Happy birthday Diane!

I've just bought and potted up a cordon cooking apple tree for my new, tiny plot at home.

If you like them, keep them! but I wouldn't plant anything within a foot of the widest part, the trees will steal all the moisture & nutrients.

fabulous! just a wee caution, the soil will always be quite dry around the base of the two conifers, so don't plant anything too close to them. Personally, I'd remove them and plant some pretty climbers against the fence instead! (or maybe even a bean frame??) What direction are you facing?

that is annoying, and they will have piddled over everything else I'm sorry to say

your soil looks lovely and crumbly! good work, seeing as you say it is clay

Spinach is another!

Thankyou

thankyou all so mch! I'm at work today, my DH and I will be going out for lunch on Sunday

Happy new year to you lovely lot!

That would be marvellous OH!

I received my cordon apple tree just before Christmas. It is happily sitting in a pot, hope it grows! Now I only have a small area of garden instead of my allotment, I am having to be creative. It is a cooker, and I can't wait to see it make its first apple. Not sure how long I'll have to wait though!

It's lovely here today, after a rather vile day yesterday at my last outdoor Christmas market.

happy birthday Alan!

Hello Zuthuchi, welcome to the forum! this coconut (lentil) dahl is quite delicious, and very filling. It makes a large pot and only takes about 35-45 mins in total. https://runningonrealfood.com/coconut-red-lentil-dahl/ (copy and paste link) you can have it with rice or naan, whichever you prefer. ...