Hi all,

I have a couple small nepeta plants grown from seed (a white flowered variety). Can I put them straight in the ground, or should I restrict it's growth like you would with mint? 

Thanks!

I sowed 4 seeds of Craigella, 3 of which germinated, I think either that or I've lost the 4th.  Two were potato leaved the other normal leaved.  Looking on the web it says nothing about Craigella being potato leaved so I'm wondering what I have growing.  Anyone else growing these?

I must admit I didn't even know this was a thing until today which apparently it is!!

Obviously, you are not getting me in the buff in the garden, it's not warm enough and there are too many birds looking for worms around.

How many of you have heard of it or maybe even tried it?


No details or photos though 

No room at the inn ......again, and it's only going to get worse.

   

Scarlet I have a couple of questions?   

I’ve just sown your lovely mix of CFBs.
I know one is Tresnejavec = best for shelling & Meuch = fresh or shelling
Do you have any idea what the black seeds might be? 
The other seeds you narrowed down to cosse violette or Kew blue. How do I tell which one I’ve got when they start growing? Any difference in leaf, flower or pod colour? 

Thank you 

I have a packet of mixed herbs I picked up from Aldi methinks.It was 99p and the herbs are:-

1) Parsley Italian Giant
2) Basil Sweet Genovese
3) Chives
4) Dill
5 ) Mint Spearmint
6 )Thyme
7) Marjoram Sweet
8) Garlic Chives.

I will try and sow all these today and if successful it should make for a cheap selection of herbs.

I feel a little guilty I didn’t introduce you all to skew ( the crazy one    ) months ago. 

He’s a very vocal little fella, always has to have the last word.

He lives for his orange ball and he’s a bubble blowing water baby. Told you he was nuts    .

                     

I fancy sowing some more perennials flowery things. I want to get the seeds now

So anyone have that plant that's a keeper?

I'm sure I have some agastache somewhere? Anyone have it. Nice not nice? 

Ideas please...would like my greenhouse chugging out some plants for next year. Happy to overwinter them in the greenhouse.

Hi all,

We recently and enthusiastically demolished the old shed on our allotment as it was a genuine danger.

We only keep basic tools at the plot like trowels, garden form, hoe, etc. I wanted to get a nice wooden shed as replacement, but by nice I really mean cheap and that doesn't leave great options. 

My husband wants to get a plastic tool storage box like those by Ket@r.

Anyone using something similar and like it? I hate that it's a big hunk of plastic, would still not fit all our tools and wouldn't really facilitate rain collection.

For a similar price I could get a cheap tunnel or greenhouse that would keep rain off the tools and let me collect rainwater. It wouldn't be secure but the tool storage and sheds are only nominally safer, I think. However, we can't get to the plot multiple times a day, so a GH is impractical. I could cover it in net instead but then the tools aren't dry again!

So basically I don't like any of our ideas or options. We don't have the time to build from scratch. Our plot is so messy right now, we definitely need something.

Any ideas for me?

Thanks in advance.

I have been watching Jessie at Plot 37 - YouTube find it very enjoyable apart from the piano music

Do you have a favourite?