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, whereas bees didn't have enough warmth. Fungi found it too chilly also. He concludes that we haven't had a decent summer since 2006 and we really deserve to have one soon! Oh wonderful. Roll on a hot summer, but just enough rain to help the plants

I'm having my first attempts at growing mini italian plum tomatoes this year. Any advice,i.e do i pinch out side shoots etc please ! :-) Yes we had a heat wave last week! and i had to water newly planted flowers & veg.I am presently watching

under the Cleveland hills ten miles across the valley and her weather is totally different to ours North of the Tees. Frank. Chilly, windy and wet on the south devon coast, cant get out into the garden so have been pottering in the greenhouse, have had

greenhouses for tomatoes, chillies and salad leaves so with all my containers I can grow much more. i've a decent size garden but always feel i haven't enough space so i bought some decent size containers and have grown carrots, beetroot, onions, brocoli (need

chillies too...they came out fine but then after a few days fell off without growing well. Is it because of the weather changing from cold to warm to cold...or is iit me doing something wrong. Please guide me so that me can take better care of my plants

and recipe for squirrel with tomatoes, onions, artichokes, and chilli peppers? Would this recipe do for wood pigeons as well? Would you bake these? I always grow sungold but can only do them in gro bags in my small garden - no greenhouse. They are normally

Being only in my second year of being what I like to call a 'proper' gardener (i.e. actually cultivating the earth and properly growing plants that I've chosen, rather than simply mowing the lawn and trying to keep the place tidy!), I'm also in my

Water lilies.  Water lilies and duckweed, with hibiscus hanging over the pot. Lotus, with chillies growing to the left.  Water lilies and Cyperus papyrus. Tropical water lily in a colourful pot. Note that the flowers of the lily grow far

year of growing in a greenhouse and it is my pride and joy. I have been able to get decent tomato crops at last without the dreaded blight getting them. I also grow lots and lots of chillies  cucumbers and herbs and also start off all my other veg

Why do seed packets contain so little information?  I purchased some seeds from Sara Raven but regret it constantly. There is just not enough info on how to grow the seeds! For example - Morning Glory... they need more than just popping into seed