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- Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Mice in the allotment shed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4599
Re: Mice in the allotment shed
I found 4 mice in my water can, unfortunately I filled the can before I found them, resuscitation failed miserably.
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:32 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Mid Winter Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 100
- Views: 22626
Re: Mid Winter Bits and Bobs.
Stay positive Monika. My thoughts are with you, I do hope all go's well
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:53 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Pots or beds?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21879
Re: Pots or beds?
What an interesting thread. Two years ago was my first time growing all of the above with absolutely brilliant results, but did not know why the results were so good. But I didn't worry because last year I did everything the same as I had taken notes, and the result was a total failure and I did not...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:54 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: January Jobs?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10210
Re: January Jobs?
hunkering down, keeping warm and drooling
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Soft Fruit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6075
Re: Soft Fruit
Thanks for your Geoff & Westi. I find it confusing with Autumn and Winter Raspberry's, your explanation help a lot
Thanks Again
Thanks Again
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:27 pm
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Soft Fruit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6075
Soft Fruit
Hi Everyone I have summer fruiting raspberry's a new plant in summer of this year therefore no fruit this year. I think I am right in pruning after fruiting, as I have had no fruit should I prune to the ground? Do this also apply to tayberry, loganberry, and blackberry? Can I do this now or have I l...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Reducing allotment plot sizes
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4978
Re: Reducing allotment plot sizes
Full size plots, half plots, quarter plots???? Can anyone tell me a size in square feet a full size plot is. Mine is 2000 sq feet, with shed is this a full, half or quarter plot.
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:18 pm
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: 5 Ingredients Quick & Easy Food by Jamie Oliver
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11460
Re: 5 Ingredients Quick & Easy Food by Jamie Oliver
I have 5 of his but never use them. I have also got 7 of Mary Berry's books that I use all of the time
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Early Autumn Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 122
- Views: 32444
Re: Early Autumn Bits and Bobs.
the rain must have taken 3 hours to get from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Elephant garlic going to seed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9269
Re: Elephant garlic going to seed
I agree with sally, it seems to make no difference. I did leave one in for another season and compared to the one's I lifted it was double the size
- Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:38 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Pumpkins
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3559
Re: Pumpkins
Thanks Westi I will wait and see, I'll let you know later in the year
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Potatoes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8555
Re: Potatoes
Can someone please post a picture of a blight infested plant as I think I may have to chop mine down.
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:20 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Elephant garlic
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11523
Re: Elephant garlic
I find the elephant garlic that I planted 2 years ago did have a mild garlic flavor compared to "normal" garlic, I found that they did not grow as large as I thought they would. On harvesting them I missed one and it has grown again and it has got to the size that I expected after the firs...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 6:43 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Pumpkins
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3559
Re: Pumpkins
An update:- I have to date about 20 pumpkins growing but I am still getting an equal number of losses from 5 plants. Maybe this is normal, do anyone know?
- Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:15 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 133
- Views: 34127
Re: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.
I'm told most seed company's belong to one of two distributor's, not sure who they are, can anyone confirm this.