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Bury blackberry shoot tips and peg down for new plantsFruit & vegWater tomatoes regularlyFeed tomato cropsBe on the lookout for aphids, vine weevils and other pestsGreenhouse20 minutes to plantLearn how to ensure a continuous supply of lettuce through the summer

Taking summer cuttings of lavender is so easy. Choose non-flowered shoots of this year's growth and ensure that it is free from pests and disease. Follow our simple step by step and get more of your favourite plants for free.Lavender plant

with the stems - only as you add the final few does the whole lattice lock solid.Hang your bee hotel on a sunny wall, sheltered from the rain, and wait for the mason bees to investigate it in the spring.AdamAlthough Japanese knotweed is a real pest, its dead

), the compost, the feed, the potting-on compost, the containers, in some cases the pest-sprays, the lighting and heating sometimes too. And that is not including the man-hours - probably the most unreliable, stressful and costly element in the equation!The other

is that it arrived with the decorative plantings used around the car parks and ornamental lakes. Although unlikely to become a pest like its 'vine' relative, the beetle is probably well established in Britain. It's known from at least a half-dozen places, usually

potions. On the downside, it was thought to cause impotency!Over the coming weeks I'll be writing about how we're doing, what we're growing and some tricks for getting plants to the show on time. I'll explain how we tackle pests and diseases, how we grow

hiding under the pots. Later in the season the baby frogs come to the tunnels and can give one quite a jump when we are moving plants as they leap out. Frogs and toads are very important as they keep a number of pests under control including the notorious

to follow projects precisely, while stunning close-ups can capture those moments of perfection for posterity. Then there are the problems and garden pests. Oh yes, my garden is full of them, each being photographed and displayed with pride in print, getting

but they're also rather gorgeous to look at. Their rich colour lifts your spirits on a chilly winter day when everything else is looking drab and dull. As with all brassicas, red cabbages need protection from pests, but as I grew mine over winter I didn

Here's a thing. If a wild animal comes into a garden, it's wildlife. If a wild plant comes in, it's a weed. Now that seems just a bit unfair on our native flora.Admittedly, an animal can be considered a pest, but many are regarded as helpful