Hello Folks

I'm getting about 5 bags of clippings a week from a friend and want to store them for later use.

If I leave them in the bag they are steamy and hot within about 2 days, if I spread them out they dry in clumps in about the same period.

Obviously I could put them in the compost heaps but I wondered if there were any other ways to store them to eventually use as layers for the future raised beds?

The only other thing I thought of was to initially mark the beds out then cover with cardboard / grass and install the wooden sides as and when I get them? (I think this will be Vinny's view)

Spent lots of time in the tunnel tying up & isolating. And getting very hot.

   

   

   

   

   

Tapestry lawns are Grass-free and need less mowing than a grass lawn. Also better for wildlife, absorb more rainfall and need no fertilisation. They also look good!

I'll be honest, I've never heard of Tapestry lawns before but there's a website, a book and a 4 year study supporting the concept sponsored by the RHS.
Have a read - I think it looks great but I'm not sure I'm up to stripping off the "lawn" to start afresh. Maybe small patches at a time, more of a patchwork quilt than a tapestry!
https://www.grassfreelawns.co.uk/index.html

As I was thinning out the carrots and saving those big enough to eat I pondered: does anyone eat carrot tops?  I cut some of the leaves of the baby carrots, but did I need to?  Answers on a postcard to..............Jen

Hi all,

We're experiencing the exciting phenomenon of growing more fruit on our new plot and having most of it eaten by birds...I'm considering the value of building a walk-in-height fruit cage for next year. It feels like something we could do with some chunky posts and chicken wire, but perhaps I am being overly optimistic/simplistic. Does anyone have any advice or experience of building a <ahem> very cheap <ahem> fruit cage that was worth the effort in protecting your produce and not too much of a pain to deal with for weeding/harvesting?

We're pretty low-tech with tools, though we do have a circular saw. The soil is pretty heavy, but I reckon we could work with it when it's as wet as it is at the moment.

Thanks!

Morning Folks

Does anyone grow them?

Mrs B surprised me with one as a present

Next year I would like to extend my strawberry harvest, can anyone recommend good, reliable, and fairly disease resistant early, mid, and late varieties please?

I had  some old pattypan seeds with sow by dates between 2012 and 2017.  An easy and cheap way to test viability is to put them on damp kitchen roll in a tray, inside a plastic bag and wait and see.
Here are some I set out on 14/6 - 4 days ago.

   

      

Can you see that little sprout? There are 4 like that to date!!

Remember, every seed deserves a chance.

I'm not sure this is possible.....but is there anyway that when I make a post, straight after posting a previous post the two aren't combined.

I want to post photos of my dahlias - each with their names but I can't work out how to stop all the photos getting grouped at the bottom - rather than separate posts with a new photo in each?

Any help appreciated xx

II know we already have a dahlia thread but I thought that one can be for info, propagating, problems etc. This thread is for showcasing your blooms. It will remind us which ones are the first to bloom and those that you fancy growing next year. C'mon let's see your photos  


Ok - first up is totally tangerine. Always first to flower for me. Anemone type.
   

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