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- Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:04 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Polytunnel Door Openers
- Replies: 1
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I use Bayliss Autovents in the upper half of each door which is a pivoted frame. It is rather expensive as the cylindrs tnd to fail after a few years and one really needs the hydraulic vent openers if there is much wind. I have platic mesh on the bottom half of each door, covered in wnter with a pol...
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:00 pm
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Watercress (revised Oct.2007)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 22358
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:09 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Gardener's Delight toms
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11732
Johnboy She who decides says that the range of 0.675 to 1.125 are considered acceptable as cherry tomatoes, anything smaller is rejected and the larger ones are not sold as cherry tomatoes. I note that this year the Gardeners Delight had a fair number within the grade, much like Supersweet 100 did i...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:36 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Gardener's Delight toms
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11732
A bit more update frm me. I planted the GD in two polytunnels. Unfortunately 3 of the trials were in a polytunnel which turned out to be inadequate on the soil condition and the garden compost used and they suffered badly from hard top. However I did note,as I think I said before, that the GD from t...
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:10 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Monty Don on lettuce
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7867
- Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:32 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Orchard trees
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8567
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:45 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Orchard trees
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8567
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:59 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Advice on Liming soil?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4168
Enjoy the show but meanwhile you might like to go to the Rapitest pH meter instructions via Google as it says there "push the probe into wet soil and take the reading." Ours is a Rapitest.
If you want the full works, try this for size
http://www.coleparmer.co.uk/techinfo/te ... tle=Search
If you want the full works, try this for size
http://www.coleparmer.co.uk/techinfo/te ... tle=Search
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:09 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Advice on Liming soil?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4168
measuring pH
Surely it is the other way round,pH is the power of the hydrogen ion (expressed logarithmically) in a solution so can only be measured for liquids.
Allan
Allan
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:17 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Metals as slug barriers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12636
I don't thonk aluminium is a good choice, it always has an oxide film on the surface which would stop the slug's slime reacting with it. Pippa Greenwood reckons that zinc as in galvanised steel works as well as copper. You might like to try a beer slug trap. A large yogurt pot and lid, cut 2 holes j...
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:05 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Roundup concentrate instructions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7370
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:12 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Roundup concentrate instructions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7370
Roundup concentrate instructions
Can somebody who has the box of a bottle of roundup concentrate please quote me the dilution rates printed there. Our box has got disposed of.
The measure is 20ml.
Allan
The measure is 20ml.
Allan
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:14 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Gardener's Delight toms
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11732
Gardeners Delight variants
Having noticed the variation of size of fruit on Gardeners Delight last year I kept plenty of seeds from the cuttings I took from the 2 plants purchased from a local Garden Centre. This year I did a comparison with GD seeds from Suttons/Titchmarsh, Fothergill and two other suppliers and the outstand...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:38 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Slugs again
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2142
- Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:35 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Anyone know how to propagate Lavateria
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6914
Putting aside the main thread, We are collecting all the rain water we can fromm house roof, shed and greehouse, and have a pipe the length of the garden to tank storage. It is used not only widely in the garden but a supply is provided into the downstairs loo and used when available. Latest water b...