The school that I looked round had adressed a lot of those problems,the lady who mastermined the plot is a school helper and can do jobs on a regular basis with the help of her 'garden club' children.She has thought about the crops grown so that the children can harvest what they have sown,remember ...

If you have used fresh manure then your plants may be displaying the signs of excess nitrogen,it can be quite dramatic with leaves curling and the foliage seeming quite close together and sort of knarly.They should grow out of it,if you use a feed at all make sure it is a high potash tomato feed to ...

I have trouble with aphids on an apple tree,the one close to a vigorous rambling rose so yes,I think the enclosed atmosphere of your scrubby bit in between the trees could be providing shelter and an aphid breeding ground.I find mine improves after I prune the rose back in a couple of weeks time and...

Hi Poppyseed, I'm planning on doing the same this autumn and if you go onto Garden Organics web site you will find a section dedicated to school gardening,they do a support pack and have a section on schools that belong to their gardening club. I had a chance to look round a primary that has a super...

Roundup (glyphosate) will get it eventually.It is very effective when it is actively growing so don't cut it back before spraying!and you dont need to soak the foliage either.

I have used it round my blackcurrants,redcurrants,gooseberries and strawberries.I put it down on top of newspaper about 4 or 5 sheets thick which gives about a years worth of weed supression and moisture retention in one go and rots down to enrich the soil.They all seem to thrive on it.

No,it does it by itself! Just keep it fed and watered and damp down the floor in hot weather.

Has any one else noticed how cheap books go at general auctions,as though nobody values them,even really old ones,OH has a book of sermons from 1690 which only cost £10 or something ridiculous and no he's not a vicar he just loves the language!

I agree Peter,I did a small post a few days ago saying how great my dehydrator machine is,I put in some fruit to dry and the whole house smells of fresh strawberries or I open the windows.Beats those puffing chemicals.

Who said reading was dead? What an amazing selection of authors and styles we all enjoy.

They are climbers and will grow outside in a sheltered spot but you do need a male and a female,they take a while to come into flower and the smell of the flowers is vile! If you want to check it out in a book the latin name is Actinidia.Personally I would buy the fruit at the greengrocer and use th...

Hi Vivvie Veg,I should think hardwood cuttings taken in autumn would be the best bet about 12" long and put into a gritty trench in the garden until they root like you would a blackcurrant.My elderly neighbour grew a Rev.Wilks cooker from a cutting he took about 50 years ago,it is on the boundr...

I used to have a duck like that...she would follow me around and then poo under the bed (wood floor thank goodness)when she was little she had her swim in the sink.If she encountered a man with a beard she would jump on their lap and try to nibble it off!

I think you're taking going green a little too far Allan......everyone knows Rhubarb is too soft......

Badgers can climb.....or dig under walls and fences.