I have a cranberry which has taken a couple of years to fruit. It's an interesting shrub as it doesn't grow up at all. It just kind of trails, so I have it in a deep pot and it trails down the sides. It seems even thirstier than blueberries, but providing it's in ericaceous compost it seems relative...

First of all, good luck with getting rid of the horseradish by digging it up. Many have tried and failed! Secondly, yes, it will be an evil smelling concoction after six months, but the roots will be dead. I think there aren't many different sorts - just all disgusting ones! Probably best to tip it ...

You're welcome Wendy. Pm me if you want further advice. I think the variety I used was an osier willow, planted about a foot apart at an angle. You can google for instructions as they're quite easily available on the internet.

I've got a willow igloo and tunnel and it was very easy to establish and has grown away and filled in nicely over the last five years or so. It supports a lot of wildlife (wasps included!) and is a pleasant feature. I spent the first few years weaving in the shoots and now I trim it with a hedge tri...

Try not to be too sad Herby. She must have had a good life with an owner who loved her very much.

Maybe it's a new fashion and we're just behind the times Lizzie? I hope so. Some of my pyjamas are in better condition than my clothes. When I first read about you're leg I thought you wrote it CAME away rather than GAVE way. Glad to hear things aren't that bad yet. Hope you're better and can get aw...

What are the lambs fed Johnboy?
I was interested to read that NZ lambs have less of a carbon footprint because they eat fresh from the fields, because I thought our lambs did too, being born in the spring and slaughtered before the winter?
Edited to add: Please don't tell me it's other lambs.

The reasons for the Irish potato famine include the fact that only one variety was grown (called Lumpers, apparently), so the susceptibility to blight was total. A range of varieties should give a range of resistance.

It's all starting to make my brain hurt.
I think I'm going to buy what I like to eat!

Calm down lads, calm down.
It was Herby who brought up the shorts suggestion.
You don't need much encouragement, do you?

Interesting article about the difference between food miles and carbon footprints: m For example: Incorporating these measurements into their assessments, scientists reached surprising conclusions. Most notably, they found that lamb raised on New Zealand’s clover-choked pastures and shipped 11,000 m...

That's a braver man that I am - in many ways! I just checked and the numbers have decreased - you can't hear them from 5 paces anymore. I think I'll leave it another couple of days. Sunbathing would be a nice idea! In fact I was strimming the wild bit at the end of the garden, so couldn't even put a...

I don't grow potatoes because I haven't got the room, but my Ferline tomatoes are fine and just beginning to ripen. A little small for the time of year but I did sow late.

Thanks to all for the other tips. Don't think I'll be taking up that last one.

Many thanks to both of you. I'll sit tight and see what happens.