Hints and Tips

This section is intended to be a forum for members to pass on ideas, suggestions, hints and tips to help others. You may have hints such as:

• what you can and can't compost
• how to improve seed germination
• when to plant and pick crops
• how to control pests and weeds
• etc...

The possibilities are endless - your experience can help and inspire our newcomers, so please help us build this section.

So, if you have any suggestions for us to include here, please e-mail Tony Turnbull <membership AT shas DOT org DOT uk>

To get things started, here is a an article on 'Saving Your Own Seeds', which has been recommended by one of our plot holders:

Save Your Own Seeds

• Basic Seed Saving For Beginners (98 KB PDF)

Club Root Resistant Brassicas

If you have problems growing brassicas, you may be more successful with one of the new "Club Root Resistant varieties, such as Cabbage Kilaton F1 Hybrid and Cauliflower Clapton F1 Hybrid, available from Thomson & Morgan.

If there are any others you can suggest, please let us know.