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Globe artichokes

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by Pawty » Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:55 am

Hi, I'm going to (I hope) grow some globe artichokes plants from seed for a friend and for myself. I was thinking of dedicating a 1m2 area for them...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:53 pm
Heritage peas

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by Marigold » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:52 pm

Around 15 years ago when I first came to Ireland I joined Irish Seedsavers. One of the varieties I had samples of was Carlin Peas, an old pea from I...

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Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:11 am
Pea shoots

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by eileen54 » Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:37 pm

The past couple of years I have grown pea shoots to eat in salads , do I have to keep buying the packet that says pea shoots or can I use any pea...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:00 pm
Germinating tomato seed

Last post by Primrose
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by Barry » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:54 pm

It's happened again and I am stuck to know what I am doing wrong.

I planted a variety of tomato seeds in a propagator in the house, using John Innes...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:39 am
Moving soft fruit bushes

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by FredFromOssett » Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:53 am

Back in October I dug over part of my plot with the intention of moving some blackcurrant, whitecurrant, redcurrant and gooseberry bushes to a new...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:49 am
Tips on Oca and Sweet Potato, please

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:37 am

Bearing in mind that I am likely to be passing my plot on to my daughter this year, I am tempted to try growing both Oca (New Zealand Yam ) and Sweet...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:45 am
Transplanting raspberry canes

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Barry » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:05 pm

Having failed to track down a source for Teri-Louise raspberries, which I don't think are grown commercially any more, I decided to dig up my...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:43 am
Heeling in strawberries

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by Barry » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:35 pm

I want to acquire some Rosie strawberry plants to put in mid-March.

I am after Rosie plants. Firstly, does anybody know of a mail order company...

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Last post by Barry
Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:59 pm
Fencing treatment advice please

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by Primrose » Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:08 pm

I need to re-stain / put a fresh coat of wood preserver on a fully boarded fence but some panels seem to have been affected by a light mossy coating...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:08 pm
Garlic

Last post by Pawty
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by Elen » Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:48 pm

Last summer I harvested, dried and stored in the shed a good crop of Garlic . Since starting to use them in cooking finding they are going soft &...

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Last post by Pawty
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:49 am
Have you ever killed an asparagus plant?

Last post by peter
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by Barry » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:07 pm

I am about to move some three-year-old asparagus plants from my old to my new allotment.

I have done such a thing in the past, moving some...

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Last post by peter
Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:48 pm
Planting bare root apple and pear trees

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Barry » Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:57 pm

I have had on order for a couple of months 3 bareroot apple and 2 bareroot pear trees.

It has been so wet in Kent that I have dared not go and...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:40 am
Time to change the greenhouse border soil

Last post by mikepearce45
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by mikepearce45 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:57 pm

When previously changing the border soil in the greenhouse, I have used a mixture of Garden centre bought "Farmyard Manure" (which is...

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Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:53 pm
Growing a coffee plant

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:28 am

I've been growing a coffee plant from seed and it is now about 1 year old and 30 cm high. It is in a soil based compost with plenty of sharp sand...

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Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:17 pm
Bolting Leeks

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by Monika » Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:04 pm

Almost all our leeks (Musselburgh and Oarsman) have bolted this year. As I usually use them for soups in any case, I have now dug them up and frozen...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:32 pm
what would you advise

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by Pa Snip » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:04 am

So on Mr or Mrs Anon's plots up and down the country its been a bad year. Mr or Mrs Anon are new to kitchen gardening and are already fed up and...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:08 am
VOLCANIC ROCK DUST

Last post by Biffa28
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by lez » Fri May 17, 2013 1:55 pm

I read an article about volcanic rock dust from scotland I think and am tempted to try it. You can get it from B&Q's. Has any one ever tried this...

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Last post by Biffa28
Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:05 am
Leafmould.

Last post by Johnboy
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by snooky » Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:47 pm

I have been collecting the leaves of the oak trees in my garden and allotment and bagging them up to rot down into leafmould.My next door neighbour...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:31 am
Slow growing

Last post by Karmina
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by Karmina » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:54 am

Hi everyone,

I've got a big issue which I do not really understand in my garden, I've been growing cucumbers for few months but they haven't really...

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Last post by Karmina
Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:24 pm
Γίγαντες

Last post by sally wright
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by alan refail » Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:27 pm

Or, if you prefer, Gigantes.

I may have a dislike of runner beans, but I have tried these for the first time this year. They are genuine runners...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:39 am
Good suppliers. (got someone you can recommend ?)

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:04 pm
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I have mentioned before about the difficulty experienced in our area in finding someone to deliver bulk manure.

Recently I found a potential source,...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:34 am
Moving a gooseberry bush

Last post by Primrose
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by Barry » Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:09 am

Hi All,

I am in the middle of transferring to a new allotment in a different town. I can do this quite leisurely.

While it is fun buying in new...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:34 am
Garlic question

Last post by WestHamRon
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by WestHamRon » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:29 pm

The received wisdom appears to be that garlic requires sub-zero temoeratures to split.
The garlic bulbs I've just bought from Tesco come from Spain....

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Last post by WestHamRon
Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:46 am
Miniature rose house plant

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sat Sep 26, 2015 1:25 pm

I've been given a very pretty miniature rose house plant and wonder whether these are specifically bred for indoor enjoyment only. I'd like to plant...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:46 pm
crop rotation

Last post by Elen
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by Elen » Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:49 pm

I know about crop rotation for all the various reasons but recently I was told that Runner Beans were ok to plant in the same patch on the plot each...

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Last post by Elen
Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:16 pm
Dividing sage

Last post by dilettante
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by dilettante » Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:48 am

I have a sage plant which is now rapidly spreading out and seems to have formed three main clumps on longish sections of stem (which formed from...

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Last post by dilettante
Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:07 pm
Coffee grounds

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 2
by Monika » Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:02 pm

Knowing that we grow our own vegetables, our local coffee shop offered me a bucketful of their used coffee grounds. Now what do I do with them?...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:02 pm
Brussel tops

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:08 pm

Is there a right time to remove Brussel tops to eat? Mine are looking so good now, no white fly either I am very tempted or is it too early.

Beryl.

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Last post by Beryl
Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:50 pm
White tomatoes

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by hilary » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:23 am

I was wondering if anyone else can explain why the outdoor green tomatoes I brought into the green house to ripen off have turned whiteish in colour,...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:47 pm
Chrysanthemums.

Last post by Pa Snip
Replies: 5
by oldherbaceous » Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:31 pm

I've grown some lovely white bloom chrysanths this year, but now have a real problem with them.

The problem is, very shortly after they have been...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:38 am
Digging in manure

Last post by Pa Snip
Replies: 11
by Barry » Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:27 pm

On a new plot, which I have been clearing since mid-July, I have access to lots of reasonably well-rotted horse manure. If you were me, would you dig...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:52 am
Pruning Tayberries

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:02 pm

I've cut the fruited wood off the tayberries but wondered whether to cut off or reduce the thinner side shoots from the new stems.
I don't want to...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:28 pm
Self fertile kiwi plants

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:04 am

I suddenly have a bare space of west facing fence to fill and was wondering about growing a self fertile Kiwi plant to have something productive from...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 09, 2015 2:32 pm
Buying sprouting seeds in bulk

Last post by sally wright
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by Primrose » Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:45 pm

We use quite a lot of sprouting seeds in stir fries & salads and I'll probably be using more in winter now the garden salads are finishing. Does...

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Last post by sally wright
Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:46 pm
Shallot problem

Last post by Pawty
Replies: 14
by Binky » Sat May 09, 2015 8:54 am

About 6 weeks ago I planted some shallots (Jermor). They are not growing - no shoots, no roots, nothing. I bought them from a reputable company...

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Last post by Pawty
Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:21 pm
how many to sow?

Last post by Primrose
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by grannydrums » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:41 am

After some success this year growing tomatoes, cucumbers beans and potatoes at the bottom of the gardenI have decided to really go for it next year...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:54 pm
Courgettes

Last post by ken
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by Elaine » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:04 pm
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Well, for the first time in the ten years we've had our allotment, it looks like I won't have to worry about what to do with "all these...
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Last post by ken
Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:42 pm
Bokashi bran

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by ken » Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:27 pm

Are there any bokashi enthusiasts on the forum? Since moving to this smaller garden 5 years ago, I've been using the bokashi system to compost...

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Last post by ken
Sun Aug 09, 2015 3:27 pm
quadgrow planters

Last post by grannydrums

by grannydrums » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:54 am

this year I have been experimenting with quadgrow planters and watering kits. I have 6 planters(four pots each) very pleased with them. watering the...

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Last post by grannydrums
Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:54 am
Kitchen Garden's free seeds

Last post by Westi
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:32 pm

I'd just like to say thank you for all the free seeds in the magazine. I've had an excellent crop of beetroot, the carrots are lovely, the water...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:18 pm
ROCK DUST - again

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Jan 28, 2015 2:03 pm

We keep mentioning using rock dust, but I've not noticed anything on the results - if any.

I've bought a bag this week out of curiosity and would be...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:47 am
Storing seeds

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Stonecoloured » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:21 pm

Just spent lunch time getting some radish seeds (Sparkler 3) from their cases. What is a good way of preserving them / making sure there are no...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:06 pm
Sweetcorn

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:05 pm

I have about a dozen healthy looking sweetcorn plants which are just developing their top "tassels". However not a single plant has any...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:09 am
Self blanching Celery

Last post by mr-cecil
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by mr-cecil » Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:27 am

I have planted out some self blanching Celery in a row and I have now read that I should have planted them in a block to promote blanching.

Should...

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Last post by mr-cecil
Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:26 am
Autumn Raspberry early cropping.

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Johnboy » Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:47 pm

A while ago I mentioned that if you leave one stem of Autumn Bliss per plant when pruning in the spring you get a good crop from these single stems...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:46 am
Romanesque cauliflower seeds

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:42 pm

I'm just looking at my recently arrived free packet of seeds and wondering if there are any special secrets to growing these before I try and sow a...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:30 pm
White spots/patches on cabbage

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:02 pm

My cabbages and sprouts are growing well, till today I noticed white spots/patches on both of them and some leaves are curling in what could the...

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Last post by Bren
Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:01 pm
feeding figs

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:36 pm

My fig tree on the allotment is loaded with fruit this year and other than a good mulch in the winter I don't feed it. But the one I have at home in...

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Last post by Beryl
Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:18 pm
Short life seeds

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by Primrose » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:36 am
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I know parsnip seeds have a relatively short life but I seem to be very unlucky with beans too. I always find that only about 50% of my beans...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:56 am
about losing weight

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by clairelv1 » Tue May 12, 2015 6:13 am
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i want to lose weight and my good friend told me to eat eggs only everyday for a week then i will lost at least 10pound .eat more than 15eggs...
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Thu Jun 11, 2015 4:23 pm

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