Nice day as it turned out & got in the zone easily. Weeds have really enjoyed the rain & short bouts of sun so I had to do finger weeding as the proper intended seeds were in the mix & also up but way smaller. 10 beds cleared, & I had to put another slate in the compost bin as so man...

retropants I have no idea of the finer details like distance between plants, will they cover more than 1 plant, do you need more for bigger plants etc.? Pretty much the same lack of information all the folk pushing this method of growing are encouraging. So I went back online to contact the seller f...

I just use the bags when they come through the letter box & blatantly see them picking up the lot whether for their charity or not, but my bits are gone. I don't sort or fold anything now just shove it in. My friend says these never make any charity shops & advised me to look at the charity ...

Well not eating my strawberries yet, but they are pretty much everywhere on the plot, with or without wood in the mix & what wood there is around is not rotted! I did look up these to be sure & they do appear to be these, although mine are perhaps a little blacker than the pics I found, but ...

Well we got no rain, thunder or lightning, but some spectacular pics on the local news & online. So thought it a bit opportunistic to share the pics of the Electroculture stakes I bought. No info regarding how many plants they protect etc but sent a message to the supplier for more information. ...

Welcome to the forum monkaw15415! Feel free to post away on anything. It appears kinda quiet but the numbers of folk online indicates folk are reading the posts. Never hesitate to add your views, ask questions or have a moan; & no need to worry about just where to post. That's why we have 'Gener...

Bit the bullet today & decided to clear up the front compost which was fairly overrun with weeds, mainly bindweed which was getting out of order. As you know chasing bindweed is one of my favourite jobs so wasn't too upset. Managed to chase it back to the fence line & with all the digging th...

Been doing some more looking into Electroculture & found some wood stakes already prepped with the coiled cooper wire around them. As the price was reasonable I decided to buy them. Those that know my DIY skills will agree it is the best option for me! ;) Pack of 8 stakes £16 so I have extra's t...

Myrkk what are cybees?

I always find it interesting what weeds can be used for eating, unfortunately I just can't get my head around them following trying nettle soup a friend made. It was not whizzed up so full of stringy bits & I pretty much convinced myself I would get stung in my mouth. Also as she is a non grower...

Being lazy with the sows of beans, squash & pumpkin by sowing them directly into larger pots so I can leave them alone without potting on numerous times. Yep, will be digging bigger holes when time for them to go out, but it's still about catching up now. First hurdle is the staging is still ins...

Funnily OH, certain foods do make it worse. Worth a wee trawl online, try to find NHS sites for proper advice. Also some off the shelf meds also help. I take Glucosamine Sulphate (£1 shop), which encourages collagen to form & line the joints a bit. Recommended by my therapist friends, but the ve...

Plum Beauty may have been able to survive cold & wet, but the big winds we had did it no favours. Nearly all the tiny branches the new fruit was on got windburn, well so my neighbour says it might be that as temp not that low. Do I cut these back now to tidy up the tree & actually see what f...

Drizzle today but I had to go to town to get some bits & bobs for the critters, fortunately it cleared while in the first shop. It was quite a weird experience as I've not seen so many folk in the shops for ages, all the shops I went into were pretty much struggling to keep the shelves full, not...

Wasn't the warmest day but the drizzle stayed away. Sowed the squash & pumpkins & sweet corn today on the tunnel staging - all netted in case of hungry visitors, solar repeller or not they sniff them out & are clever enough to find a way through under the plastic cover not covered by the...