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Useful Advice

Members are able to consult (and contribute to!) resources in the shed, e.g. old gardening magazines. There are also a wide variety of websites that offer great advice for growing fruit and veg. Here are a few of the best:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardenersworld/

http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.htm

http://www.nsalg.org.uk/

Tips from our members

We will feature tips submitted by members on a rolling basis.

Blackfly on broad beans

If you don’t want to use chemicals try a high-powered jet of water. Next year you could try pinching out the growing tip as blackfly particularly enjoy this tender morsel (which also makes good eating – steamed). Or try companion planting – e.g. growing poached egg plants nearby because they attract hoverflies which are beneficial insects. Garlic is also a real turn-off for blackfly. A few cloves planted in between broad beans will deter blackfly.

Free propagator tops

Take your disposable shower caps from hotel bathrooms and stretch them over large flower pots of half seed trays. They are much easier to use than plastic bags and elastic bands but remember to remove the shower cap regularly to shake off any condensation which could damage seedlings.

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