I am going to re-do my allotment this year by dividing it up into raised beds. I want to plant some potatoes but am not sure how well I will be able to ridge them up in the beds. Has anyone grown potatoes in beds using black polythene as a cover? I am sure I have read something about this but would ...

Not having a greenhouse I have managed to resist temptation so far. Having to content myself with making lists and drawings of new bed arrangements. Went to the plot for the first time this year on Monday afternoon and it was great to do some digging and just get out in the fresh air. The best bit o...

Thanks for the replies. The table has arrived along with a catalogue with lots of different strawberry varieties - roll on the summer!

Sue I think that it really depends on your preference in taste. I seem to remember an article in KG some time ago (by Alan Romans maybe?) when he was discussing the difference between floury and waxy potatoes. They really are poles apart and there are all sorts in between. Some of the seed catalogue...

Just spent my Xmas money on a table frame thingy for growing strawberries. Has anyone used one and if so are then any varieties that seem to do well? The pictures in the catalogue showed the strawberries hanging down over the edge of the "table" and I wondered if some varieties may be better suited ...