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thanks martin, brilliant advice. going to try more vitamin c and i thought maybe a boost of echinacea as well. just wondering do you, or anyone else, have a rough estimate of a price for a consultation with a acupuncturist or herbalist etc? i think i shall definately take her and see what they sugge...

hi, i dont love the slugs, in fact i positively hate 'em but i feel uncomfortable about using the pellets because birds and hedgehogs eat the slugs and might get poisoned too. in fact i was having this conversation with one of the men at the allotment (he being pro-pellets) and he suggested instead ...

hello! my daughter suffers badly with hayfever, it affects her eyes mainly, at the moment they are so swollen and sore that she can barely see :cry: this obviously means it is a nightmare down at the allotment. anyway i thought i would pass on a tip that I have been told in case anyone else is suffe...

what a brilliant idea! thanks!
my twins would love that, keep them in the shade too!

thanks for the fast response!
i'll try the ecover spray, hopefully that'll sort it out, was horrible to see!
thinking about it havent seen many wasps down the allotment, didnt know they ate aphids.
thanks again

hello! I have tons of little black aphids on my broad beans, does anyone know a good organic way to remove them? a couple of my plants are wilting now, is that because of them or maybe its just the heat? I did think I had seen a thread on broad beans but cant seem to find it now so if anyone can dir...

trying again...

The Long Day is Over - Norah Jones

ooops, ignore that random post, hadnt read down enough, sorry!

Tonight will be fine - Leonard Cohen

ooh yeah i remember that opus song!

Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

(ps. thanks for the congrats Shirlz!)

didnt think of that Ina! wont worry too much about it then, though good point about fungus Ben but wouldnt that apply to lots of other plants too? so blinkin confusing sometimes!!!
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(just noticed my pictures changed - feel a bit proud!! )

One more time - The Clash

this will be the first time that i've grown courgettes and i read somewhere that you're not supposed to water over the top of them but instead copiously around the sides, does anyone know why that is?
Tinks

Hi Sarah,
what a great collection of images!
thanks for sharing
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