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I'd planted some Broccoli a few weeks ago and the plants were doing really well until I noticed holes appearing in the leaves. I eventually spotted some caterpillars today (well, actually I saw one then spotted about a million others when I started to look!). I didn't want to kill them, so I brushed...

I'm not sure I have five favourites, but anyway - things I would go out of my way to watch ...

Doctor Who (old and new series - does that count as two??)

and

The Goodies

erm ... that's about it.

Well I've got loads of manure ready to be shovelled on (when it stops raining!!)

Then I'll have to wait and see ...

Thanks all.

I did wonder about lime (I think my dad suggested it, but I wasn't sure if it was a good idea or not), and the less digging the better as far as I'm concerned!!

I might try different things in different beds and see what works out best ...

the good thing about clay soil is that it is usually full of nutrients.. but the bad thing is it can bake hard like rock.... Yeah, I spotted that - I could have built a small house from some of the lumps that I'd roughly dug last week!! :lol: start making your own compost now and adding - it will t...

This may be a really obvious thing, but I'm new to all this growing things stuff and I couldn't see the answer elsewhere ... I've recently moved to a house with a garden and I'd like to try and grow some of my own fruit and vegetables. I've been clearing the weeds and digging over the beds in prepar...

Just using my first post to say hello

I found the site by accident and have been reading stuff for a while (all very helpful - thanks) but thought maybe now it's time to get involved properly!