I live in Norfolk, blight is all over our allotments,my neighbour sprayed his 4 times, first one early May, I done mine twice,we both have it bad. We have cut tops off all 1st & 2cd earlys. I personally think spraying is a waste of time & money, but the farmers seem to control it.One allotme...

Thank you all for your replys on asparagas, they have been a great help, the bending advice works. I tried cooking the tough bits and put them in my blender after and they still very stringy, it is an old food mixer though.

I am in the 4th year of my asparagas & cutting lots,I do have a difficulty in in sorting out the hard chewy bit at the bottom of the stem when I cook them, some chefs say you should snap them off before cooking them but this seems a waste. when I cut them of the plant I go about an inch under th...

I sometimes catch hedgehogs in my back garden in the nets covering my fruit bushes. I aways free them and they go away. I wondered if when I catch them I could take them to my allotment to eat the slugs, would there be enough food for them to survive. The 20 pole allotment is fenced in with chicken ...

Thank you all for your advice about changing the soil in the greenhouse regularly, so I have not done it this year, but dug in plenty of manure. Am still trying to catch up with the allotment jobs but enjoy every hour I spend on it. My new 20 raised beds are a lot easier to manage, I am pleased I sp...

I am having a job keeping up with everything on my 20 pole allotment, I change the soil in my greenhouse every year and it's real hard labour, can I use the same soil this year if I dig in some manure, or will I regret it? Would be pleased for your advice.

I have bought 2 packets of asparagus peas, I have never grown them before, I have been told they are very tasty. has anyone any hints on growing & cooking them?

I have made half of my allotment into 20 raised beds,4ft x16ft,showing my age now, no metres.As I am getting on I thought it would make things easier. Talking to my Norfolk old boys I said all I needed to do was manure each year. they say you can manure to much and poison the soil,I have an abundanc...

I have made half of my allotment into 20 raised beds,4ft x16ft,showing my age now, no metres.As I am getting on I thought it would make things easier. Talking to my Norfolk old boys I said all I needed to do was manure each year. they say you can manure to much and poison the soil,I have an abundanc...

Have just bought my seed potatoes for chitting,the books say they should be about the size of chicken eggs. I have some twice that size, can I cut them in half, please has any one tried this. I read this forum every day and enjoy the wisdom and laughs.

Thank you all for your answers and advice, I have decided not to take Delia's ideas on, but she has helped me many years with her cookery books.

Just been reading Delia's Kitchen garden book,she says you can plant runner beans and sweet peas up the same sticks together, has any one else tried this. I have always keep them separate.

Hello my old Cockneycarrot, it sounds to me as if your raspberries have just got stresed with the heat and lack of rain. If you give them a good soaking and a liquid feed this might help, but i don't think you will get a very big crop this year. It would help to give them a good mulch with compost ...

My autumn bliss raspberries have brown blotches on the leaves,looks like potato blight, but it not that. It started in the hot weather we had. No rain for 5 weeks, hardly any fruit appearing. Last year had a good crop. Can anyone help me,I can't find any thing in the books about the problem.

I was told that there is no need to net Autumn Bliss raspberries to keep the birds away. Does anyone know if this is correct?