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Gosh, I don’t miss Fareham clay although we’ve got Bracklesham clay instead which is greyish and after a storm & with a very low tide...

I've already got one ! Without all the involuntary ones every time it rains !!

I thought that initially but Lega have always stamped their name in the side of the drum and the stands extend up the side of the drum...

On most of my garden if I dig down more than a few inches I hit Fareham clay with flints - it's the stuff that Fareham Bricks were made...

Moles in my garden would need to be tungsten tipped !

Yes ... the leaf mould lightens the mix and at the same time holds moisture better than 'normal' potting/seed mix. It works well for me...

My garden robin appears to be servicing a nest in my spare cement mixer (I have two - don't ask !)- it's got a cover over it but he's...

It's exciting when you do it for the first time - and even more exciting when it works ! Well done, on your way to becoming a...

Possibly a bit late to start now for this year, but Real Seeds (and therefore others, I assume) do at least one tomato variety that...

Yesv...never seen one in my garden until this week and I saw one on my overwinter broad beans that are in flower - I thought initially...

I store mine wet as well, in an unheated garage sealed top and bottom with a plastic gravel tray (@Erichalfbee's idea I think) and a...

Until one day! Now I give mine a spray of Dipel before storing & a second spray 1 month later.

I saved the seeds from the only tomatoes that survived blight last year - they were the 6 plants from the nursery that had lost their...

Recipe for compost please. I have garden compost and leaf mould. What else to add? I do 70% compost 20% leaf mould (finely seived) and...

Sounds like my back garden. I have so many pots full of cuttings and bits of plants. My family are fed up with them and me! I can’t...