Alan yes that was it exactly. Thanks.

Hi OH, You're early again. I thought it might be a kind of bumble bee but didn't know its name. Looked in a book I have but couldn't find it. Very big but lovely. I have been trying to plant up my back garden with plants which attract bees though nothing is out yet. So I might see it again.

Thanks Cider Boys and Mike We dont normally have problems with pidgeons but having said that there was a huge one sitting on top of the shed this morning looking at my purple sprouting broccoli. We will be planting this weekend so hopefully we will take everyones advice and we will get some good cab...

Chantal - do you think that you could leave some meal worms out to help with the feeding. Do you have any bird feeders on the lottie?

I dont know anything about bees but yesterday we had a big heavy looking bee which was black ish with a redish bottom. Does anyone know what it is? Please.

Mike What was it like in a Kibbutz in 1969? How have you managed to hold on to a hat from 1969?

OH Thank you for that. Yes I am trying to cope with it but it is hard. No I cant find the receipt though I have looked!!!! I have never been one of those people who need designer clothers, handbags or shoes (though my daughter does have that problem). But give me a good pair of gardening gloves, gar...

I am devastated this week as my most favourite trousers are no more. The trousers I have worn for the last 20, yes 20 years have given up. Almost every weekend gardening , walking, camping and everything have gone. I am beside my self, They were the first Zimbaloos trousers I bought in 1987, before ...

Thank you OH I am feeling much better. Thank you for asking. Just come back from the lottie, I was going to leave my cabbages out tonight but it is too windy and they are getting bashed about. Will have to plant them at the weekend. Now going to get a glass of wine and sit and relax in the garden be...

Hi Parsons Jack, The beach sounds great. I hope I last for the rest of the day as I've got a very busy day today and am off to work now. Have a lovely day. Will you be working in the garden or going to work? I have tomorrow and all weekend to get some things in to the lottie. Hope the weather holds ...

I couldn't sleep this morning so I was up at 5.30am. I went up to the lottie to do some jobs, It was lovely and I sat on my bench watching the sun slowly rising. I sprayed one of my beds for weeds, because we have both been unable to dig and the weeds have taken over. I emptied the polytunnel of cab...

Thanks Johnboy I will do that today. And hope for the best. Cause I've got a lot of plants to go in. Think I was heavy handed in the seed sowing.

Thanks for that I will get them all out of the polytunnel today but do they need hardening off or just wack them out and let them fend for themselves?

We unfortunately have club root on our plot. Do you think I might have moved them into too big a pot maybe. SOme of them I have put into bigger than three inch pots.

Can anyone tell me what to do with my cabbages as I started them off in the polytunnel and when the seeds appeared I put them in to 3" pots. I heard that to help prepare them for putting in the plot when you had club root it was better to pot them on into bigger pots to make them strong. My pro...