I've got an e-mail to say mine will be in the
next wave which will be too late to plant
so to save them for next year.

Obviously don't have the same connections
as OH!!

Westi

Despite using copper treatment and nipping out the first shoots, my peach trees have succumbed again. It doesn't look quite as bad as last year as not so much red tinge but I have loads of little fruit from hand pollinating and would love to get some maturing. I have an old book 'Gardener's Enquire ...

Hi As I just finished another entry in my Diary I would like to computerise it so can easier cross reference planting times, sites etc. Would anyone be able / willing to put an attachment of their style / plan so I have something to go on. Just excell doesn't seem to fit the bill or I'm not clever e...

Hi Primrose While I agree with you it would be a case of cutting off your nose to spite your face if they did, particularly in light of the growing interest in gardening. (excuse the pun ) I think it needs a revamp and prehaps get viewer feedback rather than producers who think they know what we lik...

Hi Glallotments My vine is 3 years old. I trimmed it back neatly in the first year and got no fruit at all, last year only took the tips off that got frosted and this year have fruit forming so I think I may have cut off the fruit bearing stems the first time. If you haven't pruned yours it may well...

Hi PeterGreenMan Look at Junes issue Pg 52/53 as it has the info you want. Also search this site for other ways to get your own slips from supermarket bought Sweet Potatoes. Having an advantage of location I am putting my 19 plants in tomorrow (from 3 bought sweet potatoes). The smallest is about a ...

I don't know whether it was them or just the event but watching the Malvern Show bits was also so predictable. Where is the originality of these designers? For the last few years they have been chruning out the same thing which just seem to superimpose themselves at each show. It is not even a case ...

Looks like what I've been harvesting - clear around it
very carefully no digging etc as there will be others
underneath waiting to come up and enjoy the lucky
find - might be more somewhere else in the garden
as sometimes self sows.

Westi

Hi Vivienz Tried your recipe last night - got the taste I was after just need to get it a bit thinner and I'm on my way. Was going to have it sooner but showing off twirling it around, dropped it and dog got it! Lesson learnt - I am not an Italian Pizza Maker, I am inherently clumsy, the dogs are ve...

Did you watch 'How Britain Got the Gardening Bug' last night? A bit of liscence with the more recent trends but good for the historical bit. I never knew Alan Titmarsh had such bad hair days! Can't say I agreed with the view of all the commentors but it was interesting seeing the botched up 'makeove...

I have had a self seeded artichoke type plant come up on the Lottie. I grow Globe Artichokes but quite a way from where this has appeared but previously had a neighbour who had all sorts of stuff left to their own devices including both. It is about 2 ft each way at present so is there any way of te...

Thanks John

That sounds different - I will give it a try. Haven't a
bread maker but have dough hook with my mixer.

Westi

Hi We have a local Bistro which has the most amazing pizza bases - but despite my best efforts no tips are forthcoming on how they make it. I like Pizza's with my asparagus,toms and other bits on them and I know with these bases they would be even better. 1. They taste really yeasty. 2. They are thi...

Thanks OH

I went to pick them off and blow me if the whole little
end didn't come as well so achieved my original results
anyway. Anyway they are all off now so I am just like
a vigilante now examining the rest of the leaves.

Fingers crossed!

Westi

Hi Despite spraying my peach trees have signs of leaf curl. It only appears at the very tips and the leaves below seem unaffected so I may not have reached them when spraying. Can I cut these out without causing any damage? I had loads of flowers and self pollinated them so am expecting a pretty dec...