Hi Allan Thanks for yor advice. I have no elecricity as my greenhouse is on my allotment. I want to rig up an automatic timer and drip feed system to a water butt to water tomato plants, cucumbers and peppers over the summer. Do you have any advice on the type of drippers that should be used? cheers...

Hi Tigger

I found your post - was it Smiths of the Forest of Dean? I looked at their website but they don't seem to have any watering systems

regards

Spud

Can anyone recommend an automatic watering system for a greenhouse, run from a water butt. I understand that some of the automatic watering timers need a minimum of 1 bar pressure, but I have no idea what pressure a water butt would typically produce. If anyone has found an auomatic timer that works...

Hi all As requested, here is a photo of my arm. It got so bad this week, that I ended up in Casualty and spent 3-4 hours on a drip receiving steroids and antibiotics - it is improving slowly but I still have large blisters on my arm. Sorry the photo is not rotated but I have jsut worked out how to p...

Hi Mike What I handled was the parsnips that I sowed this year. Certainly not anything wild and I don't use chemicals. I have resarched on the net and there are many medical articles suggesting that Parsnips can cause problems. This is also mentioned on the RHS website. Some of the artciles do howev...

Hi Chantal

Thanks for the instructions. I won't get a chance to post the photo until the weekend. Don't worry it really is true! I'm having to wear a long sleeve shirt to avoid putting my colleagues off their lunch!

cheers

Spud

Hi Chantal No my parsnips have not gone to seed yet. They are however growing quite close together in a raised bed and therefore it is impossible to weed using a hoe. I spent 20-40 mins with my arm elbow deep amongst the leaves. It doesn't seem to affect everybody, so perhaps you are ok. If someone ...

Hi All Thought I should warn you all about a skin irritation I have picked-up following some weeding I was doing at the weekend. (apologies if this has already been covered before on the forum -but couldn't find reference during a search) On Monday my forearm was red and sore and over the past few d...

Hi Guys I have grown White Lady for the first time this year, having seen a wonderful crop last year at Wisley. I have picked some nice long beans but the yield has been far inferior to the red flowering variety (can't remember which one) that is growing in the same raised bed with the same conditio...

Hi Johnboy

I went to a local farmers market today and found some horseradish plants for sale.

Details of your method of containment would be much appreciated before I plant my horseradish.

Thanks

Spud

Thanks all for your replies.

There is a grass verge on the other side of the fence and then the road, so there is plenty of space to plant on the grass verge - I'll give Rosa Rugosa a try

Thanks

Spud

Thanks Lizzie

I'll check out the roses at B and Q.

cheers

Spud

Hi Lizzie

Thanks for the advice. The only trouble is the cost of established plants - I don't mind paying for them in my garden but seems an unecessary expense for an allotment. I suppose i could find some estbalished plants and take some cuttings?

Spud

Hi all

Has anyone tried growing horseradish? If so, where did you get it from?

I have heard that it can get out of hand and spread wildly, but presumably it could be planted in large pot, as you would do with mint?

cheers

Spud

Thanks Piglet

Whilst I appreciate the joke, do you recommend Virginia Creeper or will it get out of hand?

thanks

Spud