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I have a lovely raised bed (about 12 foot diameter) which houses what's left of a lawn. The bed is half shaded by conifers, half sunny. The grass does not grow too well in the shady area, so I would like to do something else with this site. I would

and fertiliser but make your own compost to augment animal manure.  I can grow anything I want in my garden ,even things that like acid soil by careful placing of trees whose leaves break down to acidify the soil .  Start with robust plants like potatoes.  look

these eggs has come into this country only recently. Any information would be appreciated. When can I grow spinach. Hi i am nearly totally new to gardening have been growing plants (veg)in pots with some sucess how ever i would like to start a veg patch

://ryans-garden.blogspot.com) Just a word of warning - if you're growing carrots, get rid of the cow parsley - as far as I know it attracts the blighters. Hurrah - when I saw you'd posted on this, I immediately thought 'Cow Mumble', so it's great to see you've linked to HM's post

Not sure why, but I am completely terrified about growing the potatoes.As you can probably gather I am new to all of this and I have never grown potatoes before. All this stuff about chitting them and growing them in bags etc. then piling up

I know how you feel Kate, I too have had a battle with them. Unlike you, I do have some runner beans growing, though I did think at the start I wouldn't have any left. I must admit that I did put a few pellets down at the start but now I am using

'm growing garlic,spring onions, carrots, tomatoes, strawberries, blackcurrants, chille peppers, leeks cabbage and curly leafed parsley and mint, this year! Its like livin on a farm! hehe!!!! Any other suggestions are always welcome! It was absolutely

of these have bolted, and Garlic left to look forward to, I've found the same with those grown in bags, but the ones I grew in the ground - same variety -  I've had a bumper crop I'm in Lancashire and usually only grow spuds in bags although this year grew a

) adore some species of wildlife, but aren't so keen on others. I love the robin that visits my allotment (I'm sure it's the same one every time) and the toad I found in a hollow under some leaves. But I'm none too keen on the slugs who turned my spinach

thing.  I have put bluebells, honesty, vinca, daffs, snowdrops and other stuff there but I never destroy the nettles.  I love nettles,  such a versatile plant.  The young leaves are used to replace spinach in cooking and the older leaves - after