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don't forget to fit a tap to the tank (if doesn't have one), and stand the tank on a sturdy base (bricks?), so you can get a bucket/watering can under. If the tank hasn't got a lid, it will pay to cobble one together to keep the sun/leaves off. Good luck

I think i'd just have tyres that grip the road properly, without all the technical hoo-ha.

I think i'll give up trying to give up. Maybe i'll try smoking some haddock!!

My Jackie is type one (insulin dependent), and has been for 50yrs. She has learn't to ignore the sugar/sweetener info, and just be sensible about her intake of "diabetic" food-stuffs. I find that most "diabetic" stuff tastes sweeter than the ordinary stuff (and a bloody sight mor...

Ah,well...... i fell off the wagon recently, but i blame my wife!!!!! Unfotunately she just can't pack up, and so i know there is baccy in the house, and it constantly plays on your mind. (a bit like the old "Chinese water torture"!). Back to the drawing board!

Hope it goes (grows) well Russ.

Hello from East Harling.

Hi Ann, hope you've got the cowboy under control now.

It's an old-wifes tale that gout is caused by a rich diet. ( I should know, 'cos my wife is quite young!!). Apparently, gout can affect any joint in your body apart from the elbow...... don't know why. Anyway Russ, i know it's ruddy painful 'cos i've had it across the knuckles on my right-hand. I di...

"I started off with nothing, and i've still got most of it left....... but hey!!"

If you've done your best, then you can't possibly do any more.

Sorry, but i'm totally confused ( and i've been drilling bore-holes for a few years)..... there's no such thing as "soft granite". All aquafer water is "mined", and sometimes it can be "artesian", where-by it hits a pocket of impervious rock, creating a build-up of pres...

Hi Graye, if ever you have any query re; boreholes/pumps don't hesitate to p.m. me. Andrew

I love garlic !! Don't know too much about it, but i do know that if you bury some cloves among the roots of rose-trees, this will discourage aphids from settling on the plant.

Hi Chris, if you are S.E. facing, then your patch will be in full sun for most of the day. It maybe good to bear that in mind when choosing plants. With that in mind you might want to think about rigging up a water butt as you'll probably find that your plants will require plenty of water. Most vege...