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- Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:02 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5864
Re: Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs
Thanks for the responses. Rubbing off the eggs seems to be working. I've only found two clusters of caterpillars and was able to remove the leaves before they did any real damage.
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:10 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5864
Cabbage White Butterfly Eggs
My brassicas are getting little clusters of tiny yellow eggs which I assume are Cabbage White Butterfly eggs. If I rub them off the leaves and they fall on the ground, will they hatch, and if so, will the caterpillers survive on the ground?
Martin.
Martin.
- Mon May 01, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Yew Tree
- Replies: 2
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Yew Tree
My neighbour has a well established Yew tree growing next to the wall between our properties. It has been well cut back so it does not shade my ground. Last year I planted a Rhubarb plant just in front of the wall. It seemed to do well but this year it struggled to grow in the Spring and now appears...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:38 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Peach Tree Pruning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3493
Re: Peach Tree Pruning
What type is it and is it budded onto a dwarfing rootstock? The variety is "Avalon Pride". The rootstock is Montclare. The retailers bumph says that it should have a height of about 6': http://www.thompson-morgan.com/fruit/fruit-trees/stone-fruit-trees/peach-avalon-pride/87129TM
- Sat Jan 21, 2017 12:06 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Peach Tree Pruning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3493
Peach Tree Pruning
I have a peach tree that I planted a year ago. It has grown very well and is now about 8 feet tall. Can I prune the leading branch at the top of the tree to restrict its growth without damaging it?
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:21 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Brick Raised Beds
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6848
Re: Brick Raised Beds
Thanks for the comments. I want these beds to last longer than me (20 years or more I hope) so my first thought was to use hardwood (railway sleepers) but I assume that brick beds should last indefinitely. I will be employing a contractor to do the work so it will be cost that makes the final decisi...
- Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:31 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Brick Raised Beds
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6848
Re: Brick Raised Beds
What depth foundation would it need for 30cms high, 1 brick deep walls?
- Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:12 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Brick Raised Beds
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6848
Brick Raised Beds
Would a brick raised bed 3mtrs x 1mtr and 30cms high be strong enough with one brick deep walls?
Martin.
Martin.
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 11:57 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Wooden fish pond to raised bed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5053
Re: Wooden fish pond to raised bed
Thanks for your replies. The concensus seems to be that it will need drainage which was my own thought. I shall buy a very long and thick concrete drill bit and hope that it breaks through the concrete. The previous owners must have kept Great White Sharks in the pond to need such a strong bottom.
- Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:38 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Wooden fish pond to raised bed
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5053
Wooden fish pond to raised bed
In my new property, I have inherited a wooden walled fish pond. I don't want to keep fish and it would make a perfect raised bed for a herb garden. It measures 6 feet by 4 feet and is 3 feet deep. I assumed that it was just lined with a rubber membrane but when I emptied the water and removed the bo...
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 6:55 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26617
Re: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
Why Raised Beds? Off the top of my head ... (1) More productive than open ground (2) Soil improvement (eg lightening clay) is concentrated (3) Facilitates 'Square Foot Gardening' more easily (4) Easier to manage (eg no digging) (5) Easier to control pests (6) Easier access (I'm not getting any young...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:38 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26617
Re: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
Ricard with an H: Thank you for the excellent information. I assume you do not line your softwood raised beds? A lifespan 15 years would do me fine.
And thanks for the tip re Ensele.
Martin.
And thanks for the tip re Ensele.
Martin.
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:18 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26617
Re: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
Thanks for all your comments. I would prefer to stick to wood as I want the area to look attractive as well as productive. I also want to avoid railway sleepers because of the seepage issues. Pa Snip: Based on your experience, if cost was no factor what would you build them from today? Robo: Your co...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:44 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26617
Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
I want to install some raised beds in my garden for vegetables. My initial thought was to have them built using hardwood but the contractors I have asked for estimates say that these days they nearly always use treated softwood which, they say, gives a good life expectancy. Treated softwood is signi...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:18 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Slugs.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 14158
Re: Slugs.
I always plant out young plants surrounded by a plastic collar cut from plastic bottles. In previous years this has been fairly effective against slugs but this year they seem very adept at climbing the collars. Anyone know of a translucent cream or gel that I could smear around the collar that woul...