Mine are now established in the bed, have picked off the dead leaves and have a nice green centre to the plants, with one or two lil flowers, so not too worried now.

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I think it is the issue of violation that is most irritating, especially when most sites run on trust and good will etc, put razor blades in the ground on top of the spuds, that would put him off!! Seriously not a good idea though, because of the risks. I just think it is sad, and would want to give...

I must be a freak of nature! Watched both games tonight, watered the lottie, weeded a bit, listen radio 5 whilst I garden, so do the plants!! So I am an enigma I guess, aged 47 I have gardened for forty years with my parents and on my own and have always loved the sight of freshly tilled earth, rows...

Do you not collect any water in old baths, water butts, or have guttering off shed room Chantal?? Saying that I reckon three normal water butts last a week durint this dry spell. So it is not the complete answer but it sure helps.

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Have just made some nettle tea, method was to put a bunch of nettles stalks and all in a black builders bucket full of water, cover and leave for week.....stunk to high heaven and I poured it neat onto my toms and pumpkins. Q. Did I make it right? Q. Do I need to use anything else for my toms and cu...

Theyr'e the so and so's Jerry....slugs you reckon?

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Having not grown courgettes before, I have now planted them out in raised beds, they don't look too great, the centre stem of the plant has fresh growth on it but the bigger outer leaves are looking yellow and wilted, they are in a raised bed with a lot of very well rotted compost and soil. Is this ...

Whilst potting on my cucumber plants tonight, I discovered some white eggs, similar size as those polystyrene beads in bean bags (They were in the bottom of the module and had been propagated in the greenhouse) I destroyed them, any idea what they were? Should I take precautions in the greenhouse?

Makes your blood boil eh....like you the content of my shed are about a hundred quid or so, but it is all the trouble u go to to get it sorted, and make it yours, what happens on your plot if people don't lock the sheds? Are they left well alone jude??

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Don't forget if its quiet you could all go to the chat room i set up, I think so far there has only been me in there, I am usually on line between 9.30 and 11.30 ish (late person!!) so far no one has been in there except me (sad) you can get straight in by going to http://groups.msn.com/STRICTLYKITCHENGA ... /chat.msnw

See you in there ..... maybe?

I must admit most of my cabbages end up with kinked stems, seems to make little difference, but then again mine don't usually get as far as the solid heart stage...........I prefer a looser heart. Better advice, Carrie, might be to go to a garden centre or nursery and buy bare root plants, which app...

Mine came from a local timber / recycling yard, if used to contain aircraft de-icer but came with a certified clean certificate, cost me a fiver, got several linked up as water butts, you can cut the lid off with an ordinary saw and buy a water butt tap from good hardware shops.

Hi Jane I agree with everything that Geoff said, if you work hard on your plot, you will eventually minimise the weeds, bringing in outside compost will bring weed seeds but hey this is nature, they can be hoed off in this warm weather. I personally would avoid any chemicals, but hey I would say thi...

Has anyone had any success with copper? What would be a cheap alternative?

Well I don't mind being a spud, probably a Maris Piper, popular flexible and reliable.!! I used to be a submarine, so I could be a mushroom !! Kept in the dark and fed on s**t!!

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