Never knew one could use the leaves ! I'm surely going to try. Thanks for this tip!

As a garlic lover I try to grow my own. Thing is, the bulbs stay rather tiny. The taste is ok, but I would like to have bigger bulbs. Any tips on how to get the bulbs to grow bigger?

Sometimes the plant developes a flower. Should I cut of these flowers as soon as possible or not?

sunny with scattered clouds and 10.7 C

not much wind

looks like we've got some dry days coming

Forecasts are looking good, I doubt there will be frost in the garden....

Has anyone planted out the Maurelli yet or is that a dumb idea with the risks of frosty nights in mind?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26280219

Stephen, Rain has been average in december (65mm) and January (74 mm), feb is much wetter then normal so far with 66 mm of rain. Not that dry at all, but drier then some parts from the UK I guess. Winter is mild, but winter 2006/2007 has been milder. Here in jan we had 97mm. But, thats no rain that...

somesun!

What a beautiful forecast chart! After lots of months below average, time has come to have months above average.

Rather windy I would say... If everything has a purpose on earth, why would nature create such devastating storms? Storms are trashing my garden a couple of times a year. We get the same conditions you have occasionally, which is actually worse to deal with than cold spells I think. Try and protect ...

Is there a chance that a patio cleaner or similar stuff will affect growth of plants? It is a poison that flows into the ground I believe, or is it safe to use?

I've got a driving test in a Home delivery van at lunchtime and the weather forecast is gale force winds with thunderstorms :lol: :D Have fun! Try and take a high bridge or something :lol: I remember the storm of 25 Jan 1990, at the time I worked at the express mail delivery service driving around ...

Not one penny spent on paraffin so far this winter icon_cheers icon_cheers :D :D :lol: :lol: Same here, must have saved some on the energy bill this winter. The ropelights switched on only one night, I've set them to switch on when the temp falls below 1C icon_thumleft Only March left to get throug...

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rain today. rain yesterday. rain the day before yesterday. rain rain rain :arrow: drunken_smilie1 temperature is ok though, around 5 at night and around 9 during the day wind or storm occasionally, the basjoo is not frozen this time but absolutely totally trashed by the wind I do believe there were ...

Great thread, beautiful pictures. I envy you guys, being able to keep rather large gardens (by my standards that is) looking so good. I can't imagine the amount of time and effort it takes to make a big garden look so good.