Hum, personally I would grow in ericaceous compost unless you can be sure your soil has the right pH level. I grow mine in pots to make it easier to get the right soil to them, I always try to water with rain water - but any water is better than letting them dry out. As to the suggestion of 'chuckin...

Hi Zoe and welcome to the forum Worms are just the best ever helper a gardener can have. I'm wondering if you are referring to wire worms that you aren't happy with - can you post a picture of them? Wire worm - not nice chaps http://www.blackthornarable.co.uk/photography/Pests/IMG_wirewormS60.jpg Ea...

I need your secret Piglet!! Snowdrop will do whatever I ask of him in the garden (military training ) although sometimes he looks like he has been sucking lemons, he will never enjoy it and would never instigate any garden work. So Genie Fairy, if you are going to grant me one wish - can you please ...

Oh My!! How wrong you are OH

MiL wanted a new 'hedge' planting, but not with hedging more with shrubs, so the weekend was spent with Snowdrop and I digging out massive roots, planting many many shrubs and scarifing a huge lawn

I am somewhat weary

I got my seeds approx two weeks ago

I'm back in one piece

Seems I backed the correct horse in the Grand National on Saturday

I shall be off to Cheshire to visit MiL for the weekend

I have some seed from HSL to try this year which is Kale Asparagus - assuming I can get my new lottie up and running in time for sowing

With the chilli peppers you could also buy small plants for this year, it will be a great start to growing and then watching the peppers develop - then they can be put into your plan next year - maybe! Fro the seed -sowing next year - have you got a warm sunny office window you could start them off ...

My favourite is the Storm Trooper eggs

Primrose wrote:...he gets an ASBO...

and tagged!!

Elaine wrote:...I would really like to keep chickens but it is totally out of the question for us.

Me too - I don't think the SC would be too keen on the complaints

Wasn't it rubbish! I kept expecting the Famous Five to jump out of the bushes There just wasn't enough information to get new people interested - if that was, indeed, their aim. There was virtually no gardening at all to be seem apart from some broadies getting shoved into modules and peas for pea s...

... having listened to a lot of the older lads. (he's 30) He re-mustered fifteen months ago to Military transport and is based at Wittering. He is currently out in Kabul on a three month det. Six weeks down six to go!!! Cheers! Ah yes, the older lads! Pull up a sandbag Snowdrop is one of those olde...

YAAAAAYYY excellent news

Fabio - bed now, naughty boy