Maureen3

Compost

Can I put flour into my compost?

Harvesting potatoes

Thanks Netherfield. The ones I've dug up so far are fine, I'll try a few more and if they're Ok I'll leave the rest for a week or two, after I've chopped off the stalks. They're very tasty.

Harvesting potatoes

I've just grown my first maincrop potatoes - maris peer and a purple skinned one (can't remember what it's called). When I went into the garden this morning the leaves were rotted on all of them. They were fine earlier in the week (a bit chewed by the snails which are plaguing me this summer), and this seems to have happened very suddenly. Like many areas, we've had almost constant rain this summer in Wales. I dug up one plant of each variety. The potatoes are fine, but very small. Should I dig up the whole crop now, or might they grow a bit more if I leave them in the ground?

Garden Hoses

I agree Jeannie, they drip, or the sprayer shoots off and your feet get soaked.

Garden Hoses

Do those of you who have non-kink hoses have any recommendations? Does Hozelock do one?

Garden Hoses

Thank you all for your helpful replies - it seems that coiled hoses are not the answer. I'd try the tyre rim, but as neither I nor my partner drive it may be hard to find one. I'll have a look for the non-kink variety, but as you say Jeannie, it really isn't urgent, I'm a born optimist however and the sun is bound to come out soon .

Garden Hoses

I'm considering buying a coiled garden hose, as I'm very bad at keeping kinks out of the usual kind. Does anyone have advice on what to buy?

Compost

Harvesting potatoes

Garden Hoses