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I too have heard this but believe it is not based on any scientific research but rather on the assumption that because systemic pesticides enter the plant's system, they affect every part of the plant including pollen and nectar. Although the manufacturers will have carried out tests, this specific subject may not be covered by law but if they claim it is not harmful to bees, then they leave themselves wide open to prosecution if it is proved otherwise. Nemotodes are more expensive and less reliable
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I've grown Charlotte on well composted somewhat heavy soil with no hollow centres and although it stays moist it is regularly watered. Maybe being on a sandy base you need to water more heavily. Why not try an alternative variety as well? Don't worry if you have seed 'early' potatoes left over from your first sowing, I use mine as follow-on crops and in some years get three crops in succession of 'earlies' taking me to the end of August/September with new potatoes. I've even banged them into the
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Hi Trudy - I notice you never had a reply to your query and although it's a bit late now, I would suggest you pull them now although they probably won't dry out very well and keep so use them quickly. Small ones are fine used whole in stews, casseroles etc. I was also very late in planting mine this year and as a result haven't much to show for it but I pulled what there was in early October and they are still in the greenhouse, minus those we have used, rather than being stored in the garage as
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By ‘public places’ I take it you mean parks and other type of municipal areas and in those areas there is an awful amount of restrictive pressure put on financial resources for other things unless for specifically attracting visitors on a large scale. The general decline of these is not a reflection on the personal preferences of the public with their own gardens many of which being driven by fashion and style. This caught on when people saw the popular makeover programs on TV extolling how ‘simple
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Hi Obelixx - I have just duplicated your answer - well sort of............same nursery.
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Hi p leyshon - M26 is semi-dwarfing. You need M25 for a very vigorous tree that will be big enough for children to lose themselves in..........;-) Have a word with these people whom I have found very helpful for these types of queries. http://www.fruittree.co.uk/
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Hello Ken - why not e-mail this site? I have found them very helpful and although they are sited in Kent, I bet the winters there are as cold as in Bollington although the summers are hotter. I live in north Wales and have found them to be very helpful with this sort of problem and intend to use them for my imminent tree requirements. You should consult more than one nursery before deciding and don't buy fruit trees in containers from a general purpose garden centre but as bare-rooted from a reputable
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Have a look at this web site as this chap won the veg golds at the last 10 Chelsea shows. www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk/ Don't forget that many of the larger veg is grown with size paramount and flavour doesn't matter.
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Hi IPT - sadly not I fear as the hods would need to be almost ready to split and the nut inside fully formed. If you open one and find it it is still milky or like a jelly they are too immature. As for pickling them, I think the time to do it is late June into July - afraid I can't remember exactly - but the test is to see if you can push a darning needle into them without too much effort. Keep an eye on the tree as walnuts bleed badly when cut.
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I suspect your tomatoes are suffering from greenback and will never fully ripen. Some varieties are a lot more prone to this than others and Ailsa Craig is one. Tomatoes do not like extremely hot sunny conditions behind glass and I found shading my greenhouse certainly reduced the incidence of greenback. Although the fruits are not particularly nice eaten raw they will cook reasonably well unless they are badly affected in which case they are chutnied.
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