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I am interested in this concept too and wonder why it is yearly- why not season-ly? Why should the rotation be done every twelve months? For example following this logic I could plant two brassicas one after the other, one in summer and one in autumn...wouldn't that increase chances of clubroot? I ...

Does anyone here sow their bassica straight in the ground? How do you protect the young seedlings from slugs? Do you use seedbeds and holding beds or sow directly in their final places? How about in pots out in the open to be planted in the ground later in the year. My space under glass is reserved ...

top 10 tips 1) Soak big seeds such as broad beans in water for 24 hours. 2) Onions and potatoes are far easier to do by sets/tubers 3) Fine seeds. Soak pots of compost with water and leave 15 mins to drain. Put 3 seeds in each pot and water with a very fine spray. 4) You can save a lot of your own s...

Meant to put a few 1st earlies in myself today but I forgot. Ah well always tomorow.

13 March 2010 Just realised ive not updated this in a while but think it'll be usefull for me to write down what I've done so I've got a record somewhere I cant loose it! (Do the mods back the threads up at all?) Spring is here but its that starange transitional period where winter may still come b...

1) Identify what weeds are annuals and add there leaves to the compost bin. 2) Get a supply of manure from a stables if you dont ask you dont get 3 Composting will happen naturally but for "quick" compost add large amounts at one go and turn weekly 4) Identify you soil type and ph levels 5...

Thanks, just what i needed to know, save the bottle, buy new caps and tool.

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Why do we insist on smashing up our glass bottles, use fossil fuels to heat it up to high temperatures and then make new glass bottles out them. Why not just have a few standard sizes of bottles which get cleaned and refilled personally? Why isnt all packaging taxed say 1p cardboard, 5p plastic bott...

My drink of choice over the winter months is Real Ale. I buy bottles from the local shop with the metal cap lids. I'll be starting some homebrews off this year. Can I save up my beer bottles and lids. Sterilize the bottles, fill up with my homebrews and then re-cap the bottles? Im planning on doing,...

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13th Feb 2010 Spent the weekend double digging a bed for 1st Early potatoes. Plenty of well rotted manure dug deep in the ground. Also turned the compost heap again.

Yeaterday morning at work I was digging up silt dumped by the floods to allow vehicle access to a site. The silt is sandy and mixed with lots of dead twigs. Feeling rather ish I bagged up a couple of bags. I want to grow a few carrots on my clay allotment. Was thinking of digging deep circular holes...