Hope Griffin's Page

"I couldn't agree more Louisa! several years ago, outside a neighbours house, there were some of those big flat green basket-type contianers that the field workers use for cabbages, etc. I asked if we could have them and they were more than…"

"oh, no...poor froggie!"

"I agree Mo. The less I fret and fuss, the better off the garden is. "

"I had lots and lots of very ripe outdoor tomatoes this past summer. We were very shocked, to be honest.  AND, the benefit to having green tomatoesat the end of the season is that they make lovely relish, chutney and salsa!   I am a…"

"Someone fly-tipped some old tyres in the dyke by our house. Hubby brought them home and we have planted pumpmins and other squashes in them with great success. They are not maybe the most attractive thing in the garden, but in the end it is all…"

"I am a fairly new gardener, but hubby has far more experience. We always have tomatoes inb the greenhouse, but two years ago planted some in contianers in the patio. While they did ok, the yield was not nearly as high as the ones in the greenhouse.…"