Hi there, Not being fortunate enough to have a Wilkinsons in Cambridge, I was in Gateshead at the weekend and bought some of their packeted asparagus, rhubarb and artichoke*. They are small clear polythene bags with something lurking inside them amidst dry-looking compost. (Also noticed B&Q doin...

This is what I did - just phoned around local companies asking if they ever got rid of old boards. The first company said they just kept cutting them down to usable sizes, but to try some of the larger companies who might not be bothered with that. Second phone call then got me a load. They delivere...

It's months later from when I sought advice on this thread (thanks again to those who replied) and I'm approaching filling my new raised bed*. Can anyone recommend a 'recipe' for what to fill it with? I can get a skip of compost for £25, access to car fulls of manure for free and have a little bit o...

Nope. If I were I would've said it's actually 0.04975p per seed.

Was about to write a post asking if anyone had got March's courgette offer to see how many seeds of each comes with it as was a bit concerned that being 'free' one might only get a couple of each seed. But I've now seen the 'save £5.76' which with a bit of maths shows that it's (seemingly) the four ...

Many thanks for your kind advice Old Herbaceous. Hadn't thought about the possible freezing(!), and the drainage pipes sound like a good idea too. Hopefully will be able to get my builder neighbour to get blocks slightly cheaper as he's about to order for his own house extension. He talks a lot of p...

Hi there, Having already got an allotment I've decided to expand homeward. We have an area which is all paved but looks to have a concrete base which I don't fancy digging up. So I was thinking I could do some diy some raised beds on top of the patio slabs. Does anyone have any experience of doing t...