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M. allotment is in northwood kirkby knowsley nr liverpool and i am there five days a week most times i love growing plants of all sorts i have a veg garden and a flower garden on my allotment two ponds one a fish pond and the other a wild life

I have just got an allotment that has been a little neglected over the past few years. I have dug the beds over but have a tonne of well rotted horse manure and would like some idea about how much to put on the soil and for which veg for planting

Just been to my allotment which is beside the Thames at Lechlade & it's under 1' of water. When the water recedes will veg such as parsnips, celeriac etc. be edible? Also will fruit survive? I have raspberries, strawberries, currants & rhubarb (not

I have recently taken on an allotment plot and unfortunately I have some bindweed underneath my soil and what I can only describe as spaghetti on top of the soil. I need to get rid of this before I can turn over the soil. I have tried glyosulphate

of hardy annual flowers Lightly clip box edging and topiary to neaten them upFlowersPush twigs into the ground to support tall-growing peasFeed strawberries with a high potash feedSow flowering companions in your veg plotFruit & vegPlant tomatoes in large

FlowersDig over veg plots, mixing compost into the soilContinue filling a trench with kitchen waste Cover rhubarb with forcing jars for an early harvestFruit & vegTop up fuel tank of paraffin heater every eveningBring potted hyacinths and bulbs under cover

of his garden. In his veg plot he manages and ignores it then turns the soil as normal, but when it comes to flower beds it suffocates everything. Anyone won or managed the war, please help! marestail equals heavy duty weed matting, not the pound shop

and leave in clumps, so the air will dry it out.good luck. I highly recommend growing veg in a cold frame!My garden is gravelled so I use one to grow all of my salad veg in. This is something I have just started doing this year and the first crop I grew

i have bought 2 packets parsnip seeds but have had no luck on germinating . I have tried in green house on windowsill in house also on veg plot but nothing  can any one advise me please the compost i am using in trys is for seedling i not over

Hi Has anyone had a problem with cucumber plants mine have all died, the ones inside the greenhouse and in the veg plot. They have all just withered up is there any point in starting again they looked healthy apart from this. Thanks The cold