You could put a fast green manure in and then turn it in in time to sow broad beans at the end of October.

I find it unusual that you bought spring onions as plants they are something that you sow yourself generally,are you sure they're not leek plants? If they are spring onions then yes you just pull and eat with nothing left in the ground.

Deb,beware those tiny little teeth,bats can carry rabies.

'ello,'ello Marge,if you don't want to eat the nasturtium flowers wait till you get the seed heads and pickle them,they are a poor man's caper. 1)Make a brine with 4oz salt to 1.5 pints of water and cover seeds for 24 hours. 2)Drain,pack into jars and put into the oven at Gas3 for 10 mins. 3)Heat so...

Very often these contractors will have their lists of what's to be done and when from the tender sheets and they don't seem to have the wit to use their own discretion on anything.I've seen blokes on quad bikes with weedkiller sprayer in hand spraying the kerb edges at exactly the moment the childre...

That's the most difficult bit,Johnboy,you look at the very best of the crop and think 'I'm not going to eat those....' I've gradually been improving my autumn sown broad beans by selecting the most prolific plants with the best seed pods but it is so hard not to eat them!

We often used to get them in the commercial houses and I've had one in my greenhouse this year.They probably are after moisture,try leaving a plant saucer with water in around where the toms are.

Hi Tigger,the most difficult thing I found was pulling up your knickers one handed! You could always leave them off I suppose.......
When OH broke his arm (falling out of a tree at work) I would not sleep in the same bed for fear of being clouted round the ear was too great!

I have a climbing rose with a clematis growing through it and both are flowering away and looking healthy despite being in 'soil' which has set like concrete and has 2"wide cracks all over it.

I had a batch last year which didn't appear to have set,so I thought I would put it in jars anyway and use as a sauce but it had set in the jars by the next morning so it can be decieving.

I'm pretty certain it was from the local grower, Johnboy,but it was not sold for seed but for eating.I can't understand the difference between heads sold for cooking and those sold for growing,except of course,the price! They're sold I believe all over the country so keeping your eyes peeled in the ...

I had this problem the only year I bought proper 'seed'garlic,I was really miffed so next autumn I planted cloves of shop bought eating garlic and not only was it a lot cheaper but I've had great garlic crops ever since.I just pick out 5 or 6 good heads to plant in the autumn.I can only presume that...

Cooo....Port out,Starboard home then Peter!

.....and still no rain.I was hoping to hear a downpour through the open windows last night but no joy.

I think mine will be cooking on the vine rather than just ripening at the moment,they do taste luscious eaten warm from the greenhouse though.