Ask The Expert

My autumn raspberries are not doing so well, some of the canes seem to be brittle and lean over, the leaves seem to yellow prematurely, and some of the fruit is poor and crumbles when picked.

My tree fern has been producing smaller and smaller fronds each year? I am growing them in pots.

I have attached pictures of the shrub rose that I am wanting to buy a support for, it produces masses of blooms each year and becomes weighted down as a consequence . Would the circular support help, at present its propped up with a spade and fork handle!

Would you be able to recommend a most suitable support for Dahlia's?

We have a maturing mulberry tree which, this year, already looks as though it will produce a bumper crop of fruit.But we also have many bird visitors! So my concern is how best to protect the tree from the birds and in a way that wont harm the birds, either.

I have several conifers that appear to have been quite seriously affected by spidermite. They have new growth but only on the top extremities and the lower 80% of the trees are almost dead. Can these trees be revived or is removing them the only solution?

COUCH GRASS please can you tell me how to be rid of this creeping monster?

I have leylandii in a row to form a barrier between my garden and next door. There are some brown parts and I have a close up of the dead bit too, what do you think is causing this please?

Should I leave the new non-fruit bearing shoots of my rapsberries and loganberries on or cut these off to give the fruit more nutrients?

The time has come to clear out the raised beds. Can you tell me what to do: Remove all the soil? Place the liners? Mix it with something like well rotted compost or sand? Put it back? Sounds like a lot of work!

Can you advise me on how to calculate the quantity of growing medium required, the best option to use and the need for anything additional?

Can I put my raised bed on concrete or do I need to go to the trouble of breaking it up...?

I've got a previously happy camellia which has stopped producing flower buds and is looking under the weather. Can you help?

As the manager of our allotment society I have been asked to find out what we can use against blight now that Bordeaux mixture is no longer available. Can you suggest something?

I'm thinking about buying an 8ft x 6ft superior greenhouse and am not quite sure about the staging. The base for the greenhouse is on patio slabs and I plan to have staging on one side so I can grow tomatoes in pots on the other side. I like the idea of the two tier staging with the bottom wooden slatted shelf but am confused by the sizing.

Which of your products would recommend to protect an over seeded lawn it is about 1000 square metres?

Can you please tell me if I can use the application of nematodes on ground where I still have growing crops and flowers. I still have beetroot, potatoes, carrots and cabbage in ground on my allotment

I can either make four 4x4 raised beds or two 8x4 raised beds and cannot decide which would be best to order. Would the four smaller beds be better in terms of trying to rotate the beds? Two larger beds would however give me more space to walk around the beds.

My pond has been cleaned out of fish by what appears to be an otter. Would it be safe to use galvanised netting over the pond? I have heard conflicting reports about it being harmful to fish.

In a rectangle small flower bed, I have a small water feature which consists of a tank, sunken into the ground , the capacity of which is about 15 to 20 litres. The problem: The water smells within a few days due to earth worms, the odd slug and wood lice falling into the water tank, and I guess this is part of the cause of the smell.

I bought a Camellia shrub in 2012 I think it was (sorry can't remember what type but think it is a red flowering Camellia) however to date it has never flowered. It was in a small pot when I purchased it from a supermarket. I re-potted it last year into an 8-10 inch pot because it had not flowered.

I want to apply another large outdoor pack of nemasys vine weevil killer just in case, but as growth appears good I wonder if I should order an autumn 2014 /spring 2015 pack on basis that if no grubs are currently active then I would be wasting the spring/autumn 2014 box.

We have had a Leatherjacket & Chafer grub problem for several years and have tried various products to eradicate the problem without success

I have inherited an apricot tree in a garden in France which I suspect is at least 25 years old. Most of the fruit falls off the tree prior to maturity and I suspect this is because the tree is infested with an insect which eats and/or perforates the leaves

I am hoping to buy a Victoria plum tree and a green gage, or Golden gage as you have it advertised, however, but we do not have much room

How long after chafer grub treatment do I need to wait until I can re-seed my lawn?

I am not sure if I really need three tier staging but can see the attraction of having the extra tier. Any advice you can give me in this respect would be much appreciated

My cabbages have eggs and caterpillars all over them and sprouts are lie skeletons! I am so disappointed.

I purchased two treble-planked raised beds about 5 years ago which were serving me well until the past two years. This year has had the poorest results possible! Failed crops of veg in spite of watering well every evening and feeding once a week forking new compost in too every year.

I was wondering if it is possible to erect small temporary green house, tall enough to shelter shrubs in winter

I have a 6ft fence on which I hope to put an armandi clematis. Is the starter gripple kit suitable for the job? Do I require anything else to do the job? What are these vine eyes a reviewer mentions

This year my peach tree got peach curl for the first time. I did try a spray from the garden centre but it didn?t work. What can I use to keep my tree happy and healthy?

I currently have hundreds of beetles emerging from my lawn

Some yellowing on the the plant's lower leaves, a bit higher up the plant than normal.

My runner beans are covered in black fly

When I have looked at images of vegetables growing in raised beds, they appear to be slightly closer together than traditionally grown vegetables - is this just the way I am seeing them, or is it that the deeper the raised bed the closer they are planted?

How can I get rid of the little maggots eating my strawberry leaves

The water from my water butt is rather smelly, it is covered and the collection areas do have filters to remove larger vegetable debris. Will the EM ceramic bag work inside the butt to reduce the smelliness of the water.

Please can you help, my carrots get up to about an inch high and then disappear they are under a protective cloche and there is plenty of slug pellets around

I need top strong netting for a cage 11ft and 11ft plus enough for overhang. Please advise cost etc

I have been on your website for the treatment of leaf eating pests and wanted to identify whether this is vine weevil attack

I can not find anything that looks like this in my RHS Pest and Diseases book and people asked so far do not know what it is. I would be very grateful for any advice you can give me and what action I should take

Hi there today down the allotment my next plot neighbour asked me if I new what was on the leaves of her raspberries - its has lots of red spots

We have one of your 8 by 4 raised beds. Please can you advise us on the distance we should leave between an existing mixed border (bushes, flowers, some trees - all very sparse because of thin soil) and the raised bed.

I would like more information about how the gripple wire tensioner works please. 1. Do I have to use it with the rope wire shown in your picture or will plain wire work too? 2. How does it tighten the wire to re-tension it?

Please could you advise me which slot and lock connectors I would need to make a frame similar to GPL-092 Easy Bean System.

I am hoping you can give me some advice about my tomatoes. I have just planted four very healthy looking tomatoes plants into two of your Tomato Success Kits. Within two days the top four leaves on one of the plants have started to turn yellow. The yellowing has started in the centre of each leaf and seems to radiate out from the veins.

Because of the nature of my garden I am unable to construct a fruit cage and can only individually protect each fruit bush ( I have 5 currant and 3 blueberries bushes) can you advise which of your netting products would be suitable for draping over each bush to protect them from birds

I wonder if you could advise me re cats fouling in my garden. I have tried various products which claim to stop this but the problem still persists and is getting worse.

Would l need to add worms in a compost bin?

I have a compost bin which sits on the ground and has a well fitting lid. I get loads of huge fat slugs inside, all nicely cuddling up together in heaps on the top of the compost. They collect round the rim of the lid too.

I am designing a 4.00m length of cordon apple trees for my client. I could either specify 3 x pressure treated softwood timber posts 2.40m long, with 1.80m above ground, plus 3 horizontal rows of 2mm wire with tensioners at one end of each.

I've just ordered a raised bed, 12 in deep, which I intend to position on the lawn. Is it best to use a liner or not?

I have some fruit trees in our 1935 built house. The three Apple trees we have were probably planted soon after it was built.. The middle one is s particularly heavy cropper of Bramley apples which one by one fall to the ground, many with brown rot but others with good big fruit until they fall to the ground when the in bruising starts.

Please can you help, my carrots get up to about an inch high and then disappear they are under a protective cloche and there is plenty of slug pellets around. What I find is that not only do the carrots disappear but so do the slug pellets what could be eating them under the cloche?

I've got a small gooseberry bush with gooseberries which are currently about pea-size, and a small Cox?s Pippin apple tree which is about 2 years old and just starting to grow apples; I presume I need to cover these with netting to stop the birds or butterflies eating the fruit, please can you advise which type of netting I need

Can you tell me what it is that is causing my mint, when it appears to be growing so well, to appear to die off. The leaves go brown, dry & shriveled. I have found a few tiny green caterpillers on it, but not enough to make it look as though they are causing the problem.

I have a bit of a problem with what appears to be vine weevil grubs in my raised beds, I have adopted the role of main gardener (actually I am A Child Care Practitioner, a play worker ! ) here at the Bideford Bay Children?s Centre, in Bideford, North Devon

I have gradually been acquiring some beautiful scented roses but each year they produce black spots on their leaves with eventual die back

I have a box of old Blood Fish and Bone - 5 years old and it has "melted". Can I mix it with water and use it for general floral garden use?

I want to start on some raised beds for growing veg but iv never grown veg before so im totally lost I have 2 questions to start with...

I have a cat which keeps littering in my next door neighbours border. Is there anything I can buy ?

I'm actually looking to build an outdoor cat run and was thinking that a fruit cage framework looks ideal for this purpose.

I am considering buying one of your fruit cages but the main reason is that I want to keep some squirrels out ? are any of your nets suitable?

I'm planning on using nemaslug next year, just wondering if I can also use your grow your own nemyses product as well, on the same plots?

Can you take cuttings from peppers?

We need a slug repellent that will not be harmful to our dog.

We are looking to source 3 espalier fruit trees and a tensioning wire support system.

It looks like my crab apple tree has got some form of fungal infection.

What size raised beds would I require?

My broad beans had loads of scarlet flowers on them in the cage. They grew well but after the flowers shrivelled there was not a single bean on any plant.

I've noticed that the leaves are dying back and the twigs that started to grow from the pruned branches are going the same way.

When will my fruit trees bear fruit?

My onion seeds are spindly, about 2 inches tall and seem to unfold themselves at the half way point before straightening themselves out?

Will my raised bed get enough sunlight?

We have some pink flowers in one of our borders at home (see photograph). We just do not know what they are and thought perhaps you or one of your colleagues might be able to enlighten us please?

Can you please help with putting plant groups into a 4 year crop rotation?

Could you give me some advice please as my cauliflowers are not forming heads?

When should I use my fine insect mesh...?

I would like info on how many of the plants require protection - and what kind is best - for a successful outcome?

I'd like to give the veg plots a good feed this winter. What do you suggest?

Where is the best place for locating my raised bed?

One of my apple trees has canker - can I go ahead now to dig roots out and dig up another smaller tree and put it almost in the same place?

I am looking for an inexpensive, easy to install, but tough solution to wire fence my chickens?

Can you advise if your wooden troughs can be painted?

Help - something is attacking my clematis!

Can you suggest a way of keeping our 4 chickens from scratching around in our flower beds and ruining the new plants?

Orchid care please advise on how to get the plant to reflower

How to prune my kiwi tree and when will I get fruit?

I have an Aspidestra plant which appears to be infested with white fly.

What is Clubroot and how do I get rid of it!

How can I prevent my apples having shallow holes on the skins?

How should I prepare my Hedgehog House for hibernation?

I have planted some red baron onion sets but over the past few weeks the onion sets have all bolted.

Using nematodes for Vine Weevils after using Provado.

How long should it be before I see a reduction in red spider or in fact anything emerging from the sachets?

Do I cut back my strawberry plants a second time?

Will my 4ft ROOT!T Grow Light System fit inside my Vitopod (double length & double height)?

Despite many years of growing great Brussel Sprouts and other brassicas the plants on my plot have huge stems, but very few small sprouts.Is there a possible deficiency in the soil?

Heating an 8' x 6' greenhouse

The general advice seems to be to cut out this years fruited canes and support this years new growth,but if we cut out those fruited canes,there will be nothing left.

My turnips are getting holey leaves?

My rhubarb stalks are all weedy - the stalks earlier in the year were slightly better but not strong thick stalks.

Do you think if I plant hostas in my rockery and spread pebbles around will this deter slugs? I want to protect my hydrangeas from the weather of the open field behind them?

We had a dreadful tomato crop this year. Worst of all it was very late we didn't start eating them until well into September. I'd like to start eating my own tomatoes in June, or even earlier if possible.

We have ten cordon apple trees trained along a south facing Yorkshire-boarded fence that have been planted for nearly 4 years. Last year and this year they have been badly infested with wooly aphid.

Can your Strulch product just be left on surface and would it be the best thing to use as a mulch?

My tomatoes are still green!

Without digging up my plants, how do I know I have vine weevil grubs?

Will ant nematode work in compost bin?

I am trying to clear couch grass roots from an allotment with heavy, clay soil. I know that a new plant can grow from any tiny bit of rhizome I leave behind, but will they also grow from the fine roots that grow off the rhizome?

My fruit trees are losing leaves and turning yellow

Can I re-use the potato compost for planting up fruit trees?

Will I harm my plum tree if I cut it back to 2 metres high?

I've had problems down at the allotment with Onion and Leek Moth - have you any ideas please?

My leeks this year are solid in the middle with only 3 or 4 layers of proper leek?

Is a sunny west facing fence suitable for growing raspberries? Also how much space should I allow when I plant them?

Can I recycle cardboard packaging?

I am sure you are asked this question a lot, we have a few squirrels in our garden and a couple of wild rabbits.

All the green tops have vanished on my onions

I need to move a monkey puzzle tree but don't know how. Have you any advice?

What's the best way to make sure my gladioli flower again next year?

When could I safely remove insect mesh covers without the risk of Carrot Fly?

Can you advise what causes our blackberries to not ripen all over. Sometimes a few "blobs" remain red?

My potatoes are breaking up when boiled.

I'd like to sort out the weeds on my block paving with a flame gun. Is it suitable?

I'm trying biological control in my greenhouse for the first time this year with whitefly the target. How will I know when the predators are on the loose?

My pond water has gone very green and I'd like to be able to see what's going on down below. Have you any suggestions?

I'm a keen grow your owner and composter and I'm considering adding some worms to my heap and chucking in a bit of lime to sweeten things up. What do you reckon?

Where and how to site a slot together compost was the latest challenge for Master Composter Martin Fiddes; read on to see what answer he came up with...

I'm growing tomatoes in a greenhouse for the first time and was wondering if I need to give them a helping hand with pollination. What are your thoughts?

Mint is taking over my garden and I need to keep it in check. Any ideas?

I'm looking to heat my new greenhouse/orangery but I really don't know where to start when it comes to heaters. What advice can you give me?

I'm starting to worry about a slow-to-fruit cherry tree which is about 3 years old. Is there anything I can do to perk it up and get some more fruit?

I think I have whitefly on my mint. How can I get rid of them and is it true marigolds planted nearby will do the trick?

I don't want to lose my begonias this winter. What's the best way to get them through?

I've just finished an eventful season in the greenhouse and cleaned everything down. It's looking a bit empty right now so any ideas what I could be using it for?

Like so many people, my conifer hedge is looking rather tired with plenty of brown patches. Any idea what this could be?

I'm torn between a compost tumbler and Aerobin to meet all my home composting needs. Which way do you suggest I go?

The double chamber composter has caught my attention but I'd like to know just what my involvement would be. Do I need to move the compost from chamber to chamber myself?

Short and to the point; is there a quick cure for potato scab? I don't want scabby spuds this year

I'd like a hollow tine aerator so I can get my lawn looking its best. What type would you suggest I go for?

I use my cold greenhouse for overwintering hardy plants but do I need to think about a heater? If so, which one?

I've already got some fleece to cover up my jasminum - can you give me any pointers on the best way to go about it? I've also got a couple more tender plants to protect; what do you recommend I use?

I'm living in Crete and would like some Mediterranean composting advice! There are plenty of flies around and I'm cutting back geraniums; how do I get rid of the former and can I compost the latter?

Hi will the cat deterrent plants last through our winters?

Spider mite problem in a greenhouse, its attacking a peach tree quite badly

Can you help me find out what insect/pest is eating the leaves of my aubergines?

Early planting of Peas can sometimes miss the main Pea Moth season but main crops are vulnerable.

I noticed what I thought were vine weevils on the grape vine in spring and treated it with nematodes. It then developed downy mildew while I was away on holiday so I drenched it with the stuff recommended by my local garden centre. This has caused further problems - what do you advise?

I have a problem with my Banana Pepper plant.

I have had an infestation of red mites in my chicken coop. I have already burned one coop because of the problem. Please prevent me from having to burn another!

I would like to plant some form of green vegetables through the winter months

We think we have an infestation of Vine Weevil but how can we be sure...?

Prevention is better than cure!

Do you have something to solve small white snails?

Controlling Aphids on roses without harming birds...

Cucumber conundrum - getting rid of brown mites...

I have 30 tomato plants which have been infested by white fly...

How do I treat an Aphid infestation without affecting my hard-working bees...?

My marrow leaves keep getting white spots which slowly spread...

What's the best solution for scores of earwigs on my corn...?

Conifers seeing red - about half my hedge has gone all reddy, what could it be...?

How can I stop slugs midnight snacking on my cabbages...?

How can I protect my indoor plants from black flies...?

What's happening to my beans?

No fruit on my Goji Berry bushes!

How do I feed and prune my Lavatera ?

Is a polythene cover suitable for ripening tomatoes?

My lawn has developed a number of brown patches, but to date I've seen very few crane flies or leather jackets about. Is it likely to be something else?

I have an aphid problem in my tree and would like to treat using the recommened wasps but im allergic to wasps.

Applying fertiliser prior to growing winter crops?

What has caused the purple/red blotchingon my Liquid Amber tree leaf ?

Do you have any advice on planting and seed sowing vegetables for the winter ?

I've noticed bees nesting in my compost bins. How can I pursuade them to relocate without harming them?

Is there a way of getting rid of bindweed in the garden organically?

I have recently noticed my cauli leaves have started to crinkle at the edges and have white patches on them despite growing strongly. Why is this?

Aphids clustering on my cabbages...

How do I get rid of pesky earwigs...?

Is there a way of getting rid of a virus in my organic flower border that is a squidy white substance that attacks the stems at the base which eventually die?

Is there a way to tackle red spider mite in hedges without having to use a "kill all" solution?

Please could you tell me if Nemasys Grow Your Own will affect earthworms? Also, is it too late to use it this year as I am planting my winter veg now.

What can I do about my foxglove leaves getting little holes and is there an effective treatment for woolly aphids?

I am looking at buying a fruit cage to protect my kitchen garden plot from birds and cats etc.

This is either caterpillar damage or Sawfly larvae damage, which look like small caterpillars

Something is eating my courgette plants...

What's attacking my sweetcorn plants...?

What's eating my raspberry leaves...?

Chafer grubs have ruined my lawn - when is the best time to apply treatment...?

Is something enjoying the blueberries as much as I am...?

I have these weeds on my lawn.

Every year something eats all the the leaves in fact strips the plants but I have never seen any thing doing it.

I am trying to find a way to get rid of white fly on my mint plant

Something is making circular-ish brown patches in my lawn

The only way to protect fully is by putting a fleece over the plants

I have noticed the rust on many Quercus Ilex on my travels what would you recommend?

I am trying to find a way to get rid of white fly on my mint plant

I think my soaker hose might be clogged up with manganese

I noticed that one blueberry bush planted in a large-ish pot was starting to die off

What's happening to my strawberries?

Do I need to put anything else in my manger for drainage or extra nutrients?

I'd like to use the Link-a-Bord raised beds but my garden is sloping. Do I level it out or just place the beds on the incline?...?

Horsetail is coming up on the rails and taking over my garden! What method of control can I back to give me odds on success...?

What can I feed the worms in my wormery...?

I am trying to decide which watering system is going to be best to ensure our veg plot is kept watered without depending on the neighbours. What do you advise...?

The crop rotation system is giving me a headache! Do I keep plant groups out of the same bed for 3 years or 4? What does it achieve? Which crops follow which and do I need to practice crop rotation closely in raised beds? Help!

I used the outdoor Spider Mite Killer Sachets last year on spider mites in my conifer hedge and I'm pretty sure they were successful. I notice that in your 2011 catalogue you don't have the outdoor version; is this not available any more ? And have you any additional advice on using the sachets...?

Some of my strawberry plants are looking a bit worse for wear and I suspect the vine weevil may be the culprit. Nematodes seem to be the answer but how do they work and when should I apply them...?

I've heard the terms potting compost regularly but I've never worked out what potting mix is. Can you help...?

I'm considering placing raised beds on grass and I'm not sure of the best way to go about it. I'm also concerned about drainage as I don't want the beds to become waterlogged. Do you have any advice...?

I'd like to compost all the kitchen waste produced by a school kitchen but I'm concerned that some food waste might not break down. Have you any advice...?

I want to keep my greenhouse free of frost this winter and spring but I can't keep an eye on it every day. Any solutions you can suggest ...?

I'm in the process building my own propagation bench and I need to clarify a few things, like which size of cable I'll need and what type of sand I should use. Can you help...?

I've got some tiny white bugs in my compost bin which I think are Springtails. Is this likely and do I need to get rid of them...?

My garden produces a lot of compostable waste and my traditional bins aren't really doing the job. Which size compost tumbler do I need ...?

I'd like to efficiently irrigate my polytunnel, raised beds and garden in general and I'm wondering which watering system to use. Any advice...?

My raspberry canes have arived but the soil is too wet and cold to plant them right now. What should I do in the meantime...?

My compost tumbler makes excellent compost but there's one thing that's always bugged me - what's the best way to empty it? Any ideas...?

Conifer debris invading our club tennis courts is something we'd obviously like to avoid. Any ideas on how to call game, set and match on this problem...?

Last year my plants were all 'leggy'. Would some bottom heat from a heat mat prevent this...?

I want to start my seedlings off early but I'm keen to avoid spindly, leggy plants. Any ideas ...?

I'd like an Aerobin composter to beat the rats but I'd like to know more about its construction. Can you help...?

I've plenty of flowers but no runner beans. What am I doing wrong...?

I'm about to move house and I'm taking my plant collection with me. How can I ensure they survive the move and any ideas about replanting them...?

I want to develop a home composting system and I'd like to know more about turning a compost heap. How often do you have to do it ...?

I've just got a new greenhouse and I'm keen to get it kitted out . Is your aluminium greenhouse staging likely to be strong enough for me ...?

I'd like to cover the vegetables I'm planning to grow in my raised beds, but I'm not sure which hoops, netting and clips I will need. Please could you help...?

I'm keen to get into home vegetable growing after a major garden revamp. Can you help with some raised bed-based questions I've got...?

I can't find the old pots I used to grow tomatoes in anywhere. Have you got any idea where I can get them ...?

We've just had the coldst winter for over 30 years and it's still frosty here. I still want to make the most of my vegetable patch so what should I use ...?

I've got continual rat problems with my compost bin . Have you got any suitable solutions so I can compost alone...?

My father has suffered at the hands of leek rust in the past and wants to avoid the same thing happening again. Any advice...?

The rabbits have got a taste for bark this winter. What can I do to stop them eating my trees...?

I want some help with germinating seeds. Should I kit out my greenhouse with a Vitopod, soil warming cables or a heat mat...?

I'd like to create 'wedge' shaped raised beds and protect them with slug tape. Can Harrod Horticultural help...?

I want to set up a three Harcostar water butt system to save water. What's the best way to link them all together...?

Will butterfly netting prevent bees and other pollinating insects from entering my vegetable cage...?

The chafer grubs in my soil are attracting birds who are making a real mess of my lawn - what can I do ...?

Will the ash from my stove benefit the garden...?

Apple trees in need of winter protection...

I want to start growing veg but my soil's been covered up for years. How do I start...?

I want to make compost from the plentiful supply of material in my large garden. Any recommendations...?

I've heard copper can cause unwanted soil problems in the garden. Does this mean the slug rings are a no-go...?

I want to water raspberry canes with a soaker hose from my water butt. What do you think I should use...?

I want to plant a new apple tree but I've heard conflicting reports of the best way to do so. Can you help...?

I've always used a paraffin heater in my greenhouse but the new Black Forest catalytic heaters have caught my eye. Do you recommend them...?

I'd like to get into home composting but there's only the two of us, a puppy and a small garden. What will I need and can I add waste from the dog to the heap as well....?

I've heard nematodes can be parasitic. Are they really the saftest option for garden slug control ...?

I'm considering purchasing a composter but I'm not sure which one to choose. Do I go for a tumbler, the Tumbleweed version or a 'Big Pig'...?

I want to grow peppers and tomatoes in my greenhouse. Which Frost Buster heater do I need...?

I've got ants in my compost heap and they're also in my lawn. What can I do to get rid of them...?

I want to keep my greenhouse plants well watered. Is it possible to use the watering tray kits and the tub together...?

My pond water is clear and I'd like to keep it that way! Can you recommend the EM Mud Balls to do the job...?

I want to pump water from my tank around my garden. Is the water butt pump up to the task...?

I'm sure my chilli seeds need some extra heat to help them germinate. What's the best method to use...?

I want to accommodate the height of my fruit trees which should grow to a maximum of 8ft.

I want to fill the raised beds I've recently purchased from you. How much soil will I need?

My broccoli is ready to harvest. How should I go about it...?

Slugs have made mincemeat of our first year vegetables. We want to reduce their numbers but we've got two young children to consider. Any ideas how we can do this safely...?

I want to use the soil warming cables to set up a propagating area. Any ideas how I can keep the heat in...?

I'm trying to clean up and streamline my composting operation, and I want to know if a Compost Tumbler will help. And is it ok to add ash and orange peel to my composter...?

I want to stack up two link-a-bord raised bed kits. Do I need to order extra dowel or will I get enough in each kit...?

I'd like to make a propagation bench from soil warming cables. Is my idea a runner and where should I position the thermostat...?

I desperately want to eat the apples from my tree but the maggots get there first! What can I do to stop them...?

What does it mean if my soil is acid and how can I change it...?

I've protected my carrots from the dreaded fly, but when is it safe to take this down...?

Will soil from under a pine tree make a good filling for my raised bed...?

Should I remove the hard figs currently residing on my tree, or are they next year's crop...?

Is it too late to sow carrots for a Christmas crop - and I've got a lot of grass to scarify...?

My raspberries are rusty and I've got trouble with my plums - any ideas...?

I want to give gooseberry sawfly the brush off this winter. Is a wash the answer...?

Do you need more than one butternut squash plant to produce fruit...?

Has the bottom fallen out of your onions? It's bad news I'm afraid...

I'm planning a 5-bed crop rotation plan - any ideas for green manuring and where to put my asparagus...?

Gardening books refer to 'mid winter' or 'early spring'. Can you be more specific...?

Pear leaf mite attacked my trees last year. How can I control this problem...?

I planning to build some raised beds and I've got a hunch the rabbits are keen to become involved. How can I deter them...?

My fruit cage is being invaded by couch grass. Can you suggest a suitable mulch...?

Worms - will they survive the festive season?

I'd like to thoroughly clean my greenhouse ready for the new season. How should I go about it...?

I've got a rat in my garden. Is it likely to damage my vegetables...?

I'd like to cover my raised bed using aluminium tubing and insect mesh netting. What do I need...?

I've got vine weevil but it's too early for nematodes. What else can I do...?

I'd like to create double tier Link-a-Bord beds. What's the best way to go about it...?

How to keep deer out of the garden and the best place for my greenhouse

How can I rotate my crops in a polytunnel...?

I'm finding slugs already! What can I use at this time of year...?

I want to move on my moles but I don't want to poison them. What can I do ...?

Is the Winter fleece jacket suitable for my 33 year old grapefruit tree?

Ground Cover or Mulching Fabric between my soft fruit bushes?

Have your plants been decimated by the hairy, yellow/black caterpillar larvae of the cabbage white butterfly?

This year the suspects are slugs and snails as slime trails were noted at the crime scene

Most of the raspberries has been attacked by some pest - I think it is called a raspberry fly...

How do I keep the water in my Water Butt smelling fresh?

I have noticed that at some time, growers remove the lower leaves off these vegetables why?

I have a Clematis that is just coming into bloom but the flower buds are being attacked, basically the pest is boring into the flower bud and devouring the tissue before the buds open and bloom

Do I try again next year, or give up?

I am interested in the raised beds (link-a-board). Can you tell me what parts are included in the 1m x 1m Link-a-Bord Set?

When is it best to target the Vineweevil? I have a minor (only 1 shrub so far) infestation of vineweevil.

This years winter crop of cabbages, kale and swedes etc were devastated by a plague of caterpillars

Will my Chili plants survive the Green Aphids? Is it too late to introduce ladybirds now or should I just start again?

Attracting Bees to the Orchard. Is the Beeline hive suitable for my needs?

How high from the ground is best for my Ladybird Box?

Can you tell me what causes Brassicas to grow "blind" and can this be prevented or cured?

Please advise the best choice of humane pest control trap

Please advise what to use to join two sections of netting together

My Infestation of Whitefly has been horrendouson my tomato plants...

I intend to keep the spud tubs outside for now and then move them into the Greenhouse as the weather changes

Devastation by Cabbage White - should I use fleece or mesh?

Extend your growing season in the Greenhouse by providing winter heat

We have a rabbit problem in our garden, and last year was the first of 31 years at living here that we saw them

Over run by Red Spider Mite?

I have a problem with bindweed in one of my allotment beds. It has been covered for 12 months but is totally riddled with white brittle roots and they go very deep

The size I would like is 6.5m x 3.85m to fit into the corner of a walled garden which has a wall height of 2m plus a coving on top...