They probably have not had enough time to grow. Mira and Axona are late maincrops, and I sometimes do not lift them till October as they continue growing.

The latest advice is to EAT  2  PLUS  5  AND STAY ALIVE!! That is 2 portions of fruit and 5 portions of vegetables a day. If you have an allotment you have no excuse to not get your 2 plus 5 portions a day. This is about 600 gm total a day. The latest research from the Health Survey of England analy...

I am sure that it will be a good time for all. It does take a lot of work by the helpers, but it is well worth it. Years ago, there were no potato days in Glasgow, and I had a two hour drive to get to the one held in the borders.

Glasgow Allotments Forum will be holding their 3rd GAF POTATO DAY on Sunday 23rd Februry 2014 at The Pearce Institute, 840/860 Govan Road, Govan, G51 3UU, 11am-3pm. (Close to Govan underground station) All are welcome, so please spread the word to friends, family, schools, work-mates and fellow gar...

They will be fine microwaved. I do all my potatoes in the micro. Floury ones are fabulous.

Have been using this method for growing potatoes for many years with no problems. No more green potatoes than when earthing up. I cut my cross-slits first and use a dibber to make a hole for each potato and push it down to the bottom. Fill up hole. You may have to help the shoots find the hole when ...

If replacing, try Ebony, a much sweeter variety.

Yes, white rot is a common problem in the UK, as can be seen from the frequency of questions about it on gardening forums. It seems to be a common problem in temperate areas of the world where alliums are gown. White rot becomes inactive in cold or hot temperatures. Perhaps this is why Professor Fre...

Anyway good news, its official The Glasgow Potato Day 2013 is on! Following the success of last years event we are back for more ! Over 36 varieties of seed potatoes to buy as individual tubers or in larger bags supplied by JBA Potatoes of Annan, Dumfries. Yes we did listen and then pondered what we...

I found the following information very interesting, and we plotters seem to be very keen on our beans!! A recent Government survey shows that the proportion of home back garden or allotment grown fruit and vegetables, has almost doubled in the last four years. This is likely to be due to the rapidly...

There is a new organic control for Eelworm, but it requires the ground to be taken out of productive use for a growing season. This could prove useful where an allotment has been badly managed for several years and the eelworm eggs have become established and are lying dormant in the soil. The organ...

I would not peel cloves before planting. Just take a head of garlic and prise the cloves apart with your hands.

Beechgrove gardens reported last week on their results of comparing grafted and ordinary plants of the same variety of tomatoes. The grafted plants produced about twice the quantity of tomatoes.

Pleased to be of help.

Doxstar is used for the treatment of dockens, but you could do a google search to see if there is any literature on the effects of the chemicals involved. Try writing to Dow to see if the effects are similar to aminopyralid.