Thanks for the infos. They are definitely Chafer bugs, I have now found a few in the Asparagus bed !!!!!!!

Has anybody got any ideas on eradicating Chafer Bugs? Presumably the numerous bugs we are finding in our planters at the moment were laid last year, the compost was re-newed in the Spring of 2010.

I have my mother's very old Rolcuts, unfortunately the top blade is broken. Any ideas where I could get them serviced as I understand that they are no longer manufactured.

Thank you everybody for all the info. I live in Southern Brittany with a South-facing plot. The seeds that I tried, and failed, with were in fact from one of the top British seed companies!! How exactly does one take a root cutting ?

I have tried for two years to germinate Comfrey with total lack of success.Has anybody got any tips?

Has anybody constructed their own wormery? If so, where did they acquire the brandlings?

I live in S. Brittany with a S. facing plot. This Spring we planted an asparagus bed adding lots of sand and rubble etc. Like the U.K. we have just had 6 weeks rain and I fear that the bed could have become saturated, the soil has quite a high clay content. Would it be worth covering the bed with so...