Article in recent Daily Mail regarding the hose pipe bans went on about boreholes, wife has since recycled it . Living as I do within both Three Valleys (tap water) and Thames Water (sewage) I was quite interested in this till I read the price of drilling and size of machinery needed to drill . Appa...

The Lazy method I think was if growing in uncultivated ground, e.g. Lawn. I've probably got this wrong. Cut two turves and reserve. Place seed potato where join between the two removed turves was. Cut next two turves, turn and lay over potato. Repeat to end of row and use original pair of turevs for...

I would be cautious about black plastic. I used some for weed suppression, and the bindweed still managed to grow green under it. Depends on type / quality / source I guess my free stuff was not right. You definately do NOT want green potatoes. Provided you leave enought gap between rows and are qui...

Allan, I hope the bench is strong enough.

Cannon fodder, aah a casualty.

Will Try Feeding Vegans

When I read the title I was worried about you for a moment there Piglet, then I read the full posting.

Lucky Grock.

Afraid my advice might be a bit obvious, but people often forget this important step.
RTFM

Read The F****** Manual before doing anything.

Aaaaaarrrgggggggt.


Bloody work PC, keeps guesting me.

Assuming that you are retricting us to the species not the variety. Potatoes. The number of ways you can cook them, they store so are available all year round, they are possibly the most versatile and filling vegetable you can grow. Apples. The incredible variety of types, cookers, eaters, dual purp...

Chantal, you are making me jealous! The only things I've got on the go are my over-wintering onions and me spuds. Hopefully this coming weekend I can actually put some seeds in the ground and in some pots/trays etc. Have you thought of putting a minimum level of heat in the un-heated greenhouse? Som...

Chantal, my muscles have gone right off me today.
Oww, ouch, ummm.

Tigger dear, thanks for the compliment.

The smugness was purely weather related.

Saturday I was the potato king. Dawned bright and dry, got up, ran a few errands, on the plot by eleven with my friend Hacken Slash the Merry Tiller . Half past noon back home and out with Slicen Dice the Howard 350 plus wheelbarrow and two sacks of seed potatoes . Back home at six forty-five. Hit ...