We have about 6 bee keepers on our site. with hives on about 20 of the plots. We never get any trouble..the "ponds" prefer to burn down the huts. I think they may be frightenrd of the bees. If you knocked over the hive I dont think the bees would be very happy. I think our bee keepers are more inter...

I feed the tree with Blood Fish Bone about now and then water it. I find that if you let the fruit ripen totally on the tree you have problems. Otherwisee you are ok. I use most of Plums and Damsons for Jam and pies and tarts. So I cut out the nasty bits and use the rest. I get about 1 in 50 with a ...

Mine is a cheap version of the "Oregon" type cost me £7.00 from Lidl. It has a base unit and a remote unit. It gives an internal and exteranl temp reading as well as humidity and barometer reading. BUT the external sensor runs off a 3v (2032) watch battery so when it gets below 3 the voltage drops a...

I got one from Lidl....great in the summer. But in the winter once the temp goes down the battery dies in the cold and you loose reading.. when the temp comes up the sensor comes back on line. I now test the temp with a cat...If I can push the cat out the door its mild if the cats arms and legs tele...

Buy some salad potatos from Cohens and chit them in the greenhouse and then plant them in compost bags.

But they don't eat everything?
I wonder if guinea Pig tastes like Rabbit?

I have a Ryobi Brushcutter and it has done good service. The now come with 2 year warranties. The head of mine went loose and I phoned Ryobi and they couldn't have been more helpful. Sent me a repacement part by return of post.

My Tattie tips.. 1. Kestral...Great slug resistance good for everything: Mash, Roast, Boil. They get better the longer you store them. 2. Patio Potato growing.... Go to supermarket and buy a pack of organic new potatoes that are on their sell by date....got mine for 10p. Buy a 80lit bag of potting c...

My new plot was covered with Brambles (edge to edge), I cut them off flush with my Brushcutter then burned all the cutting on the plot and then raked all the embers over the plot to burn the weeds and bits I had missed. I will now rotovate the plot. This should allow me to pick out the roots or will...

I have just got some one year crowns. Do I just plant them and forget them till next winter, or do I cut anything off them when they grow.

I just ordered some seeds from thompson and morgan and their offer is you get the most expensive pack free....

So I has the Asparagus at £4.99 free.

see: http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en

and happy gardening for 2006

Kew Gardens have massive concrete bunkers that all their cuttings get put in then they turn them with a JCB

We had about an inch two days ago and 10thou this morning. Still I am off so I was all snuggled up under the quilt all toasty.

a day off and its too cold to go up the allotment. Now that not fun.