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Shocking news ... Vandals may have killed 200,000 bees

My wife says one hive isn't ideal but a lot of people do keep just the one. Having two allows you a bit of scope if you lose a queen and other reason but there is no hard and fast rule. You could keep a mating nuc (whatever one of those is) so you had a spare queen and eggs. Thank you for the reply...

I recently attended a beekeeping course, which I found most interesting. I initially thought I could keep a single hive in my garden, there's one wee spot which would be ideal. However, i now know keeping a single hive is far from ideal, a starting point with two hives is the preferred option. I am ...

I remember seeing on The Good Life, Barbara 'icing' the garden, as Tom told Margo. If I recall correctly, the idea was that difficult to germinate seeds could be started on some damp kitchen paper, then when the roots had started to show, tip all the seeds into a bucket of made up wallpaper paste. T...

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I have several potatoes, in old recycle boxes, as my gardenj is small. I read somewhere that you are supposed to cover the shoots as they come through, so they grow stronger and the light is kept away, later on from the tubers. Do you do this as soon as the leave pop their wee heads through the comp...

Does anybody know of any good deals for long cable ties. These are the easiest way to tie up tomatoes, i.e to tie them to the canes. Have seen them last year at B&M but at about £1 for 10, so quite expensive buying them that way. thanks in advance ! .. found some here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/...

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I'll tell her just to sow thinly on an even surface in the pot.

Regards !

Can you sow carrot seeds in 'plug' trays ? ( the 40 hole mini trays in which I received plug plants in last year) My wife wants to experiment with carots and maybe beetroot too in large pots, but I thought it would maybe be more sucessful if I sow the seeds in the wee plug trays then put them into t...

Thanks for your replies Have you tried your local recycling centre. Mine has premier potting compost at £3.00 a bag. Yes, I actually asked somebody who worked for the Council and they use it all themselves. For future reference in the autum gather lots of leaves and if you come across sharp sand or ...

Got my allotment yesterday and I am very pleased with it......couldn't be happier :icon_smile: Well done ! :cheers: As a matter of interest, how long have you been waiting, since you applied for it ? I put my name down a few years ago and never heard anything .. suppose by the time i get one, I'll ...

Does anybody know of any good offers for multi purpose compost. Need to plant on seedlings, due very soon and will be planting potatoers too, in containers, then in a few weeks potting tomatoes. Just wondering which compost is best as well as being economical I like peat free, but not essential thanks

Green Aura wrote:
Show off! Ours starts 1st of August and finishes on the..........1st of August

Actually we get some lovely weather - but it's usually overnight and stops at around 8am - fortunately it's bright enough to garden by night here!

Very funny

Thank you for all the answers ..

I may as well get some WD40 and give that a go.

Regards from Whitley Bay
(summer here starts on 1st July and lasts until about 12th July)

Hi Sarah The louvres are currently jammed open, so ventilation will not be a problem ... unless it's gets too cold or windy. I could tape over the opening with bubble wrap, but then there wouldn't be any ventilation. The rooflight will open and I could wedge it open, but again, this is Ok if hot and...