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Hi all, We have just had to dig up and bring our Kiwi back from the allotment. It has been down there for about 3 weeks, but something has been really attacking it. It looked to be a bronze coloured little beetle. Can't see anything exactly like

Catch earwigs in upturned pots crammed with newspaper or straw on canes among dahlias, and destroy any you findPrune pyracantha and train shoots to supports Prepare soil to plant evergreen shrubs and conifers by digging it over and incorporating

autumnImprove soil in borders in preparation for autumn planting, digging it over and adding compostRemove and clean pumps from pondsTake hardwood cuttings from shrubs and fruit bushesSpike lawns and brush sharp sand or grit into the holes to improve

I moved here 2 years ago and front garden was a decent sized square of lawn with no plants at all. I started digging up the lawn and making a spiral border that ultimately will fill the whole space with shingle paths following the spiral shape. Soon

and mdf/ chipboard or any of those products It's best to mix wood shavings and sawdust with green stuff and compost it before use.  The microbes which break down woody matter need nitrogen to do so and will take it from the soil if you dig it in.  It's OK

would heavily prune it, dig the new hole and then start on digging the tree out.  Anyone anything   that would be of use would be appreciated.   best wishes Judith

hi i have just acquired an allotment. on digging it i am finding lots of rotting potatoes that by looks of things were planted last year and havent been harvested. i have removed the ones i have found, but wonder whats the best thing to grow in same

bulbs-it is just that the stalk has come detached-a normal process of dying back. Dig down you will find bulb-if you want to dig it out

to dig them out, but at the moment I'm thinking that digging them up, or even worse weed killing them, is the only option. It's quite a small garden so all space is precious and I'd much rather have the plants I've put in over the years than four clumps

with ImageShack.us   Thanks in advance for your help, James I'd dig it up and have a look at the tuber and the base of the stems. As I wrote this post I was thinking to myself, "I should just dig it up and take a look". *duh* It does look indeed as if a