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Yes; although they need to be in the house then until there is no risk of frost. In some ways better as the flowers will get visited by insects to pollinate. I end up going round with a paintbrush in the greenhouse.

Ahem

Isn't it a bit late for garlic? I always plant in autumn as I was told it had to go through the winter/a cold snap.

Couple more tips - don't assume you have to use all the seeds in the packet this year. In particular, there are loads of lettuce seeds in a packet and you can sow throughout the year and still have loads left for next. I always let my basil go to seed and then collect it for next year in the...

Herbs such as parsley and basil don't need to be planted yet. Parsley is a perennial so once done you'll have it for years. Basil is an annual, meaning you only get it for one year. I always pour hot water on the compost before sowing basil seeds as it helps them to germinate. I'd just buy a...

Get your seed potatoes now and chit them. They need to be put somewhere lightish and warmish and chitting means that they start to grow a "tail". When you plant them (mid to late March), dig a ditch and put in some organic matter for food. Then as they grow you pile up the earth over the...

OK.

So a bit more on this... I like winding people up sometimes by saying the wrong thing deliberately. So given the opportunity, talking to a frenchie, I would definitely say "bouc et mystère" for a laugh. I've often thought that I might say "salaud" (bastard) instead of "salut" (hi) - but I've...

What winds me up is when the Tube tannoy asks me to "use all of the available doors". I've never managed more than two before the train takes off. It's not a reasonable request IMO.

Don't forget Chester Draws. Chester is very sensitive. Interestingly, the French have the same issue with Escaped Goat. The boring bourgeois write "bouc émissaire", however the more poetic write "bouc et mystère" - which translates as "goat and mystery".

Ahem

Gus thinks that the stars are God's daisy-chain. With apologies to Plum.

When we play well, all of our players are world-beaters and we must make every effort to keep the same side together for next year. When we lose all of our players are crap and we have to bring in 15 new faces in the summer.

It's his wife you need to worry about.

I'm OK with Max getting a new contract as third or fourth choice. We know his strengths and weaknesses pretty well. But in case anyone forgot: - Enthusiastic and determined. - Scores the occasional world-class goal - Holds the ball up pretty well. - Wins a lot of headed flick ons. But -...

Does anyone know what happened to him yesterday? The challenge was pretty innocuous and certainly didn't cause him to have a head injury. Was there an off-the-ball incident?

Scoring goals is clearly a problem... but then conceding them has also been an issue in patches. If we turn this around, we could argue that we'd be having a fantastic season if we could score. Our first two strikers are both injured. We could have an £100m striker but if he's in the sick...

Gus is a massive fan of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' and has memorised the script to his favourite 10 episodes.

Let's just hope he's not too obsequious with the compliments. Having said that, he might also complement Kelly.