The New Mrs P's Page

"I've noticed that the middle stem of the courgette plant just keeps growing-mine are thigh high now, glad I put a cane in an upturned, bottomless empty lemonade bottle to mark where the water needs to go to reach the roots- you would never get…"

"I have the same problem with 'lurkers' in the undergrowth - I don't use them though, I prefer mine 'finger-sized'.  Even though i spaced the plants out at 3ft apart you still need a safari suit and hatchet to get around…"

"Wow Flighty they are huge!   Checked yesterday morning and all seems quiet, that isn't to say by the time I get home tonight they wont have got busy with themselves.   My arms look like I've been wrestling cats with all the…"

"Just make sure there's none hiding in the foliage. As Flighty says, they'll be marrows if you turn your back on them."

"I've been wondering the same thing.   I am going to try some fennel and pak choi.  I am sure I was quite late in planting them last year and they did pretty well."