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Given the poor weather is supposed be on its way out, is it too late to stick a few things in now and hope for some results ? I was hoping to plant out some courgettes but the seedlings have succumbed and am wondering if it's worth trying to procure

from a website called http://www.catalink.com I've clearly gone about this all the wrong way. We moved house a year ago and dug in a small veg plot earlier this year. We grew courgettes, sweetcorn, tomatoes and carrots. There's no way we can go back

at an angle to face the sun, and also it helped to keep the plants off the ground and minimise any problems with slugs or snails. But I think you can just let them trail if you want to, as you would a courgette plant. Depends on where you want to put them. I

- I have lots of nice lettuces.! It has been gruesome hasn't it? At times like this I'm very grateful for my very freedraining soil, at least it doesn't get waterlogged. At least the slugs are happy... Roses rotting; courgettes; yuk!  Grass ousing

I love the idea of kitchen waste trenches for beans, courgettes etc and will certainly be trying that next year. Now all I have to do is dig the trenches ready to be filled - another job for the winter! I've never done more than is called for, being

I have about six ordinary polystyrene boxes that had bedding plants in, you know the ones that come in 6 3x2 cells. Would they be ok for putting veg seeds in ( courgette, cucumber, tomato ) ? as I'd quite like to reuse them instead of them going

tubs/troughs that will last more than one year. I have builders buckets but they are usually for my tomatos. Anyone got any contacts or cheap ideas. I need something for climbing French beans and sugar snap peas. Courgette, potatos and greens will go

am barmy and maybe i am. I will also grow onions and shallots potatoes, runner beans, courgette and braod beans plus the odd little bit of salad too. If I did grow crop's in the garden it would be left to rot as you can alway's buy

well? Any advice very welcomed. xTabby Hi Tabbycats I like yourself have a new allotment and am rearing to go!  A good double dig and lot's of well rotted manure will do the trick!!  Happy Digging!!!  Hooray for new allotments  But don't some things

? and im assuming fresh manure will do as i havnt got time to let it rot? any advice is welcome   You're not too late! First things to get in I think would be broad beans, onion sets, early peas, strawberry plants. Too soon for lots of things like runner