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.Any idea as to what has made it please? we have one happily living in our compost heap under the carpet covering it-just makes turning difficult. Reply to KathyThese miniature froglets must be emerging from a neighbour's pond. They sometimes do

water, ok ok not very humane but still quite organic, I am, however loathe to use boiling water on them in my compost bin as there are loads of luverly worms doing all sorts of good things to the compost, and I think I may kill them off as well which I

.  Transparent to white worm-like things, will try and get a pic if that helps. Hi Emma, could they be vine weevil larvae? Take a look on a search engine to be sure. These are really common pests of potted plants and can do a lot of damage chewing on the roots

though. ;)Might be a good idea for those who feed the birds from feeders to make sure they sanitize feeders and watering containers as Avian Flu is really getting bad...Happy Gardening! I never buy biscuits in August but eat Sungold tomatoes off the vine

hungry, newly fledged baby robin at the Botanic Garden. His parents were having trouble finding him any food and,even although it is full of worm material from our home made compost, the worms were few and far between in the veg. garden where I

for the rain. Thanks for ssharung your garden tips it's always interesting to read how you're keeping up. Bristol too is suffering drought. The wildlife which seems to be holding up best are the slow-worms in my "Green Daleks" - plastic composter, but then I

are all visible from the road.) It all comes down to keeping on top of everything...now if I could just find a place to hide the sacks of compost... Achievements: making my own compost, helping my builder assemble the greenhouse, growing fruit and veg

in the greenhouse, is that a good place to make a clamp? I had exactly the same thing happen to me,plus I had some lovely big plants,lots of foliage and was looking forward to lots of potatoes from these plants but when I dug them up there wasnt a potato to be seen

. The easiest thing to do is just grow them in an old compost bag or dustbin - just pop them over roughly 10cm compost, cover with another 10cm compost, then keep topping up with compost as the leaves start poking through until you get to the top. Increase

into the bin and replace with a fresh foot!  Tights can be packed with nettles, dandelion heads,comfrey or horse manure ( it's amazing how much they stretch) and then suspended in a bucket of water to make a compost 'tea'. You can also use an old pair