I just happened to tune in to Radio 2 yesterday afternoon whilst in the car, and a 'Gardening Guru', (sorry I have no idea who he was), was recommending using a high pressure jet of water from a pump-up sprayer to dislodge the whitefly, and when they fall to the soil using a watering can to (hopeful...

I tend to agree with you Pa Snip. That goes some way to explaining why neither the original post, nor the posters name, rang any bells in this befuddled brain of mine.

I had to suppress a snigger at your post, Primrose; the da***ed trees which cause my problems are actually owned by the council! Numerous attempts to get them pruned so that they are not a problem, as far as shade is concerned, have met with no success whatsoever. The council cannot afford to prune ...

Oops - just realised this is in "ask the team" and we see mto have beaten the team to it. I hope they don't mind. Are we allowed to chip in here ? I have been presumptuous enough on other posts in 'Ask The Team' to assume that if any member of the forum, whether 'oldie' or 'newbie', has a...

Part of my plot is quite heavily shaded by overhanging 30ft trees on part of its North side and a 2 storey building on the East side, making its North East corner a bit of a problem. My solution has been partially defeatist, siting a shed and compost bins at the farthest (East) end. On the next part...

Our restrictions are for fires only to be lit from 1 hour before dusk, which doesn't give long before it is pitch dark and you can't see what you are doing. I try to have any bonfire around November 5th, when people seem slightly more tolerant to any smoke, but if weather or circumstances prevent th...

Happy Birthday Pawty.

Welcome VillageDuckPond to the forum. It is really encouraging to see some new forum members. Keep up with the posts; I'm sure replies will be forthcoming from somewhere or other.

At least they won't have to change the mould to a Euro with us Brexiting.

My old pair of Asda slippers by the back door for popping into the garden or greenhouse; old trainers or leather walking boots, depending on the weather, for the allotment; perhaps wellies on the odd occasion. Sorry, not steel toecaps - smack hand in admonishment

Perceived wisdom is that crops should ideally be rotated to prevent the build-up of soil borne diseases. Having said that, people seem to grow tomatoes year in year out in the greenhouse in pretty much the same soil, with just a bit of annual top-up/revitalising, so I find it difficult to see why th...

Welcome Dave. Nice to see a new name on the forum.

Ok, so I thought hard about writing this.... No details. But this year (for me) hasn't been the best and has quite frankly been hard as it has for many people here. What I will say is going to the allotment helps me to switch off and relax. I'm not great at gardening but I love listening to the adv...

Pa, I personally enjoy the humour you bring to the board I think a joke every now and then helps keep us young at heart. Although, I will be the first to admit that I dont always know when its approprite to joke and not. In general the worse I'm feeling the more likely I am to make a joke where its...

Pa Snip wrote:Would those worms be the ones around the top of darlek compost bins.

Well, the can seems to have grown to the size of a compost bin