Allotments 4 All

just discovered this site with my other half (Moriwaki) so i have now stolen the computer from him.
We have a large garden and an allotment we are enthusiastic amateurs and we would like to pick your brains please. ???

JO JO

hello im also new to this site iv been on about three weeks iv just got a lottie and every question iv asked other gr8 people on here have given loads of usefull advice wellcome and enjoy

Hi Jo Jo & Moriwaki,

Welcome

MikeB

Welcome to A4all, it is the most wonderful site, I am sure you will be very happy.  There are lots of people who can help with all sorts of questions so feel free to ask, you will be amazed how quick you get a reply or few!

Can give you a big welcome to this site, watch out it is very addictive. Can't give you any advice as I am a novice, in other words I know nuffink!!! Plenty of friendly people who will give you plenty of advice if and when you need it. ENJOY

hey there JJ & M ... what Qs have you got ?

Hi, JJ welcome. Pick brains well pick away. ;)

Take no notice. This is a terrible place. You get in among the pages and you've no time left for gardening!
Welcome JJ.

Welcome, both!  Guarantee whatever you ask someone on here will actually have an answer. There are people who grow wide ranges of every vegetable you can imagine, people who grow "exotics", people who are real experts - and all modest with it believe me but I'm not one of them I am more a pot luck grower but so far it's worked pretty well!!

Helloooo!  :D

A big welcome to bothe of you.....ENJOY!!!!!! ;D

Hello
Tis a great site to have discovered. How long you had an allotment then?
Melanie :)

Greetings Jo Jo

look forward to the questions  :D  ;)

Hello all thank you for the warm welcome.My question is i have a 20 year old flowering cherry in my front garden last year the leaves looked healthy but they were curled under at the edges also the privit nearest to it was the same also an old lilac tree the rest of my hedge was fine.any ideas please.
Iv'e had the allotment for about four year it was a lot of work at first but well worth it.Some disasters but mostley great.   
                              JO JO

You problem could be the aphid. It also gives of a sugary solution. This sugary solution can cause something else called sooty mold. That put a black sooty loooking film over the leaf and stops it photosynthesising. (Think I spelt that correct  ::)

I have done a bit of googling and found this so I hope it helps.

Cherry Blackfly.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0501/cherry_blackfly.asp

Good luck with your plot this year. Welcome to A4A.

The_Snail

Thank you The_Snail  for your reply but the leaves are perfectly normal exept for the curling. I think maybe that there is a deficiency in the soil but i dont know.
                                            any more ideas out there
                                                   Thanks  JO JO