I am sure there is a cat, dog, or possibly a fox visiting my garden and leaving 'pre-compost presents' in the borders! I make sure I remove the offending muck pronto, and have tried various methods to stop the animals returning: cutting bits of prickly hedge (name just escapes me!) and putting it on...

ta - you guys are a mine of information

Thanks for all the info The leaves are a pale green and shiny, so I think the plant is OK on the whole - that said I will look into the type of, and how often feed used. Someone else also suggested I change the top third of compost/soil mix in the barrel too. I shall let you know how I get on (or ra...

I am fortunate to have a lovely 4 year old bay tree in the garden, in a large barrel. It produces lovely leaves which I use in cooking (both dried and fresh), but Brother Of Marge thinks their might be a problem with the leaves. He says the leaves are too pale and the plant is in need of feeding. No...

I did that last year, was lovely in a simple lettuce salad.

Retired Father of Marge remembers pickling nasturtium seeds when he was a kid in wartime. I have told him I am not that tempted to try it

fanks people, you are indeed a welcoming bunch

I heard of one guy who when asked what his preferred method of slug control was said 'shotgun'!

Hi there everyone, I'm Marge I've been a reader of Kitchen Garden on and off for about a year and have only just found out about this forum I am very keen on growing my own food, especially globe artichokes and have even managed to harvest two lovely specimens already this summer. The nasturtiums ar...