How to ripen green tomatoes – ethylene borrowing
In an ideal world we’d obviously like our tomatoes to ripen the best way, on…
Browsing: Pests & Diseases
Metaldehyde Slug Pellets Finally Banned, What Are The Alternatives?
The UK government might not be doing a lot to impress anybody of late but…
Powdery Mildew Prevention for Pumpkins
As we approach the end of summer and move into autumn you should not be…
Does copper tape stop slugs and snails? Here’s the video evidence…
It’s that time of year when slugs and snails creep out of the woodwork (quite…
You say tomato, I say ‘blight’, let’s call the whole thing off
Each and every year I grow tomatoes and each and every year they get blight.…
Netting Brassicas using Build-a-Ball Connectors
Rooks, pigeons and pheasants are a real nuisance at my allotment and given half the…
Snail Control Problems? Egg Shells NO, Brambles & Gypsum YES
If I had a pound for each time I heard somebody recommend crushed egg shells…