Thanks, Good to know, but maybe I won't get too excited about them

I've just seen some of these seeds on sale in the market, but I cannot find out much about 'wax beans' in the UK, most internet stuff is from the US. Some seem to class them as french beans and some as runners. So what is a wax bean, does anyone have any experience of them, the common theme seems to...

Embarassing but true why are those little pots of herbs you buy from the supermarket really good, but when I grow my own on the windowsill they are virtually tasteless - just slightly bitter. I'm talking annuals here like basil and coriander, my perennial herbs are fine. What is going on? Having sai...

I like the idea of using them to help set jam.
John, no disrespects, but my OH says there is no such thing as too many goosberries

I'm planning to buy my first gooseberries. I'd assumed I would just buy bushes. I'd also heard that they do best as a mini hedge left to run a bit wild! However, on the Chris Bowers website they suggest that you get the best results from cordons. I'd like a mix of varieties including proper dessert ...

Well, he said several weeks ago to remove the lower ones, which I dutifully did back then, and now I have removed all. They don't look very pretty, but they are ripening at a rate of knots!

Good questions. Also, should I fumigate mine? It is on hard standing (no soil) and everything is grown in pots.

I've never came across this idea before, but then Monty Don said to do it on GW last week LOL!, so I took all the leaves off mine a week ago, and yes, they do seem to be ripening really quickly now. I just give them enough water to stop them completely drying out.

I'm just getting to the end of my 1st season with my new greenhouse, tomatoes, peppers etc, just finishing ripening. So, big question, what shall I do next? The greenhouse is unheated and no chance of heating it, but I'd love to be able to use it for something over the winter rather than just standi...

Where can I get metal hoops for putting mesh etc over. I've seen good size aluminium ones (about 4x2 ft) for sale but they are quite expensive. I can't bend wire, I've tried before and if it's thin enough to bend it's too weak, and if it's strong enough, eg coathanger strength or more I can't bend it.

I bought one of these, which I have only used 8 times, after the first few uses it became difficult to tighten it enough to seal it - I could hear air escaping when I pumped it up, and now the trigger mechanism has broken. Have other people had problems? I need another sprayer but not sure I want an...

Thanks everyone. That's really good news, because I had serious doubts about it.

I've got a large heap of sand and gravel mix left by builders who made a concrete base for the oil tank. What proportions of cement would I have to add (by volume) to make it in to concrete, and could I put the concrete straight on the groung without hardcore, if it was only going to take the weight...

They were little flat cardboard things, about 1 inch long, which you push into the soil, and when you water them, the active ingredient seeps out and goes into the plant. They were absolutely wonderful. But I've searched and searched in shops and on internet and I can't find any.

I know this isn't strictly kitchen garden, but does anyone know what happened to Plant Pins. They were wonderful in indoor plants that had whitefly etc. Is there a similar systemic insecticide for indoor plants? I've looked and can't find anything. All these sprays aren't so good because you have to...