Just pulled up two + buckets worth of spuds from raised beds. Seems some on the outside/corners spuds have been got at, any idea what?

Grew lettuce couple years back and just used the leaves I wanted. The ones in the ground took over so ended up using whole plant, found that the plastic mushroom baskets were ideal.

Thinking of doing planing a couple Kale in the ground (not basket) this year.

Thanks Geoff

In the past tried growing slips from shop brought potato without success. Got "3x ORGANIC tuber Japanese White Flesh Sweet Potato for slips" off ebay from Bulgaria. At £3.90 including postage thought I had nothing to loose. These were still producing slips well into June, should have keep ...

Corn on Cobb looking good apart from that has been eaten at the bottom, could that be from rabbits?

"My plan this year to try to start slips at the end of summer and try to keep them alive to next spring, so I will have mature plants ready to grow." I was growing slips around feb/march this year had loads planted on into pots & left in green house but weather was not good for putting...

So that's why they are so tasty...Don't think I want to try this in case I see what I extras I have been eating.

Hi Monika, love your title "Nectar Bar" do the flowers you use all come back year after year?

I grew them in buckets last year not a major success got loads of roots and few small potatoes.

This year am growing them in a cold frame, they seem happy at the moment.

Seem to remember seeing a tomato grower in Kent on tv that had 15 trusses which had to be picked using something like a cherry picker to get at the top.

Came across this to extend the life & get more tomatoes when they reach the roof
https://organicplants.us2.list-manage.c ... 78fae12900

Looking for garlic that tastes & smell like garlic.

Tried most of those that the suppliers are selling now but none of them stand out for taste or even smell.

Any suggestions?

For water pumping I use a bilge pump & old 12v battery.

For power tools it Bosch 18volt.

I put a similar tank on the end of my 5 compost bays to collect the water. Used to carry couple of watering cans from the tape to the plot then had idea... Now use large plastic rubbish bin in wheel barrow which I fill up from tap using bucket, the wheel it onto the plot and decant it using watering...