Hi There ! Wondering if anyone can tell me why my Autumn-Sown Broad Beans are looking a bit 'iffy'.... They were sown direct into my chosen raised bed to overwinter (Aquadulce variety) and a good proportion of them have AGAIN this season developed a blackened basal stem and appear to have keeled ov...

Hi Andrew, Very good luck with it all, and just to add to what Tony is saying - the best bit about picking your own tomatoes that early, however much extra it costs in electricity or labour... is the TASTE. Not only that, Aubergines, Peppers, Chillis, Cape Goosegogs etc. can be given an extra-early ...

Hey Ant !

Well you've just taught me and Trousers something new ! I didn't know you could DO that !! I shall now be watching ITV Wales 11pm tomorrow night.
Huge fan of BBCRadio 2 and love Terry's allotment slot, so a big thank you to you for that.

Love Wellie

I'm not veggie, but I love veggie dishes every bit as much and thought you may like to add this variation to your repertoire:
Instead of Tom Puree, try ground walnuts...
Then for the filling, substitute pumpkin, onion, garlic and a cheese of your choice (if lacto).
Mmmm....

Hey Peeps, If you have little individual sized squashes of whatever variety that, like me are visibly 'not going to store for too much longer' (that came out wrong! I'M GOING TO STORE FOR AGES, but the Little Gems aren't...) Halve them, scoop out the seeds and roast them (or steam them) until 'only ...

Hey LizzieTizzy ! Hand me the mike girlie.... sorry I'm late, I'm a bit out of puff, but my turn on the Karaoke ! Johnboy and me, we'd like to do a little number together, wouldn't we JB? It's one of his personal favourites, and it's taken from the Sergeant Peppers' Lonely Fartclub Band album... Oo...