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Has anyone else been having trouble with herbs this year?  I grow mine in containers - mint, oregano, feverfew etc - and almost all of them have had diseased leaves, poor growth and when the sun finally did arrive last week, scorched leaves.  Even

Just starting our big planters    digging the bottom bit of the garden    all neat ready for stepping stones then creeping thyme    looking abit better....    edging for pathway at the side..    edging for the top and other side...    the

and carrots amsterdam forcing.The herbs im growing at the moment are curry plant, lavender, pepper mint, mint, basil, rosemarry and thyme.Do you have any advice on growing potatoes and the soil to grow them in. Im chitting first early potatoes (duke of york

hi, am thinking about buy some ground cover plants this year but evergreen kinds? what are the fast growing ground cover plants, from chris, Hi Christopher What's the soil and sun/shade/moisture situation? hello, how about bugle/ajuga? Gives ground

occasionally to ensure an all over bake. i want to grow giant marrow,come on everyone let,s bring back the village or town show as everyone has gone mad and now growing their own,ginger and marrow jam is delightful. last week I read that marrows could be stored

, parsley and basil growing on windowsills all the year. I also pack surplus herbs into ice-cube partitions, cover with water and freeze. Thyme, marjoram,sage and mint, I tie in bunches, tie up a south facing drainpipe and leave till quite dry

, is there anything I can do now to make a start in transforming it? I'm also thinking about getting some growbags and maybe try to grow some veg, any ideas? I would appreciate any advice anyone can throw my way! Thanks.  Depending on your area, many garden centres

it is cold, cool when it is hot, hide it from predators and parasites and are a useful byproduct from its liquid diet. Many sap-suckers have the problem of sucking so much food to get enough protein to grow that they have to find some way of getting rid

'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

today and early carrotts, need to sort my beets as they are getting very large, hoping the rain goes so we can damp proof the garage wall and fill the ole back up with compost to make my raised veg bed. have also got a lovely herb pot with thyme rosemary