Thanks Chantel - it's good to know this. looks like everyone is recommending the glass route. I'm going to take a look at the toughened glass variety

Not sure if you all have strong views on this or not. There seems to be a lot of greenhouses on the market that have plastic instead of glass. Is there any difference to performance of the greenhouse? The potential location does not have any overhanging trees so is not at risk of falling fruit etc b...

Forgot to say, it's funny you mentioned an insect house as I was looking at a bee's house at the garden centre yesterday. I thought that it would be a good idea to encourage some bees into the garden. It's a shame we got rid of the pond recently as we had lots of frogs to keep some of the pests at b...

Hi Nature's babe. Yes, i did watch the video you posted and found it interesting and looks a great ecological solution. If I had a huge amount of land I think I would be going down that route. Our garden isn't that big and I don't have a separate allotment. Now for the honesty bit which might mean I...

Yes - I meant raised beds as per your photo. I should have mentioned before that the garden had a solid clay bed about 50cm down and does become waterlogged in the winter although the area that I am thinking for the veg garden doesn't suffer the water as badly as the rest of the garden. I've also ju...

Thank you everyone for your advice. Looks like I need to get on with clearing the area and start preparing the soil etc. I like the idea of a little patch of garden for my daughter too. Am sure she will love this.

Hi All, I planted a few veg very late in the season for a bit of fun with my daughter. The radishes and lettuce are great and the pumpkin plants seem healthy but we had a few disappointments too. Carrot leaves are looking healthy. Runner beans have started to flower so we hold out hope for those. To...