GarryS

Sowing seeds in toilet rolls

I have used them for beans and sweet peas and have found them to be great . This year I am going to use them for peas and broad beans . I have a friend that also use them to start garlic off and it works really well

Green Manure

Thank you everyone for your advice. That RHS site was useful too.

Green Manure

Thanks for your help Busy-Lizzie. I'll have a look at that site.

New Apple trees

Thanks for the advice. I might try both ways to see which suits my plot.

Green Manure

I have just bought some Green Manure seeds today which can be sown March-June or July-September for over wintering and I wondered if any body has any tips on successfully using this on there allotment ?

New Apple trees

I was at an organic garden talk last night and it was surgested that you sink plastic bottles , 3 per tree in the ground , holes in the base , leave the top on and fill with water rather than just watering the ground ( obviously not at the moment ) and I wondered if anybody out there had tried this

Secateurs.....bin them or sharpen them

I sharpen my securters all the time , I purchased a stone some time ago , miss placed it in the garage so ended up buying another , I would just keep asking in Garden Centres / hardware stores or even car boot sale if they selling old tools . I have also used a steel from the kitchen

Green Manure

Vacant land 

New Apple trees

Watering