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- Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:39 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: planting by the moon
- Replies: 38
- Views: 15148
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:10 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Red Brussell Sprouts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3153
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:26 am
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Hot bed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3789
Hot bed
Hi - I am intending to construct a hotbed this year, and found the following site when doing a search - there seems to be some useful information here: www.holon.se/garden/howto/hotbed_en.shtml I plan to use my homemade wooden-sided coldframe instead of the breeze blocks they use,, but imagine that ...
- Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:16 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Merry Christmas Everyone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2596
- Tue Dec 20, 2005 2:02 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What does the grass look like at yours
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2892
- Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:32 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: planted garlic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5470
Garlic
Hi Cherry
According to the Garden Organic (HDRA) website, it is OK to plant garlic now, through until February.
I only planted mine just over a week ago.
Cheers, Lyn
According to the Garden Organic (HDRA) website, it is OK to plant garlic now, through until February.
I only planted mine just over a week ago.
Cheers, Lyn
- Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:14 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Please give Mr Potato Head a chance
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2982
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:39 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Ragwort
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7929
- Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:32 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Ragwort
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7929
Ragwort
Not sure if this is the right section to post this query, or whether I should have used "best practices". Anyway, this summer I had a lot of ragwort growing behind the shed, and when I eventually got round to clearing the area I put all the ragwort on the compost. A friend has now recently said that...
- Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:43 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Compost scavenging
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14218
More on coffee grounds
Just a further comment about coffee grounds - I used them this year to "mulch" my pots of lettuce on the patio, grown in multi-purpose compost from B&Q. They proved to be a really effective slug deterrant, and the lettuces were huge, and lovely and clean.
Cheers, Lyn
Cheers, Lyn
- Fri Nov 25, 2005 2:14 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Lizzie's tea party
- Replies: 125
- Views: 51994
- Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:12 am
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: my best-ever stuffed marrow yet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3166
my best-ever stuffed marrow yet
A visiting friend, noticing three large marrows in the kitchen remaining from this year's harvest, gave me the following recipe which is very simple but, according to my family, the best one yet. The cooked dish also freezes very well. 1 mugful of grated cheese (or minced meat) 1 mugful of fresh bre...