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Apples

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by Beryl » Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:43 pm
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Can anyone tell me why the skins on my Rev. Wilks apples are so marked this year? The flesh inside is fine and nothing wrong. All perfectly useable...
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Last post by Beryl
Fri Dec 14, 2012 3:39 pm
Not in Hibernation!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:30 pm

Down at lottie - cold & crisp & frosty - there was the adder warming herself on an old layed down fence post! Scared the life out of me as I...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:47 pm
Aminopyralid contamination

Last post by LindaJane
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by LindaJane » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:55 pm

Hi, does anyone have any experience of rotting down contaminated manure in their compost heap and then subsequently using this on their veg plot? Or...

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Last post by LindaJane
Thu Nov 22, 2012 4:06 pm
Chilli plants have gone all autumnal

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:51 pm

Several of my chilli plants have developed brown spots on their leaves, are going yellow & dropping off. Also they're not developing new shoots...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:16 pm
Moth caterpillar help required

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by alan refail » Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:56 pm

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I would appreciate some help identifying these voracious little beasts. They are certainly moth caterpillars and are...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:17 pm
Can carrots jump out of the ground ?

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by Ricard with an H » Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:52 pm
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Of course not, I have never grown carrots, so far it's been a reasonable success and amusing.

Firstly my carrots-lings were introduced into furrows...
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Last post by vegpatchmum
Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:57 pm
The dreaded over-wintering whitefly are back

Last post by ken
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by Primrose » Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:22 pm

Every year I bring some chilli plants indoors to over-winter on windowsills and every year at some point I end up with a whitefly infestation.
Can...

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Last post by ken
Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:34 pm
Caterpillars

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:43 pm

Unbelievable! - opened up my astronomical observatory to give it an airing and saw a large white caterpillar crawling up the inside of the dome. Then...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:32 am
The Spanish slug

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by Colin Miles » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:24 am

Anyone seen these?

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:37 pm
A silly idea?

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by Colin Miles » Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:07 pm

After a month of wet weather, my homemade wooden shelf/cupboard which I had made for my observatory was covered in green mould. So I washed it off...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:46 pm
powdery mildew on grapes

Last post by peter
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by retropants » Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:23 pm

I haven't had time to pop by for a while, but I have a problem with my grapevine.

back story:
the grapevine is over 20 years old, as it was at the...

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Last post by peter
Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:55 am
Carrots and nematodes

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by Monika » Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:37 pm

Our carrots have done really well this year but I am now finding the odd one with carrot root fly damage (presumably the little blighters got in when...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:37 pm
Aminopyralid contaminated manure 2012

Last post by glallotments
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by realfood » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:12 pm
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Just spotted this case on another gardening forum.
It looks as if the problem with aminopyralid in manure may not have gone away. Two plot holders on...
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Last post by glallotments
Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:41 pm
Wasps ... and a funny!

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Monika » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:19 pm

An extract from Country Life, 1912:

SIR, A few days ago I got rid of a troublesome wasps' nest in a way which proved more interesting that the...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:22 pm
SlugFest

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin Miles » Sat Sep 08, 2012 12:17 pm

Last midnight as I came in from a night of viewing the Stars I couldn't help noticing the slugs. I have a large lawn which used to be a field and the...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:39 pm
Hornworm on tomatoes.

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:59 pm

My grandaughter in America posted on Facebook she had Hornworms on her tomatoes. Large green caterpillars. This was not a pest I had ever heard of so...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:04 pm
Ants in Potato grow bags

Last post by Catherine
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by mikegm » Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:05 am

On a couple of occasions I have found an infestation of ants (including flying) in my potato grow bags. I gave a good dowsing of ant powder onto the...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:00 pm
Wasp nest in the potting shed eeeek! PHOTOS ADDED

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by vegpatchmum » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:48 pm

At the end of term, I placed most of the schools gardening stuff in to the shed which has a lock on it, leaving only the bare minimum in the...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:52 pm
Coffee Grounds

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Colin Miles » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:46 am

Is the EU a weed, pest or disease?

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Last post by Tony Hague
Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:21 pm
Club root

Last post by Geoff
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by AJC » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:37 pm

When I first acquired an allotment, I was told that I would never grow brassicas there, as it was riddled with club root.

However, One of the...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:17 pm
Every type of bug there is lives in our garden

Last post by Johnboy
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by Daveswife » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:24 pm

Blankets of greenfly on the sweet peas, black fly on the beans, snails ate all the peas, we see armies of slugs and snails across the path every...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:00 am
Sad peas

Last post by Catherine
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by Monika » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:38 pm

Our second lot of peas, 'Cavalier', which usually do so well, have just given up the ghost after just producing a few peas. They have gone yellow,...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:23 pm
Asulam against bracken

Last post by Johnboy
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by Monika » Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:17 pm

There has been a lot of broo-ha-ha about the banning of the bracken weed killer Asulam by the EEC from 1 January 2013. Apparently, it will have a...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:25 am
Root Fly

Last post by farmer jon
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by Daveswife » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:10 pm

In an effort to avoid club root we buy resistant varieties, sow in plugs, pot on in small pots, grow them on in the greenhouse, then plant a good...

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Last post by farmer jon
Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:29 pm
blight watch 2012

Last post by ken
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by farmer jon » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:54 pm
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anybody reported any sightings of potato blight yet ? up here in north of england the forecast is for 3 days heavy rain with relative humidity...
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Last post by ken
Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:09 am
Rats!!!!

Last post by peter
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by vegpatchmum » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:54 pm

Literally! :shock:

Well one so far but where there is one there will soon be hundreds. So I'll be digging out the humane trap and the rat poison...

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Last post by peter
Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:31 am
Anti Slug Cream

Last post by WestHamRon
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by melliff » Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:42 am

Does anyone know of any cream like substance that would deter slugs? I always surround newly planted seedlings with plastic collars cut from plastic...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:23 am
Lost Baby Bunny

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:53 pm

Got a baby bunny on the plot - currently hiding under the blackcurrant bush. He's not causing too much of a problem at present but will obviously...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:33 pm
Slugs & Spuds

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by JohnN » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:37 am

When I planted my Lady Christi I also planted the same number of Arran Pilots in the same plot/soil. Harvesting them it's interesting to see that the...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:58 pm
Pigeons!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:35 pm

Well Peeved! Went down to lottie and looked at the runners and the top growth was all dead - initially thought someone had sprayed them but further...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:33 pm
Squirrels

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by Beryl » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:34 pm

I intended to start picking my first peas today only to find the squirrels had beaten me to it. Lots of empty pods on the ground with teeth marks.
I...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:48 pm
wasp nest

Last post by Monika
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by ltweddle » Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:57 pm

I have a large wasp nest on the underside of the lid to a compost bin. I contacted our environment services who suggested I spray it with...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:00 pm
Red spider mites on cucumber

Last post by alan refail
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by lucysmum » Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:10 pm

I have 2 cucumber plants in the greenhouse. They seem to have suddenly got red spider mites, it has spread so rapidly. I had a look in my books but...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:15 pm
Nicotinoids affect bumble bees.

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by Nature's Babe » Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:26 pm

If we want our blossom pollinated next year - please don't use nicotinoids.
bumble bee queen population dramatically reduced.

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Sat Jul 14, 2012 4:26 pm
Office pepper plant.

Last post by John Walker
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by peter » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:16 am

A colleague is trying to nurture a chilli peper plant on our third floor, air-conditioned offices eastern window.
He's had three decent green chillis...

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Last post by John Walker
Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:29 pm
Nibbled leeks

Last post by Benspab12
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by Benspab12 » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:03 pm

The tops of several leeks look like they have be eaten off! There are rabbits around, but they can not easily get onto my plot, or am I wrong!!

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Last post by Benspab12
Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:00 pm
Tomato query

Last post by ken
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by ken » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:47 pm

Daughter has raised a query about her tomatoes which I can't answer. She says that on some leaves, which she has now removed, she found a number of...

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Last post by ken
Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:49 am
Why not on red?

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Monika » Tue Jul 03, 2012 5:54 pm

I did a caterpillar patrol today on all our brassicas. Unfortunately, I didn't find any to pick but did notice some damage and the very obvious thing...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:11 pm
vanished beans

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by The Mouse » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:48 pm

Two weeks ago, I sowed two rows of Borlotti beans in my garden. As there were a lot left, I sowed the rest at my allotment. Every day, I have looked...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:45 pm
How do you cope with weeds?

Last post by Beryl
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by KG Steve » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:50 am
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Hi All,

Hoping your gardening year is going well so far. My garden has been loving the rain and has never been so green in June, but a little sun...
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Last post by Beryl
Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:48 pm
Worms or lack thereof.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by AdeTheSpade » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:51 pm

I'm sorry farmer jon, but I'm not convinced that weedol or anything else for that matter isn't lethal to something - I believe it's been very...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jun 23, 2012 5:33 pm
myxomatosis

Last post by Johnboy
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by tracie » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:30 pm

Hi All,

over the last couple of years our allotment in Derbyshire has become over-run with rabbits. Most plotholders have at considerable expense...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jun 23, 2012 8:11 am
What have you found in compost recently?

Last post by Johnboy
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by glallotments » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:39 pm
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We found this chunk of wood in a grow bag that we emptied this weekend. Had we not been using this to top up tomatoes planted using growing rings...
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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:31 pm
Cheeky house sparrows

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Monika » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:34 pm

We have plenty of house sparrows around us (contrary to the national trend, it appears) - nice to see and hear them but this year they have been a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:35 am
sick cucumber

Last post by AdeTheSpade
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by tracie » Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:22 pm

Hi All,

I planted two cucumbers into growbags, one if fine and the other one has gone all droopy, looks like it needs watering, but it does not need...

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Last post by AdeTheSpade
Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:44 pm
Ants nest

Last post by Jude
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by Panteg Produce » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:49 pm

I seem to have an Ants nest in my compost heap , is this a problem?

:?

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Last post by Jude
Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:29 pm
Sick Tomatoes

Last post by Johnboy
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by The Mouse » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:05 pm

About a week ago I planted out nine tomato plants (Sungold) in my garden. They were very healthy-looking and had been hardened off over the preceding...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:04 am
Beech hedge sprouts

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:47 am

Coming back from holiday to a very long lawn I found lots of sprigs of beech hedge about 5" high poking through the grass a few yards away from...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:02 am
Slugs and slugs and more slug

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by John » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:17 pm

Help
In this prolonged spell of warm wet weather the slugs are really flourishing here. Everything I pick up in the garden has a nice collection of...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:13 pm
Mass of worms in compost bin

Last post by JohnN
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by malcolmbrabbin » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:06 pm

My compost bin seems to be acquiring more and more worms.
Opening the lid there is a ball of small worms in the top.
Although I expected worms I just...

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Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:39 am

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