I'm going to start some more in April as you suggested Bill, but i'll keep the original as well you never know might get something off them, as you say nothing ventured......

Iv'e sown 30 was going to half them with friend and grow block 5x3 they in un heated room.

Hi Bill, well overnight the sweetcorn have emerged, about half inch.I gather i keep them indoors but will they get too leggy? didn't know i should have sown later, but don't want to loose them now,advice please.

Could be why the sweetcorn havn't come up as temp not constant iv'e brought them indoors so hopefully they will show themselves. With the lupins your right that eggshell doesn't work iv'e tried it had no effect at all, iv'e also tried the beer and grit,god they're tenacious little creatures, i'm det...

Just read all your posts and my dogs ins up for renewal soon wonder what the increase will be.I'm with Mor Th.. and at the moment pay £14 32 a month that's for cover of £7000 but no dental treatment and an excess of £90. Colin will be 7 in May and at the moment healthy.I insured him because my previ...

Plot looked good yesterday had a nice afternoon hoeing the beds the soil is lovely, dark and rich looking.Cabbages look grand and all else doing well. New cover for pollytunnel has arrived today so it will go on at Easter,the pathways have been replenished with bark and i'm very pleased with the way...

Had a lovely afternoon on the plot yesterday quite windy but the sun shining, one or two jobs done in between chatting and tea drinking. Put the onions in and covered with fleece hopefully they'll go ok.Got a very healthy red gooseberry from wilko so that went in also the fruit end of the plot almos...

Thank you Lancashire lass

I'm sure many of you out there have used Hot Spot tape so does anyone know how many 9m rolls i will need to cover a frame 3m x 2m? Also what is the best width to buy thank's.

Well forever the optimist iv'e replanted the leeks going to risk the greenhouse this time, nothing ventured and all that Despite saying delivery end of Feb the seed potatoes arrived this morning so let the chitting begin. Greenhouse is a little untidy to say the least so that's today's job,at least ...

All good on the allotment onions, cabbage and coli doing well loads of strawberry plants removed i only started off with 6 plants now there are hundreds took them up and left in a box for the other lotty holders to help themselves, beds dug over so now ready for spring. The delivery of the potatoes ...

Hi everyone,on the night of 25th Jan Ray managed to shoot past me out the door the next morning no sign of him so on my way to shops looked round his old haunt and there he was.His cry was pitiful, sort of i'm up here but can't find my way back.He let me carry him without a struggle back home,since ...

Morning All,update on Ray thing's going well still sneezing poor soul but better than last week. More settled now not so obsessed with getting out.Had a couple of swipes at the dog which came as a huge surprise to Colin my collie as the other cat's have never done that to him,his reaction was mom pr...

Hi Karen, neither have i should be interesting

Just received my rspb birdwatch pack, how many of you will be joining me to count the birds in your garden or park ect?it only takes an hour and it's next weekend.Carole