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- Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:25 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: The Inaugural Opening Meeting.....
- Replies: 70
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Was pottering in the garden this morning enjoying a peaceful cup of coffee and listening to the birds, when suddenly from next door, all the windows and doors were thrown open and this deadly pop music started up.... THUMP, THUMP, THUMP, BOOM, BOOM BOOM. In the end I was forced to retreat indoors Pe...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:36 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Government agenda to get us all growing
- Replies: 38
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Maybe if the government want to get us all growing vegetables they should try talking to local Councils who seem to be selling off allotments to developers for blocks of flats at a rate of knots. Or maybe they should make a new planning rule that all new houses should have gardens big enough to have...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:33 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Arn't seeds perverse
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1526
Arn't seeds perverse
When I looked in my veggie patch this morning where I had spread last year's compost heap I found about 25 robust little endive seedlings growing and looking just as healthy as the salad leaves I sowed under cover. Since I didn't grow endive in that area last year, the seeds must have come from the ...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:11 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Parsnip Germination
- Replies: 50
- Views: 18692
I wonder if any problems could be caused by only having the seed resting on moist tissue one side. I must admit, I didn't cover mine because I thought it would make it difficult handling them if they got caught and stuck on either the upper or lower piece of tissue, so just let mine rest on damp tis...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:41 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Growing gerkins
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4123
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:13 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Cherokee Trail of Tears
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3369
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:09 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Growing gerkins
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4123
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:02 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Cherokee Trail of Tears
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3369
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:55 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Growing gerkins
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4123
Growing gerkins
We eat quite of lot of these pickled in dill brine so I've decided to grow a couple of plants this year for the first time. Can anybody tell me whether they will thrive outside in the same way that mini cucumbers do, and how many fruits I can expect to harvest off each plant. And are they climbers?
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:16 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Carrots & Parsnips
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2947
I think the problem with growing parsnips or carrots in containers will come when they are ready to harvest. Parsnips roots particular can grow very deep and it might be impossible to get a spade or fork deep enough into the container to dig them out. Also, as others have pointed out, the leaves gro...
- Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:10 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Beetroot - Help please!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8934
I sow my leeks in the deeper plastic supermarket containers which contain tomatoes or grapes and don't bother to pot them on into larger pots. When they're about 5 or 6 inches high I plant them straight out into their final positions using my leek hole dibber. They do look very fragile and vulnerabl...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:07 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Getting sweetcorn to germinate
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4086
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:04 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: The Inaugural Opening Meeting.....
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17580
Same at my gym too. Loads of empty spaces at the back of the building, but No, they have to double park at the front. And it also hacks me off when the early opening arrivals rush in, park their Water Bottles and their Towels on the treadmills to reserve them, and then disappear off into the changin...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:18 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Getting sweetcorn to germinate
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4086
OH - that's a new one. I've heard of putting pots in the airing cupboard but not seeds in compost in a plastic bag, but I suppose it makes good sense as the seeds are pretty big and are easily spotted. I guess you could do it with courgettes too. I've done most of my Spring sowing now, but will reme...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Jo Swifts Compost
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2560
I think Ratepayers (or Council Tax payers) have a right to free compost as usually they're providing most of the stuff to be composted in the first place. Here in Bucks we have a Free Compost Day every year when you can turn up and take away as much as you can shovel up. Have never actually taken ad...