Today I had my woodburner chimney cleaned for the first time since I insalled it eight years ago ! I will be getting it swept every year from now on as it was affecting how well the stove performed. 
Anyway, eight years worth of soot equals a bin bag full which I will dispose of at the allotment. I know that tatties prefer an acid soil but just wondered which other crop would benefit from the addition of soot? 

Tell us how many plants you're growing and how many you pick. 
Cucumbers, courgettes, squash, melons and so on - all are welcome!

2023 thread - https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1870
2022 thread - https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1478
2021 thread  https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...529#pid529
2020 thread https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...71&page=22

I noticed our pumpkin competition organiser hasn’t started a thread yet  . So here it is.
I have no idea if a tromba competition is happening this year, anyone? (My second year not growing them   ) reports here if it is. 

So how’s everyone doing? Have we all sown our competition seeds?……………………….Veggie? 

Online the Mirror today was spouting rubbish (no change there then) warning us about a plant more dangerous than Japanese Knotweed.  The buddleia. 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/garde...k-32852726
We're told it could reduce house prices, kill off native species by distracting pollinators etc. so we should all kill off our buddleias. What tosh.

I have a small bed about 10' x 3' with a single off centre rose, a bit of yellow sedum and bog standard aubretia.  I've tried to get stuff draping over the wall but the plants always invade the whole bed instead. I usually fill it with bedding but wondered what ideas you great minds could come up with in the way of pernnial or semi perennial planting.  The bed has a twin the other side of the steps up to the lawn with a bit more permanent planting with sedum, rockery calendula, aubretia, oxalis.  The lawn gets mowed (obviously)  and so will anything invading the lawn space, P is not very protective of any plants invading the lawn edge  
I'm not thinking things 4ft high but I'm open to ideas.

   

Being very new to growing roses. One isn’t looking well. Any rose experts that can advise please. The leaves look horrible, but it’s still covered in buds. 

   

I have another rose ( different variety) planted next to it in the same bed , that looks fine.

Hi all, 

My allotment site is on a slope. My individual plot is higher on one long side than the other. From the weedy grassy path that runs between our plot and the neighbours', it's about a foot or more step down to my plot. That means some of my beds have a weedy wall with grass that grows down from the path. It is hard to strim and the overhanging grass causes a lot of pest damage to things growing in those beds 

Any ideas to practically mulch/cover/control the little wall/slope that won't be a complete haven for slugs etc?

Thanks!

Welcome, Red Hand. Tell us a little about yourself and your garden or allotment, please. Any questions, just ask - we'll do our best to answer them.

There are Climbing French Beans called Cobra, Python and Rattlesnake and Snake beans. ........... & Tiger Beans.
What other animal "seeds" are there that could live in the garden?

I have to confess I’ve just created the first (to my knowledge) plant hospital   
For those plants you knowingly buy that really aren’t suited to your garden environment and they struggle   . But you buy them anyway 
Unfortunately the doctor at this plant hospital doesn’t actually know she is now a plant doctor.   .









PS. Veggie there’s a parcel on its way to you     . 

It’s a few polianthes white pearl bulbs. If you want to feed them straight to mr hungry hot composter instead of faffing about with them please do.