Whether this is true or not, it is very well written and very, very funny!

Dear NB, you have been very busy in the little time you have available!

I was given some Robinson tall peas and planted them today in card mushroom boxes which will rot down when they go in the ground,

- you weren't worried about the mineral oils then?

I am very glad of the example Peter, the explanation was a bit full on for me - but your cubes did the job!

Dear Nature's Babe,

Can I just echo the above comments, lovely to see you back, hope all is well with your family and wish you growing success again this year.

Thank you for providing the answer from the magazine, I don't subscribe to which so I hadn't seen it. It seems everyone is in agreement - the 'study' or its 'conclusions' should not have been published as its findings are largely meaningless to a wider audience. The UK FSA are, in our view , wrong. ...

very good

That is unbelievable service Catherine, I am so glad you received much better the second time!

Geoff wrote:Bugger, I said I was going to ignore these political threads.

I am glad you all had a lovely day - we have had a very cold, very grey day and not a single daffodil is out yet

Welcome to the forum New_Gardener, that sounds a magnificent start to me!! I consider myself a newbie gardener so I won't be offering any advice to you , but our very experienced members on here will be sure to. To help them you may like to add your location to your profile as that seems to be one o...

Thank you for the advice - I will check in the morning.

And yes, you are probably right - one or two won't hurt will they??

From the same link: "The use of such mechanisms for participating in formal consultations is less common, however, and critics of Twitter argue that its enforced brevity dumbs down political debate. Researchers are interested more widely in the potential for social media platforms like Twitter ...

I have a pair of cloggies Primrose, which I find great for just pottering, popping down to the chickens on a damp (not really wet) day. For me they fit the bill, but you are right they are not that sturdy as on occasion I have had a rather large blackthorn thorn come up through the sole when walking...

I'm glad you like Dahlias too. Dear OH, I love them, they are so varied and pretty. My particular favourites are the double petal ones, but I stuck to singles last year as I read (on here I think or may be the magazine) that the doubles don't have the same pollen for the bees. In my very first gard...

Dear OH and Alan, Can you expand on the comment about setting dahlias in trays please? I grew some dahlias from seed last year and gathered up the tubers at the end. I placed them in some dry compost to overwinter ready to grow again this year - but I would love to know what you are doing to them so...