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I've been retired for a few years and live in a small village in Dorset, so life isn't much different for me. Plenty to keep me occupied in the garden (which is big, so a lot of work).

What's a gammon? As far as I know it's a pork joint.

No, but they love Rock & Roll.

I've got Joan J. They are very good.

I only grow Autumn raspberries; the birds leave them alone - I don't know why.

Ron Farmer - scored 22 of the 23 penalties he took for us.

The leek seed is in pots in a greenhouse until they are ready to be planted out in the garden. If you keep the compost moist, the leeks won't die. I don't know about your experimental lee and garlic, I've never used the method that you have. If the garlic has come from a shop, it may be a...

That seems to be OK as a novelty, but leeks need a long growing period. We sow leek seed in spring into a large pot of seed compost; the leek seedlings are then transplanted into the garden in June/July. The leeks are ready in Winter.

I also chit parsnip seed on damp paper because germination can be unpredictable.

We chit them on damp paper in a small takeaway container. The container sits on a shelf above a radiator. As soon as the roots start to show, we put them in small pots with seed compost.

Another vote for George Curtis.

Remember 'social distancing' - you'll have to shout at each other.

The only things that we put directly in the ground are potatoes and onion sets. Everything else we start in pots in the greenhouses. Peppers and tomatoes are 'chitted' on damp paper first. If you have the space on your plot, I recommend Alderman peas. They grow tall (up to 8' if you let them) so...

Look up the definition of profiteering. It's not the same as making a profit.

I'm very late with stuff this year - the soil down here is still too cold and saturated. Only just laid out my spuds for chitting. I'll try to get broad beans started in the greenhouse in the next week or so. My wife has started 'chitting' the peppers and chillis. Much too early to think about...

Some good ideas there.

We've grown nasturtiums for a few years. They self-seed so well that it's a lot of work to get rid of the majority of new plants.

We save seed from Runner, French & Black beans, peas, tomatoes, sweet and chilli peppers. The rest of our seed we buy in from a good supplier on eBay.

We've been growing our own veg since we moved into the village 20+ years ago. Fortunately we have a big garden, but to be honest it's getting too much for me to handle nowadays. But I'll carry on for as long as I can even if it means cutting down on the amount grown.

I always add red lentils to a curry. They add bulk and thicken the sauce.