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by bluenose
Sun May 27, 2007 8:23 pm
Forum: Tools and Machinery
Topic: Wolf Terrex Autospade - help needed!!
Replies: 4
Views: 6351

TERREX SPADE

hello have used one of these since i had my plot best thing i ever brought how to use push spade into soil then move foot on to lever at back then pull the spade towards you as you do this the spade spring s the soil forwards and carry on doing this until the patch is dug also got mine of e bay 12 m...
by bluenose
Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:02 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: horse manue
Replies: 4
Views: 4702

horse manue

hello has any one in the birmingham area know any where you can get horse manue our allotment used to get all the grass cutting s from gardener who done private work in area but he has now retired . phone numbers in office for farmer who deliver s but he want s £80 / £100 a ton but i dont need that ...
by bluenose
Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:53 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Squirrels
Replies: 20
Views: 13481

squirrels

:evil: just brought trap for these little :twisted: pest s after they got to my lettce sweet corn and marrows from a place in cardiff and it works very well after i catch one i try to teach it to swim but up to yet never found one that can swim :wink:
by bluenose
Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:43 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: sweet corn
Replies: 2
Views: 2883

sweet corn

hello went down lottie this morning to harvest my sweet corn some of thecobs were ready but some of the plants had grown like a extra stem and a cob but when i looked at it more closer the top of the cob had exploded open and the corn inside had gone berserk they were like giant garlic cloves but wh...
by bluenose
Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:42 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: black currants
Replies: 0
Views: 2316

black currants

could any one tell me wht my black currants have got they were fine at first then the leaves get white mould on them after a time this goes brown and leaves die off but new shoots grow whih are nice nd green but same thing happens again and up to yet there is no fruit or buds showing what is this nd...
by bluenose
Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:35 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Bees in compost bin help
Replies: 12
Views: 11168

bee s

we also have had bee s nesting but this time they in those little bags you fill with compost and put trailing plants in and hang up now we have found them in the greenhouse we have got some sprouts plants that were late coming up now found hole in compost so watched it low and behold bee came out af...
by bluenose
Mon Jul 10, 2006 2:32 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: old car tyres
Replies: 13
Views: 8553

old car tyres

can any one tell me where i can rid of some old car tyres i have just took over a allotment in birmingham and last person left twevle car tyres have asked t tip sorry cant take them even asked if we have collection on site for these type of these thing .s but answer was no does any body know where i...
by bluenose
Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:45 pm
Forum: Seasonal tips
Topic: rotton spuds
Replies: 0
Views: 2373

rotton spuds

is too late to put some more spuds in having put some in plot nothing was coming up so checked them today and all rotton was just going to rotovate old one s in nd then plt new one s :?:
by bluenose
Mon Apr 17, 2006 7:24 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: potatoe s
Replies: 1
Views: 2226

potatoe s

could ny one tell me what is the right way to plant spuds new to all this have looked t books i hve and it says dont manure yet some of the old boys on site say do put manure in trench wht is best way thanks :?: :D