Having been given 3 Chardonay grape vines in large pots and wishing to plant them in a special bed at the lottie,can anyone recommend a book on pruning grapes that is "idiot proof"and understandable.We only wish to use the single spur method,but all our books get very confusing after the f...

Having just sowed 180 leek seeds by eye in modules,can anyone recomend an amateur seed sowing device that will enable me to sow single seeds without going mad behind my rather thick glasses!
Any advice greatly appreciated,Regards,short sighted Ferret

Many thanks to you for your very helpful replies,have downloaded the book and all is now well.Thanks again Ferret

I have just changed my petrol "push mower"for a second hand posh Hayter Harrier 41 but find that although it is self propelled it is so slow that I get impatient with it and borrow the old cheap one back.I have fitted a new belt in case it was slipping but I wonder if it is not revving hig...

I wonder if anyone could advize?I have been offered a second hand mountfield rotary mower(1 year old and half price)but the primer bulb on the carb has been chewed by mice.it isn't punctured yet but is pretty damaged!!.Are they available as spares/hard to replace/do I have to buy a complete carb ass...

I have"volunteered"to renovate all the machinery supplied by my allotment comitee!All has gone well including 3 rotovators,7 mowers and 4 strimmers but I am beaten at the moment by 3 McCulloch strimmers that people have "fiddled with" and the mixture settings have been lost.Could...

Probably a silly question but can you eat spuds that are sprouting.My desiree spuds were "concreted in"during the drought and I was late lifting them,now they are sprouting,are they edible,carcinogenic ,edible or should I compost the lot?Thanks for any advice,Ferret.

I wonder if anyone can advise?I have to move from my plot to make way for a car park and have been allocated a much better plot nearby.My question is ,can I move my 3 asparagus beds planted as 1 year crowns feb.04 or should I start afresh with new stock in the new beds and put up with the waiting al...

re last post is malathion a nasty withdrawn chemical as I bought mine from the van hague garden centre chain last May to spray lupins and it was recomended by them then!(I have checked the date on the bill)Should I dispose of it?ferret

Dear All,If it is of use to anyone I seem(touch wood)to have erradicated the dreaded beetle for the time being by using two doses of malathion and two doses of liquid derris alternatively over three weeks and it appears the little blighters have gone and the precious fronds are all growing strongly....

Having waited so long to harvest my first asparagus(wonderful)I am now infested with asparagus beetle,and they seem to thrive on liquid Derris,I am now trying repeat sprays of Malathion but this seems to have little effect.Does anyone have any advice as,at the moment I am squashing them in my finger...