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Hi can eny body tell my how and the best way to grow beet root has I never grew it before I was thing Ing of growing it in a big container has space is limited Sow around April-when the seedlings are big enough- thin out to around 5 inches or so

cut to size sheets, I had a nasty accident with a stanley knife a couple of years ago! Nick Grey off e bay does the panels they come in different thickness 4mm is the cheap thin one i have 6mm on the roof which is much stronger a better product

I went out yesterday to gather some salad for my lunch, only to discover that my rocket has been eaten. Every leaf has been nibbled, so only a thin bit is left. Any ideas on what the culprits are and whether I can stop them? My other salad leaves

, taking time to pick out roots of perennial weedsSpread a layer compost around shrubs and along the base of hedgesPlant new roses and shrubsThin out the top growth on standard roses to prevent damage from the weather and wind rockBe ready to knock snow

weedsSpread a layer of compost over borders, around shrubs and along the base of hedgesProtect gunnera from hard frost by covering with straw or similar insulationThin out the top growth on standard roses to prevent damage and wind rockTake hardwood

greenhouse tomatoes to deter whiteflySet up a 'watering bench' using capillary matting to look after pot plantsSow seeds of Christmas cherry (solanum) to grow as winter pot plantsHang yellow sticky traps in the greenhouse to help control whitefly Thin out

Repot houseplants that have become pot boundDab male melon flowers on to female flowers to ensure pollinationThin out bunches of grapes with pointed scissorsTake cuttings using non-flowering shoots on fuchsias, pelargoniums and margueritesCheck plants for signs

can cause split fruits and blossom end rotThin out bunches of grapes with pointed scissorsPinch out shoot tips on coleus to encourage plants to branch, and remove any flowers that formPropagate pelargoniums from cuttings during July and August to grow

houseplantsThin bunches of dessert grapes and spray vines to ward off diseases

', 'Laxton's Epicure' and 'George Cave'Sow parsley in pots for winter and spring useThin out heavy crops of plums to prevent branches snappingHang wasp traps in fruit treesPinch out the tops of outdoor tomatoes, as further flowers are unlikely to produce ripe