GARDENING FACT OR FICTION?
If your family's been gardening for generations, you'll likely have a wealth of practical knowledge up your sleeve. But you may have picked up a few myths too. We're asking which of these seven common gardening practices are based on fact - and which are so full of fiction that they'd give Pinocchio a run for his money.
1 PREVENTING POLLINATION STOPS CUCUMBERS TURNING BITTER
FICTION
It is said that if female greenhouse cucumber flowers are pollinated, their fruits taste bitter. The general advice has always been to remove all the male flowers. Right?
