Thanks for the information, glallotments, it made an interesting read. I have to admit you have me a little worried, and I will check with my friend over where her hay comes from. Nothing is ever simple! However, I am spreading the manure in a fairly thin layer on the soil, and don't plan to plant a...

Hi dshannon Do enter your local show - I have been entering ours for three years now and it is an absolute slice of village life!! Definitely agree that the show schedule must be read very carefully, you could have the best onions for miles around, but if you show the wrong number, or stage them inc...

Thank you both for taking the time to reply. My source of manure is a friend who keeps horses, as opposed to farmyard manure, so hopefully there won't be any contamination problems, (what is aminopyralid?). To answer the digging question, yes, my beds are being sited over previously dug soil, so I'm...

I've been installing raised beds in my allotment, then filling them with a layer of rotted horse manure then a layer of mushroom compost. My hope is that the worms will do their work over the winter and I'll have lovely beds ready for planting next year. My only worry is that if I plant root veg in ...

Thanks all for your advice, at present it is a very small tree so I'll practice good garden hygiene and hope for the best.
Best wishes
Rachel

I have what I think is scab on my Bramley apple tree. It could have been infected from the crab apple tree nearby, can anyone tell me if they would spray the trees or just be really thorough collecting and destroying leaves and fruit from this season? Any advice very welcome!
Thanks
Rachel