig it in for you,though I'm a long way from a no dig gardener, I just think it's better to do that tha...

Hello Would any of you care to give any experience stoke opinion about winter veg? your faves least faves, problems,and anything a little out of the norm you overwinter? Apart from leeks/sprouts I'm going in for winter onions in a big way,anything to keep me active when the short days which I hate a...

As the heading would suggest,my spuds survived the ordeal so I'm happy about that! My toms on the plot were not quite so lucky though the process has been slow and I still harvest some,though that time would appear to be coming to an end now! Me and the wise elder from the plots have just put some w...