This year I trialed Moonlight and Firestorm. Moonlight. It did not crop very well. Masses of flowers that did not convert into masses of beans. The beans themselves were quite crisp and fleshy to cut, and as has been said a nice flavour. One thing I did notice is that some of the beans would get to ...

Has anyone tried Duncan F1 from Marshals? I was given a packet many years ago to try. The results were very good, a quick growing sweet crisp cabbage. It is the only cabbage I have used since.

AJ

When I first acquired an allotment, I was told that I would never grow brassicas there, as it was riddled with club root. However, One of the members gave me a tip that seemed to work. When planting out brassica’s add a good squirt of washing up liquid to the planting hole. It does not need to be th...

Have a look at these bi-coloured beans are they perhaps the ones you were on about. http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/runner-bean-st-george-seeds-pid3637.html The seeds m Just been having a read about them, they have good reviews. It looks like I will be trialing them as well next year. Will I ever s...

I normally grow Enorma with one other variety that changes every year. This year I have not grown enorma choosing instead two self pollinating varieties. Firestorm from Marshals and Moonlight of ebay. The Moonlight were about a week to ten days infront of the Firestorm and were setting fine, but the...

The problem with rats once they become established in an area is that they are neophobic. As such, they are distrustful of any new object (traps etc) within their territory. The way to overcome that problem is to take preventative measures. I am not a fan of poisons but they do have their place. And...

Thanks all for the warm welcome.

AJ