hi goldilox
another reason for worms to appear knotted up is when they are mating worms are hermaphrodites and appear to be knotted together when in 'the act'. I have a piccy but havent sussed out how to add a photo to the posting [/url]
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- Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:17 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Stupid Question Time
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7266
- Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:08 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Mares Tail
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5180
- Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:01 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Mares Tail
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5180
Mares Tail
Hi all, can anyone direct me to a thread in the forum that deals specifically with the removal of mares tail? (the search facility resulted in hundreds of postings that only mention it in passing)I have rather a lot of it and know I have a big job ahead of me but would like to make sure I do it right
- Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: List of gardens to visit
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2577
List of gardens to visit
Hi I am really enjoying reading the 'Head Gardeners' articles in the magazine and the occasional articles about vegetable gardens on the great estates. Can anyone point me in the direction of a list anywhere of kitchen gardens that are open to the public? I'm particularly interested in anything in t...
- Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:35 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: sneeky underground pest?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3247
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:02 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: aubergine hand pollinating
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6352
I must be having a bit of beginers luck with these - my Mum brought me a tray of 6 sorry looking assorted veg plants from Wilcos in May I think, No lables and all wilted - Mum paid 50p for them. I potted them up and put them next to sheltered wall in the garden. One night they completley colapsed wi...
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:31 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: sneeky underground pest?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3247
sneeky underground pest?
Hi all, I planted a few lettuce seedlings the other day - 2 days later and half of them appear to have been chopped off where the stem meets the ground I thought slugs - then realised some of the seedling leaves seem to have been tugged down into the soil and eaten from below - any one got any ideas...
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:18 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: lots of Mustard & Cress seed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3584
lots of Mustard & Cress seed
Hi - Can anyone tell me where I can get larger quantities of mustard & cress seed? The small shop bought packets are quite expensive for a small amount. Its a project for a lot of little people - grow in egg shells and such like. We have a lot of little people for the summer hols and I wondered ...
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:42 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: recipe for cutting compost
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8860
Hi JB - sometimes its the 'why' that makes sense of the 'how' .. Cuttings need an open textured compost because they need oxygen to the roots at all times JB. this 'why' was the bit that make the penny drop - so I mixed my left over compost more or less 50/50 with the perlite and now have 24 rosemar...
- Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:03 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: recipe for cutting compost
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8860
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:11 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: recipe for cutting compost
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8860
recipe for cutting compost
Hiya I'm going to have a go at taking some cuttings from my herb bed. I cant afford to buy the good cutting compost but I found in my 'inherited' allotment shed some perlite and some chunky vermiculite. I have some pretty good 'worm poo' from my wormery and a bit of left over general purpose compost...
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:50 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: willow fedge Eden style
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3107
Well, there you go! Good job I asked. It seems it is an 'elegant' solution for Eden as most of the willow fedging is in the bottom of the site which no doubt has drainage problems when it rains but on my garden, less moisture is not what I want. I will indeed look for another solution me thinks. Tha...
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:35 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: willow fedge Eden style
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3107
willow fedge Eden style
Hi I went on holiday to cornwall and a visit to the Eden Project blew me away! One of the many ideas I came away with was that a rather drafty spot on my allotment garden might be a suitable place for a low willow fedge - just the very basic kind of a bent over hoop of willow. I mentioned this to a ...
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: geraniums as a companion for veg?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2435
- Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:03 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: geraniums as a companion for veg?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2435
geraniums as a companion for veg?
Hi All,
I have a load of geraniums leftover (more plug plants than I can cope with!) Is anyone aware of benefits or problems with planing them in amoungst veg? I was thinking of edgeing the leek bed with them - they are fairly standard bedding geraniums.
Ta
I have a load of geraniums leftover (more plug plants than I can cope with!) Is anyone aware of benefits or problems with planing them in amoungst veg? I was thinking of edgeing the leek bed with them - they are fairly standard bedding geraniums.
Ta