Thanks Vegman for your tip. I will have a look at the product.
best wishes, Gardengnome

Thank you so very much Alan and Plumpudding. Your info, sowing dates and advice is brilliant. Just what "keen novice" like me finds so useful. It is great to find so much help in this forum.Thank you!

Best wishes

Gardengnome

Hi I live on the south coast and my garden is warm south west. Usually my small greenhouse is mostly empty over winter but as I am investing in a bigger one can anyone suggest what vegetables/salad I might be able to grow late autumn/winter in it and when would I start the seed? Thank you Gardengnome

Thank you everyone. Some great ideas to try!
Regards Gardengnome

Hi, I have read that you can cover potatoes with newspaper rather than earthing up. But- is newsprint ok (thinking of chemicals that might be in the print) -does the paper breakdown in the soil? - I was thinking of layering newspaper with some compost. Any comments would be welcome as my earlies are...

Thanks Geoff, I shall definately try that as I do like the idea of companion planting

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Thank you Johnboy, for your advice, I have learnt a lot!
Regards, Gardengnome

Hi..Advice please!
It is the first time I have grown gooseberries. I don't like to use sprays and I have read that sawfly caterpillers are a problem. So I wonder if I covered the bushes with enviromesh now, would that stop sawflies and protect the bushes? - Regards, gardengnome