Q&A: Growing Peppers?

Question by thomas f: Growing Peppers? Can anyboby tell me what insects are intake my peppers which I started growing this year.they start inthe middle of the leafs and work out, leaving just the framework of the leaf. thank you Thomas f Ideal answer: Answer by Andrew LCheck the underside of the leaves for tiny [...]

Q&A: Why do some houses have a rear lounge leading onto the garden and kitchen to the front of the property?

Question by molly: Why do some houses have a rear lounge leading onto the garden and kitchen to the front of the property? We’ve been home hunting and seen lots of houses this way around. Apparently its called ‘rear living’. I’ve always fancied the kitchen leading onto the garden even though just seen a really [...]

Q&A: afraid growing vegetables will cause the police to harrass me?

Question by John Sniton: afraid growing vegetables will cause the police to harass me? I’m planning on growing tomatoes, peppers, chillis and many other fruit and veg in my 6′ x 8′ greenhouse that I’m constructin in my back garden. I bought a 250W high pressure sodium lamp for supplementary lighting and a T5 48W [...]

What are your priorities in the vegetable garden this week?

Question by Skidoo: What are your priorities in the vegetable garden this week? I’m hoping to get my beans and courgettes planted out and have some sweetcorn to germinate at home… I’m very new to this having only grown tomatoes in containers before! I’m in London and thought we were past the risk of frost [...]

UK only – is Organic Gardening magazine still going?

Question by tanitha: UK only – is Organic Gardening entrepot still going? I used to buy this, now i have a garden again I can’t find it anywhere – or a website. Did it fold? I’m sure I saw a copy in a newsagents not *that* long ago, but having searched literally dozens of newsagents [...]

Where can I find good example images or plans for small to medium sized gardens?

Question by jonnyjpa: Where can I find good example images or plans for small to medium sized gardens? I’m looking to get my garden landscaped but I’m looking for ideas. It’s about 20ft by 15ft and is just a rectangle of grass at the moment – where on the web can I find pictures and [...]

Raised garden beds or tilled ground?

Question by madcap: Raised garden beds or tilled ground? I’m new to gardening and I will be creating a vegetable garden this summer. I want to know which is better, raised beds or simply tilling the ground? And by better I mean gives me the most space for growing healthy plants and keeping pests out. [...]

How to get rid of slugs from my garden,?They are eating my vegetable plants.?

Question by monisiagr: How to get rid of slugs from my garden,?They are intake my vegetable plants.? Ideal answer: Answer by ben_m_gThere are loads of over the counter solutions. Some are; slug pellets Raid there are also slug traps which you fill and they climb into. ~or~ Make your own, Bury a wad blow in [...]

Q&A: Guess how many baby blue-tits fledged from the nest box in my garden?

Question by Saram: Guess how many baby blue-tits fledged from the nest box in my garden? Yesterday morning me and my Mum were lucky enough to watch the baby blue tits taking their first flight out into the large world wide world. They were so gorgeous, so innocent and cute. The nest box in the [...]

would a pool add value to our house?

Question by jrioeg: would a pool add value to our house? I live in the south of england, near the coast. It can be sunny in the summer but can be wet, cold or grey, basically just English weather and cold in the winter, but it hardly ever snows, just cover and rain and cold. [...]

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