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the glass with bubble polythene is a cheap and effective way of keeping your plants snug and protected from draughts.Collect and compost autumn leaves Cut back suckers growing around the base of treesVisit garden centres to choose bulbs and bedding Around

gardening program on Hereford and Worcester radio.The expert gave me this advice if they scamper away with speed their normal friend. The tiny specimens here in the UK are harmless, quite unlike their cousins in my native Barbados that can grow up to eight

things that don't need regular picking. So this year I'm saying 'no' to courgettes and 'yes' to butternut squashes.I'm planning a couple of beds of onions which always seem to do rather well on my plot, as well as a small bed of shallots. I've had great

Hello, I'm new to planting veg. So far I am growing- Pea's, Carrots, Potatoes, Onions and Tomatoes. What else is good to plant in May and what is the best way to grow it (apart from in the ground)? Thanks for your help Carl Start sowing french

I too have an obelisk in the garden, and have planted it with sweet peas. Weeds have already popped up in the centre to mock me, well before the sps. With another tower (for climbing squash, made with branches and wire) I've left one side open so

just flowered and then dropped off. This year i planted 2 in a little veg plot i have built and the first 2 flowers have just bloomed then dropped off!! Obviously males am i doing something wrong???? I have tried to grow squash for the last 3years

beans and courgettes, which produce inedible, gargantuan produce at the earliest opportunity.I must grow more vegetables that are suitable for storing. Potatoes, butternut squashes, onions and shallots are great storers. They're no trouble to grow

"puzza" means stench or stink! This is due to the pungent smell they emit when being squashed. Also, if they are brought indoors, they loudly buzz around, making clicking noisies as they barge into windows. I agree they are pretty to look at, though. It

, he stacks 3 together , uses new bags of compost . growing carrots this way keeps away the carrot fly.   your radish could be grown in a pot, and if your butternut squash is a bush type you would be alright in a largish pot. until you get your garden

.There's something really inspiring about setting yourself up with seed trays, pots, compost and a big box of seeds indoors, as the rain lashes against the window pane.I like to sow seed of a few plants indoors. Tender crops, such as courgettes and butternut squashes