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Growing courgettes in large pots or growbags. Courgettes are well suited to growing in containers such as grow bags and large pots.Best in pots using the largest post you have in the space available,remember...
Transplanting or re-potting our plants can be carried out for many reasons. When Transplanting or re-potting you should always make sure that it is done with the utmost care so that the plants or...
Gardening on heavy clay soil presents a unique set of challenges — but also opportunities. When you understand what clay soil is doing beneath your feet, you can turn it from an obstacle into...
Can you grow Jicama in the UK? The answer is yes as long as we get a long season which we have done over the last few years. You will need to start the...
Because of disease or simple old age over the next 5 years as many as 750,000 leylandii(Cupressocyparis Leylandii)hedges will need to be replaced in the UK. With climate change and disease it will not...
The best way to improve most garden soils is to spread organic matter on top of the soil and allow the worms to drag it into the soil.Whereas the worms eat the organic matter...
Climbing Rose suggestions for rose arches and rope swags: Rosa Golden Showers. Rosa “Gloire De Dijon”. Rosa Crown Princess Margareta. Roas Gertrude Jekyll.
Question: 1) Should I chop up the vegetable scraps before throwing on the compost pile? Ideally you should break up the vegetable scraps before composting them, this will help the quicker breakdown. 2) What...
Creating a clover lawn might be a solution to moss in your lawn Is Clover and Moss in Your Lawn a Problem – or a Sign of Change? Finding moss or clover in your...
Most lawns will recover after a hot summer with little or no water,but there are several tasks you can carry out that will help them to recover much faster in the autumn. The main...
