Dryad's Saddle Shelf Mushroom OK, just a quick post on this fantastic mushroom I found while out walking the other day. Commonly known as Dryad's Saddle or Pheasants back mushroom (...
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Never Transplant carrots! If ever there was any doubt as to the wisdom of transplanting carrot seedlings, then the following pictures should put these doubts to rest :) I transplanted some...
Constructing A Pallet Composting Area: Composting to be sure is perhaps not the most exciting or romantic aspect of growing your own vegetables - but without a good understanding of compost...
The Cabbage White butterfly The scourge of vegetable gardeners is without doubt the 'Large White' butterfly ( Pieris brassicae). This is often confused with the 'Small White; butterfly which in...
The Giant Elephant Hawkmoth Caterpillar I saw this beauty crawling across my path the other day, and could hardly believe it! Measuring at just about 3.5 inches fully stretched out, it is the...
Using Grass Clipping As A Garden Mulch Ok, I'll admit that this may not be the most exciting topic in the gardening world - however the results of mulching with grass clippings with regard to weed...