So my parsley this year is terrible, I've had about 5 sprigs from three rows, and it reminded me of the saying Parsley grows where the missus is the master, to put it another way where the missus is the master parsley grows the faster.

There are loads of superstitions around vegetable, herbs and wild bounty and I thought this might be a good spot to collate them. 

So, Parsley is a funny one, as there's another saying that parsley goes to the devil 9 times and very often forgets to come back, meaning that it is a devil to germinate.

Plus you should never give away parsley for fear of bad luck, or transplant it for that mind. (I'm guilty of that one, which is probably why mine isn't growing.!)

I also like the blackberry saying don't pick after all hallows eve as the devil will have infested the berries. Which to be fair is pretty accurate, that late in the season they are normally full of grubs.

What superstitions do you remember, or have been told? I'm sure more will come to my mind shortly.

Had some very nice baby plum toms from the supermarket so decided to save some seed to see what happens.  Too late for this year but will test the germination and try them next season as an experiment.  Anyone heard of Angelle?  I searched on web but not a lot of info, it seems to be a commercial variety.

That's it really☺

Afternoon folks

Without sounding like a broken record another q for next year?

Well, no - think it is an aesculapian snake, squeezed up into the top of the garden/wood shed - the roof and walls are black so get lovely and warm, perfect for reptiles in the morning. 
It got bored of being admired yesterday and uncurled and disappeared behind the wood in the other shed that backs onto this one so we see it was about a metre in length, so a bit of growing to do yet. 
Snakes are always welcome in my garden especially the ones like this who eat voles!!

   

Yesterday we picked the first batch of sloes which feels really early. 1.3kg from just three branches that MrPP cut from the very top of the patch of blackthorn scrub at the top of the garden. 
   
And as an added bonus I have a great lump on the top of my head from where he lost control of the telescopic pruner and it swung back over his head and landed on mine. Ouch!!
   
Beyond sloe gin, is there any anything else you do with sloes? Just how much sugar wuld you need to add to make a bearable jelly?!

Idly looking at the GH from some distance away, I noticed that one of the canes appeared to be moving. Thought I was imagining it but went in to investigate. 
The cane was covered in winged ants that were crawling up from the compost which was teeming with lots of wingless ants. 
The roof of the GH was speckled with the winged ones.
I uprooted the worst affected plant, in its bottomless pot and carried it outside. The ants were crawling on my arms and dropping off the GH roof into my hair. It was like something out of a horror film.
Not sure where they are now but the nest was treated to some ant powder. Sorry Ants but you're not having any more of my plants if I can help it!

Hello from Kent, UK!
I'm pretty new to gardening, only having a garden for a year.
Last year, I went crazy and wanted to grow EVERYTHING and not much worked out, apart from some strawberries, peas and dwarf beans.
This year I've pulled it back, worked out what space I have (as I'm growing everything in containers) and now have alot more growing for me, including chillies, tomatoes and uchiki kuri squash!
For next year, I'm going to be even more organised! I've made sure to have the exact seeds for what I want to grow (in my first year I bought 60 different packets of seeds from Wilko's 10p seed sale!), mainly through swaps.
I also want to have more flowers, so have quite a collection of various seeds to try out.
I'm looking forward to getting some support and inspiration from this page!

new job - almost stressed right out, sorry for lack of posts...
anyhow...

friends pond has a weird algae (i guess) that floats on top the pond - rusty brown colour
He put a filtering system in to fix it but its made no odds

Ideas?

Just wanted to share what a stunning plant this is.  It has been tinged with purple stems and leaves from a small seedlings.

Now as I eagerly wait for the tomatoes to ripen, I gaze with adoration upon some super striking deeply coloured tomatoes

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