Thank you Lancs Lass. Again..makes sense to me because l have to pollinate my melons in the greenhouse - getting a dab hand at that and l can recognise the male and female flowers easily now...but l didn't know about the late arrival of the female flowers and l only have this one plant bought in er...

Thanks for the replies. lt makes sense what you say because although l plant all my seeds up in my greenhouse normally this is done in springtime isn't it when it's not too warm. Mind you - with the weather we've had here this spring and summer April and May were more like summer than summer. l sha...

Hello Another problem :( l bought a melon plant in the garden centre early summer. Well l thought it was a melon plant...the leaves looked so similar and it was in the middle of a group of melon plants...it turned out to be simply called Orange Squash. Oh well never mind l thought..l'll plant it an...

Hello everyone. Can anybody give me any clues as to why my winter/spring cabbage seedlings just keep keeling over please ? l planted about 35 seeds and most sprouted fine. They looked healthy and strong etc..but one day l went into the greenhouse and they'd all shrivelled and keeled over. l had not...

BUGGA !!! l'd already decided where they were all going... l have no patience to wait 2 years dammit. Can you buy these seeds l wonder..ones that will come up next spring..then l can have them alternate each other
Janet S./
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Thanks for all the response peeps. l've snipped some twigs full of dry seed leaves off and left about half on the plant so l'll leave those to blow to wherever and keep the seeds l've collected and place them about in the early spring. l'm really disappointed to learn they are biennial though..does...

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Hello again folks. ls there anyone that could tell me how best to save and replant the honesty seeds l've just collected from a plant that grew in my garden this year please ? lt was such a welcome display of colour in the spring and it lasted for weeks. The plant was clever enough to take root in ...

Yes Steve...Heidi has spent the last few days and nights in the original coop and run on her own. l hope it is not infectious between the hens because Heidi was a bit 'off colour' for a few days before the yellowy green poops started. We thought it was just the new coop and run and the change of co...

The virus is/was Brachyspira Steve. When the first girl Nora Batty went sick we took her to a vet who keeps 30+ ex-batts himself...and he gave her an anti biotic injection and an anti inflammatory injection. He gave us anti-biotics to be given to the other girls orally which we did of course. lt did...

What a relief !! Thanks for the replies folks...l've just cracked 2 into a cup...they have perfect tiny yolks..but we'd need 2 or 3 to make a sandwich lol
Any idea how long before they get to a decent size ??
Janet

Hello everyone, About 3 weeks ago we bought a light sussex hen and a silver maran hen at point of lay. They have just come into lay - about a week ago - but the eggs are really tiny and l'm wondering if they are likely to get any bigger ?? The eggs we got from our 3 ex-batts last summer were averag...

Thanks for the suggestions folk. We've tried B&Q but they say they don't stock it - even though it is on their website :( Phoned them this very day as it happens. l told them to take it off their website if they don't stock it. She said maybe the very big branches do...but l phoned round and co...

Hello everyone. l'm just about done in with my online searches trying to track down some hardwood woodchip for my chikkies run. We really have tried just about everywhere...garden centres..B&Q...equestrian centres.. local joinery companies etc. and cannot find any at all. Many places sell bark ...

Thanks for that Ock boc...l would never have thought of aftershave lol at least she'll smell nice ;) Well...maybe not..cos he's not likely to use his really nice ones...probably the one he was given that smells of cats pee But what you said about kids probably eating it makes sense to me...might tr...