At our allotment, we have a huge pile of woodchip that has been sitting around for ages for want of something to do with it. Now that we have found something -woodchip over carpet to provide all-weather paths around each of the plots- it appears we cannot use the damn stuff as it has become riddled ...

Hi Chris, Sorry, I don't have as much time as I used to so can't spend hours and hours discussing vegetables on the forum. To date, I have just dipped in and out a couple of times. As a result, I don't have any strong opinions. I didn't think too much of the old Forum, which was slow, kept going wro...

I have always raided roadside skips for old timber with which to make my raised beds. Forunately, there have been a lot of loft conversions around here and some wonderful roof joists have been available. These are extremely thick and last ages. However, I recently fished a significant number of roof...

Earlier this year, I posted a question on the Forum pertaining to bed preparation for brassicas. I basically asked whether it was possible to both lime and manure a bed simultaneously. I had always been led to believe that these were two contrary actions. However, Johnboy pointed out that he often d...

I let one of last winter's parsnips go to seed and have watched the subsequent seed be blown all over neighbouring beds. I just wanted to see what would happen. As you all probably know, parsnips have a mind of their own. Whenever you plant them in specially looked after beds, they either never germ...