Is anyone still home ( Read more... )

We have a walnut tree. One of these could be useful - http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003962.php

The listed UK reseller, http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/, also look interesting in their own right.

Has anyone else noticed the BBC is giving away free veg seeds?

Request form is here, or the one for kids is here

Last year wasn't a very good year for tomatoes in our area, which is a shame - the small handful I got off the plant tattercoats gifted me were delicious. I made a point of saving some of the seeds, though - and they're now sprouting with enthusiasm on my kitchen window ledge ( Read more... )

[X-Posted from my own journal ( Read more... )

Most of us aren't in a position to plant half an acre of orchard, but this is still interesting: http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2008/09/02/strange-fruit/

I haven't put any manure on my vegetables, but here's a rather scary story ( Read more... )

A while ago I bought some onions, which were reduced because their planting instructions said plant September to November, and it was the end of November. I've finally got around to planting them. I expect you can all see the flaw in this plan, and regular readers will probably have anticipated it, but we'll see how they manage ( Read more... )

Has anyone any experience of warm frames ( Read more... )

Leaf sweeping season has started. The tomatoes are finally ripening, even a (very) few of the outdoor ones. (Also a few peppers in the greenhouse - I might try and keep some of the smaller pepper plants indoors over the winter to give them an early start next year, which worked fairly well once before (but that was an even smaller one that never ( Read more... )