1# Harvesting – Throughout September and October the apples and pears will need harvesting. You will know they are ready when the weather turns blustery resulting in a windfall of fruit on the floor. None of these will store well so use them to make chutneys and wine or leave a bucket at your gateway […]
1# Harvesting – Early sowings of onions and potatoes may be ready to harvest now. Wait until the tops have flopped over and look faded and dry. Pick the potatoes as you need them making sure to cover with soil any that you leave for another day –otherwise the daylight will turn their skin green […]
Any machine purchased from the 1st January 2020, all The Handy Electric & Petrol products will be supplied with a 2 year domestic manufacturers warranty*. All other products will continue to receive 1 year domestic manufacturers warranty*. This means great products such as The Handy Petrol Chipper Shredder (THPDS65), The Handy Petrol Mini Tiller (THPMT) […]
Start growing veg on your allotment Once you get your allotment, your first task is to completely clear it of weeds, count yourself lucky if you get to take over a working allotment, most people inherit an empty, overgrown or abandoned plot. Once you have cleared your new allotment, it’s time to sit down with […]
Your Garden can add something of beauty to your overall surroundings. When you look out of your kitchen window and see a tidy, well stocked garden you should be filled with pride. To make the ‘Feel Good Factor’ an ongoing emotion your garden needs to be maintained, that’s good news because gardening is often described […]
More People End Up In A&E From Working In The Garden, Than Playing Sport A lot of people take great pride in the art of lawn mowing and find the whole process one of summertime tradition and relaxation. Well, that’s until they go and chop a toe off because they weren’t concentrating. OK, that’s a bit […]
