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I've always read that leggy seedlings are a result of cold temps - if yours are getting real sunlight, even shaded, that should be more than enough... I grow all my seedlings under florescent strip lights (that according to my light sensor is less

creature and just pretended to be helping. If only we could grow some extra just for the beetle that would be fine. The adult is so handsome, almost as appealing as an adult ladybird. i have two types of bubble bee in my garden and they seem to be coming

.Next to it is an apple tree and a pear tree, also 3-year-olds which have given us a few fruits each. Any suggestions please? I have pear tree and apple tree in a large pot. Bought them three years ago, they have been a real flop hardly any fruit, blossomed twice

ahead?? I have a hobby of growing Avocado Pears from seed , they make nice house plants & my current one is 3 ft high. They do take a long time to germinate, but it's fun to do.I currently have 3 on the go, small but ok, I water sparingly from the bottom

which is no longer available. We have some scorch damage but we have had a lot of damage to fruit due to the three hail storms we experienced in July. Plums, apples and pears are all pitted, however the raspberries ans black current seemed to have

Hi, I am a new gardener and not sure if it is to late to prune shrubs and over grown trees! The garden still has lots of green and two wks ago new buds on shrubs? Please help! I have a cold greenhouse, but would like to grow veg over the winter

. Surely someone can do better? I think we will need a 'party' chapter Growing fruit for making wine and cider Then we will need a growing veg section for cooking Hows about a chapter on mood lighting for evenings al fresco? Ohhh yes Creepy Crawlies - good

overhead. After such a bad winter today has been very rewarding So true i have been waiting for this day all winter beautiful. Pears, pears, pears! I finally ordered two minarette pears from Ken Muir today, after much faffing and wandering off on quince

have a very new orchard). My apples and pears are fine and producing a few fruit. Even my cherries (one of them produced a (yes A) fruit (but it did drop off, lol). But your story has enforced one thing. If you are a gardener - don't be in a rush

on it during the summer  ,winter it tends to flood a bit so only have parsnips and leeks on a raised part   Hello, we planted a pear tree this spring after having it in a pot for 12 months. The tree looks healthy and is growing but we were surprised when