My rosemary plant has what looks like white foamy spit on the stems. What is causing this? Mrs R Peters, Dorset This is called cuckoo spit as it often appears in spring around about the time you start hearing cuckoos calling. It is common on certain plants such as lavender […]
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How do I protect my brassicas, they always get eaten? Several rows of young Brussels sprout plants were destroyed overnight by something Mr H Graham, Suffolk Brussels, cabbages and in fact all brassicas are prone to damage by pigeons and cabbage white caterpillars. The only way to prevent the damage […]
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An old step ladder can make a high rise edible feature for your garden Old wooden step ladders make great supports for plants and can look really special all planted up. They are particulary good for small gardens giving space to go upwards rather than outwards. Wooden step ladders can […]
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Herb gardens can be colour as well as productive Here we have a herb garden with rosemary in the foreground but also tansy and yellow flowered calendulas and a sprinkling of dark leaved basil. A good variety to chose would be ‘Dark Opal’. Sown in cell trays or small pots […]
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Why not make the pathways on your veg patch productive too. Grow thymes and chamomile between some stepping stones The carpet formingThymus serphyllum is best as it forms a tight mat that is smothered in pink flowers. A white flowered thyme called ‘Snowdrift’ is also good and produces its flowers […]
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A Allotment law: Aug 73-76 Aronias: May 45-46 Asparagus: Apr 80-83 B Banks, Tommy: Sept 102-103 Bantam Hens: Jun 57-60 Bartai, Gaby: Feb 60-63, Mar 26-31, Jun 88-91, Aug 73-76 Beetroot: Jun 68-72 Blackcurrants: Jul 68-71 Blueberries: May 57-60 Brussels Sprouts: Jan 95, Broad beans: Mar 40-43 Broccoli: Sept […]
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These are just immature vegetables that you harvest at the seedling stage and are the ultimate easy peasy crop to grow WHY GROW THEM? The young shoots are particularly nutritious and often with a flavour of the more mature crop but sometimes sweeter. You can be harvesting in as […]
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