Arnie mine gives me grief as well - major problem is picking up a signal on internet but calls are fine! Apparently they are putting in more services down south but way behind schedule. We're expecting ours in August down here in southest Dorset - can't wait but get so jealous of these other brand p...

I'll vouch for that Primrose!

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Just around the corner from you in Dorset. You can grow anything just earlier generally & for longer at the end of the season. Most of the soil down here is sandy so you will definitely have to improve it (Or you may be lucky) . Oh not as much rain so will need to water more! I didn't have much ...

When I was a kid & the money ran out a the end of the week we always had tomato, onion & garlic on toast (Well toast on the side really) - seemed to be what we always had left & it was my favourite meal. Loads of black pepper - yummy! Thinking about it now I'd throw in some herbs, althou...

It has deffo been a cucumber year - my neighbours are responding to my presence like they do when I have courgettes!

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Robo - you've just ignited my pea envy again!

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Have you tried it yet Richard? Or do you still have friends & family avoiding you?

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Thanks Monica - I will pop them in a bit deeper then. Will be better for any root rock as well I expect.

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Due to waiting for beds to be free I left my winter brassicas in the nursery bed longer than intended & they were quite big. Today they looked OK but had lost all their bottom leaves although the central ones were green & healthy. Does this mean they have been too stressed with the move &...

Lucky, Lucky chicken. I expect the eggs are a reward for rescuing her!

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PP mine had that problem a couple of years ago. Someone at lottie id'd it but can't remember the name. He basically said it was doomed but I struggled through cutting off bits but fruit aborted & it got worse & worse so donated it to my neighbours bonfire night. Westi PS - hope you've got so...

Wow Geoff - very impressive! Mine are just about finding their way up the poles & the only one leaping ahead is firestorm which is bushier & has set weeny beans already. Moonlight is just clinging to he pole with little foliage but looks happy enough so I am expecting a spurt soon. I was giv...

I've got a blackbird family living in my ?Jostaberry bush , I haven't a clue what it is, it's usually laden & was about a week ago but looking bare now with just some unripe ones left & quite a few black currants looking mangled like they've been taste tested! I'm regularly startled by the f...

It didn't rain, Hose out at lottie which takes about an hour of precious time I could be doing something else had it rained. Just watching Country File & may be doing a bit more watering this week it seems!

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I've got 3 in pots Elaine & all fruiting but are quite small so think I'll pot them into bigger pots next year to let them grow a bit bigger & hopefully get more fruit. (I probably would have enough fruit but dog likes them - I monitor them closely for ripening, think 1 or 2 more days then g...