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Somewhere in circulation(think I saw it about 30 yrs ago) there's an old photo of the last adder catcher in the New Forest.I reckon it was taken about 100 yrs ago there's a wizened old bloke outside a an old wooden hovel surrounded by hundreds of adders all strung up....pretty sure they had a price ...

Nah! If you're under 50, relatively fit,and have a real feel for the soil(Tony has ,but he's as old as me!) Double dig it.t aint easy,.....it's also known as Bastard Trenching..!

What a pleasant story,didn't realise they still did the DoE. When i was 15(ish) I got a scholarship trip on the STS Winston Churchill,cruising round the Atlantic for a week or two,running up rigging,getting drunk in Cork, etc.My end report,compiled by some retired Army type described me as..'Good at...

Planted first earlies in buckets,2nd week in March,earthed up twice so far.

Whatever you do with the rest of it,you'll find the glass window makes a brilliant salad bowl.

Another great piece from MMM...........if you haven't,check it out.

Well I didn't realise that,and it makes sense,my little idea was more for when you arent expecting a frost,and wake up in a panic....ok..when you get slaughtered and forget to fleece up the peaches!

Another good tip,and the last one(promise), and you may well do it anyhow,keep a watering can/bucket full of water out with ,your trees.If there's a late frost fill sprayer(little indoor job will do) with said water first thing in the morning and spray on frosted blossom/tender buds.For some reason(...

If they're maidens,best not'overpot' them,better they establish a decent root system in say a 5 litre pot,that way you'll have a decent rootball that doesn't fall apart on you when you eventually plant them next back end,especially as they'll be at an angle.I'm sure long run they'll benefit from you...

... and their meanings From a very early age I was told that the Yellow Hammer sings "A little bit of bread and no cheese" and the Wood Pigeon sings "Sow some more peas you fool, you old fool" and the Cuckoo sings, er well I forget that one. But a friend told me recently that th...

Definitely,if you're AWARE of rabbits(i.e.you see them regularly)there will be enough to give them a good going over come a tough winter /spring.The little varmints are what make tree planting schemes so expensive,annoying when the willow itself is so cheap.If your going for a windbreak,think about ...

Yep thy weren't cheap,can't remember but Mrs OJ says I paid 30 quid for them,and I usually err on the low side when I tell her how much I've spent,so at least 60. can see how the tube would be much better on a window sill, and easier to raise if growing tom/pepper/etc plants.these work really well f...

Don't grolux create heat,Tony?, these things I've got(whatever they ) are always cool,so (presumably) don't use so much power? Later on I'll try and remember the site I got them from. Off the point but it might be relevant.

Jon,I reckon Tony''s yer man for this ,but I will say that though I'm pretty ignorant with physics,in Jan i bought 2 square panels on line,turn then upside down and there are 60 or so little bulbs,alternate blue and red.i rang the bloke I got them from,he confirmed they use miniscule amounts of powe...

Right ,forget all that crap,I've checked and you've got nothing but spur bearing varieties.So... Leave it all now 'till late November. Then (and this is only what I'D do,I've grown a fair few apples,just planted 20 in cordons,but every one has their own road to hell....) I'd lose the lowest 3 ,4,or ...