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- Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:10 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Runner beans have let me down again
- Replies: 7
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Runner beans have let me down again
For yet another year my runner bean flowers are not setting. Interestingly the only the first set of flowers on each plant to have bloomed have produced just one runner bean, from the first flower to open. From the rest - nothing ! I wondered about lack of bees, but have seen quite a few around rece...
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:05 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: purple-ish berries
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4823
- Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:03 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Fruit fest!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4503
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:26 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Vegetable growers costs to triple
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2598
Yes, I envisage that thefts from allotments will increase. I often feel frustrated about the limited space we have available for vegetable growing in our garden but at least I know it's safe from intruders. We've had two allotments in the past, both of which suffered from theft or vandalism which is...
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:44 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Vegetable growers costs to triple
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2598
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:08 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Vegetable growers costs to triple
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2598
Vegetable growers costs to triple
Read an report in the paper today that commercial vegetable growers are expecting their fertiliser, seed and spraying costs to triple over the next 12 months due to rising fuel costs. This is alarming and will undoubtedly see an increase in the "grow your own" movement. But perhaps it woul...
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:58 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: My mother in law and cats
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4910
Catherine - cats are great creatures of habit, and I suspect that because they are used to coming to your mother-in-law's front door to be fed when her neighbours are away, over time they have come to believe that it's perfectly normal for her property and garden to be part of their territory. Altho...
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:51 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Kohl rabi looking sick
- Replies: 3
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Kohl rabi looking sick
I have some kohl rabi which are suddenly starting to look rather sick with the leaves wilting and looking as if they're going to drop off. I wondered if it could be club root, but the adjacent Cavalo Neo, PS Broccoli and cabbages all seem fine. Can anybody suggest what might be the cause, and sugges...
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:19 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Caption competition 4
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4815
- Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:12 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Dodgy Jars
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8288
Lizzie - how gutting after all your efforts! I also recycle my jars - jam, pickle, coffee jars, (whatever) and reuse them year after year. In the past I've stored empty jars in a box in the loft which gets very hot in summer and very cold in winter and have never had a breakage so can't find any evi...
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:35 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Fruit & Arthritis link ??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6207
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:56 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Fruit & Arthritis link ??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6207
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:06 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Fruit & Arthritis link ??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6207
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:17 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Fruit & Arthritis link ??
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6207
Fruit & Arthritis link ??
For the past few days I've been eating lots of mixed fruit compote, containing a high propotion of freshly picked rhubarb & redcurrants. I now seem to feel really stiff and arthritic (far more than usual, and as I haven't been doing any really heavy gardening, wonder if there's a link between ar...
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:02 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Blight is back
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7035
Granny, Having seen the various blight warnings starting to appear and more rain to come as a long term forecast, I decided that as I've got a lot of tomato plants, it was better to spray them while they were looking healthy, as I can't risk losing them. If you haven't got any blight warnings in you...