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would just cut of as much as you need and it should keep growing I wish my herb seeds I planted 3 /4 weeks ago looked as good. Very slow to get started. I sowed a few seeds in each module, but lots haven't showed yet. I was hoping to donate some

Hi now we have the allottment ready for next year as this is our first time at allottmenteering,  can anyone recomend what flowers we can grow at each end of the raised veg beds , i know some flowers like marrygolde help keeping unwanted stuff away

of garden soil and lots of spent mushroom compost. Salad crops and herbs were growing in the bed last year. Peas were raised in a similar bed (3m away)  last year without problem. Thanks for any suggestions. Possibly vine weevils  Go out there with a torch

it could be? (was growing in good soil but an area that probably didn't get too much sun) We would have taken a photo but they stunk so badly we just wanted to get them out! Herb Robert? http://www.healeydell.org.uk/files/Herb_Robert.pdf I also suspect

green beetles and their and fat, black grubs.Mint is a prolific plant, so there's no need to control the beetles. If you're worried, you could try growing pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium as a sacrificial crop, or simply remove beetles and larvae by hand

it more seriously. We have a little raised bed with herbs growing but this can easily be moved. We have also been give a 7.5ft trampoline which would like to find a home towards the bottom of the garden. The garden is east facing so we get the sun (when

Hi all, I recently got into gardening, or in particular growing herbs and fruit. I have tried to grow dill and rocket (picture below).  They have succesfully germinated but start wilting and die not long afterwards.  I have transplanted them to pots

" that provides "a new way to garden with lesser space and less time". I was wondering if I could use this in my verandah! This article explains gives a detailed explaination on what I can grow on square foot gardens for all seasons. And they've got pretty helpful

crocus have popped their heads through and are now in flower, it was such a lovely surprise. All my tomato plants are growing really well and I've sown herbs this week as well, they are in their propagators sat on my kitchen window cill. It is so nice

Keep picking summer-sown salads to prevent the plants running to seed Plant garlic cloves outside or in modular seed trays ready to plant out later this autumnCover herbs like basil and parsley with cloches, or bring potted ones under cover