Dianebulley's Blog archive

re The fruit grower moving to Ireland.

I forget to mention Blueberries will be ok in your peat soil, also Raspberries.

My neighbour brought a large load of cardboard home -

I was worried he was planning to burn it on his garden in the heatwave. Visions...

Be all ye good people warned -

a locksmith once said to me, that all locks should be oiled once a month. Remembering...

re Christmas - those living alone -

the venue is now fully booked. I am going on Dec.19th to the 23rd if anyone is...

New gardeners growing Brassicas

need to spray them with a little washing up liquid in the spray bottle. It stops...

Never, ever, give Organically grown vegetables away.

I have paid £3 for an Organic Cauliflower. Potatoes are £4 a kilo. My potato crop...

Gardening, particularly allotment gardening,

is important for the prevention of Osteoporosis, as it involves pulling and tugging...

Seems to me now, its more sensible to buy a big tub

with matching saucer, when getting a hardy plant for a container area. The plant...

I now have 2 reject raised beds planted up

with Cabbages, and Spinach plants which have been having a good time in my greenhouse....

For beginners - no matter where you live -

its important to understand the geology of the rocks under your land. Garden Centres...

Wormery wisdom -

after 6 months of accepting that this is a slow job (suits my brain) I emptied my...

This information may help others.

What I have learned over the last 20 weeks. There are several Viral infections going...