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by newbie
Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:17 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Stupid Question Time
Replies: 13
Views: 7008

hi goldilox
another reason for worms to appear knotted up is when they are mating :oops: 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]
by newbie
Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:08 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Mares Tail
Replies: 12
Views: 4957

Thanks alan
Looks like a major job or an uneasy co-exsistance :( I'll get the kids to play football on it for a few days - that usually kills anything else!! then try and spray it.
by newbie
Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:01 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Mares Tail
Replies: 12
Views: 4957

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
by newbie
Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: List of gardens to visit
Replies: 6
Views: 2479

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...
by newbie
Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: sneeky underground pest?
Replies: 4
Views: 3132

HI all,
Thanks for the advice as it meant I knew what to look for and after finding the 4th lettuce in the row under attack I carefully dug it up and there it was! horrid little brown grub curled up like a catapillar in the roots - revenge extracted :twisted: Thanks again :D
by newbie
Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:02 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: aubergine hand pollinating
Replies: 9
Views: 6152

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...
by newbie
Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:31 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: sneeky underground pest?
Replies: 4
Views: 3132

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...
by newbie
Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:18 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: lots of Mustard & Cress seed
Replies: 3
Views: 3489

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 ...
by newbie
Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:42 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: recipe for cutting compost
Replies: 13
Views: 8555

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...
by newbie
Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:03 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: recipe for cutting compost
Replies: 13
Views: 8555

HI JB,
I'm taking cuttings of herbs, Rosemary, Lavender, sage and morjoram. I've also got a bit of spent grow-bag that had some lettuce in last year (bags split now)
by newbie
Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:11 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: recipe for cutting compost
Replies: 13
Views: 8555

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...
by newbie
Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:50 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: willow fedge Eden style
Replies: 5
Views: 2986

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...
by newbie
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:35 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: willow fedge Eden style
Replies: 5
Views: 2986

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 ...
by newbie
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: geraniums as a companion for veg?
Replies: 4
Views: 2325

well I planted the geraniums around the edge of the leek bed - and ended up the same shade of red in the process :shock: whew! it was warm! - they do look lovely. It did occur to me though Primrose, that you might be right, I cant recall ever seeing a bee on a geranium?
by newbie
Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:03 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: geraniums as a companion for veg?
Replies: 4
Views: 2325

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 :D