And if you don't want to fiddle about making your own you can always buy them direct from LBS. They will last a lifetime. Also fleece pegs to anchor it down.
http://www.lbsgardendirect.co.uk/
Beryl.
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- Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:23 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Home Made Fleece Cloche
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3935
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:47 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: tomatoes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2076
tomatoes
No I would'nt risk it yet even here on the south coast, not unless you can give them some protection and even then the nights can still be quite chilly. We could still have a frost too.
Another couple of weeks and maybe.
Beryl.
Another couple of weeks and maybe.
Beryl.
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: Rhubarb & Orange Cake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3227
Rhubarb & Orange Cake
I picked this recipe card up in Waitrose It is absolute heaven. 400 g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 2cm pieces 200 g golden caster sugar (I made my own with Granulated in the blender) 150 g butter softened 2 eggs, lightly beaten 75 g self-raising flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 100 g ground almonds grat...
- Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:57 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Build-a-balls
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4671
Build a ball.
We use the build-a-ball to cover veggies with netting. Works well, but you do need patience and to make sure the canes are all the right size and length. Some can be narrow one end and they tend to slip out. The holes in the balls are angled so not quite the same as punching holes in a tennis ball. ...
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:50 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: PURPLE SPROUTING
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3486
PSB
Forgot to say - it keeps well in the fridge sealed in a poly bag for 4-5 days.
Beryl.
Beryl.
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:49 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: PURPLE SPROUTING
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3486
PSB
You can still eat just the flowers Compo. All the time the stems snap clean when you pick them.
The main thing is to keep picking to keep the plants cropping.The should go on for a while longer yet.
Mine are.
Beryl.
The main thing is to keep picking to keep the plants cropping.The should go on for a while longer yet.
Mine are.
Beryl.
- Sat Apr 22, 2006 8:37 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Raised beds
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12249
raised
If you have been gardening for so many years surely you know the kind of veggies you like to eat. Raised beds are no different from flat beds. They just need a little more attention with watering and replenishing with extra rotted compost each year. The seed catalogues are full with more choice than...
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:47 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Dwarf runner beans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3678
Dwarf R. Beans
There is a dwarf variety called 'Hestia'.
Kings and Suttons and probably other seed suppliers have them.
Can be grown in pots. Personally I don't think much of the flavour but if you want early beans worth a try.
Beryl.
Kings and Suttons and probably other seed suppliers have them.
Can be grown in pots. Personally I don't think much of the flavour but if you want early beans worth a try.
Beryl.
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:08 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Raised beds
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12249
Raised Beds
We have been gardening with raised beds for the last 15 years. Although I have to say we didn't start out with that idea, it just happened, with all the manure etc that we piled in they became raised. Now we do have some purpose built beds but they do take a great deal of filling and tend to dry out...
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:12 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: PARSNIPS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4677
parsnips
Personally I wouldn't bother. They should germinate in their own time without. If you cover the seed bed you will have to watch for keeping them watered and this can create a crust on the top for the seedlings to struggle through. They are quite hardy little fellows. Sow and leave well alone would b...
- Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:29 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: PARSNIPS
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4677
parsnips
Patience - they can take up to 6 weeks to germinate.
I sowed mine on 29th March and nothing showing yet.
Beryl.
I sowed mine on 29th March and nothing showing yet.
Beryl.
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:25 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: If you could only grow one vegetable or one fruit...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5510
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 4:20 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: chard tips?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9298
chard
I use the stems like celary - young eaten raw in dips etc. or lighly cooked with a cheese sauce.
Beryl.
Beryl.
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:22 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Autumn/overwintering onions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4247
Onion sets
Autumn onion sets are in all the garden centres, large DIY (B & Q, Homebase etc), all the main seed cataloges from about late August/September onwards. The sooner they are planted the better to give them a head start before the bad weather sets in but really anytime up to the end of October and ...
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:37 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: No PSB
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7217
PSB
Yes, Purple Sprouting Broccoli