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by AndyTwin
Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:23 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: algae/mould
Replies: 1
Views: 4046

algae/mould

Hi all.
Why in my unheated greenhouse has the surface on my seedling compost started to turn a green mouldy/algae green. In time will the seedlings perish because of this.

Many thanks
Andy
by AndyTwin
Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:31 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Perfect cake dough
Replies: 18
Views: 11205

Re: Perfect cake dough

Hi Karmina Not sure if this is any help to you but if you want to make the perfect Orange Cake may I suggest Nigella Lawson's Clementine Cake. The recipe is so simple, yet the result is so delicious. Trust me. If your willing to give it a try but can't find the recipe, let me know and i'll give it t...
by AndyTwin
Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:57 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Stop badgering me.
Replies: 11
Views: 5903

Re: Stop badgering me.

Well I guess the jury must still be out. Well Pawty you say a young badger could get under a 4 inch gap. The badger I saw must have been a full grown male. It was massive. It wouldn't get its head under the gate never mind its body. The 2 strange things going on are these. Firstly there are patches ...
by AndyTwin
Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Stop badgering me.
Replies: 11
Views: 5903

Stop badgering me.

Hi everyone. This is only my second posting so I hope its a good one. Can anyone tell me the tell tale signs of badger activity in your garden. My house overlooks a large area of open park land and approx 8 weeks ago, around midnight I spotted a badger. Since then strange things, possibly once a wee...
by AndyTwin
Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Sickly beetroot
Replies: 1
Views: 2310

Sickly beetroot

Hi again. What's gone wrong with my beetroot ? At first they were doing fine, looking very healthy plants but, they have seem to have stopped growing and some of the leaves have turned a purple / golden colour. They are looking rather sickly. I remember reading on this forum a little while back abou...
by AndyTwin
Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:36 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Too green or not too green
Replies: 24
Views: 8905

Too green or not too green

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie so please be kind. A friend of mine gave me some potato sets to plant. The chits looked very healthy but he must have left them out in daylight too long because they had started to go green. I believe potatoes that are green are poisonous so would they be alright to plant. ...