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- Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:04 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Why relaxing in the garden is so exhausting
- Replies: 24
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Re: Why relaxing in the garden is so exhausting
Chin UP Robo Some have read the situation I am currently going through. I may, or may not, make it to the end of the year. I could sit back on my bum and say that's it there is no point in my working on the allotment now, however I have taken the opposite approach and said keep going, derive pleasu...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:45 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Early Summer Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 89
- Views: 20742
Re: Early Summer Bits and Bobs.
Westi, Nice one. Lovely splash of colour. Sadly on our site we have one or two who do not seem to appreciate that we need the assistance of both bees and flowers, they want the bees to do their work on their crops but moan about the flowers on other peoples plots self seeding on theirs. Blinkered vi...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:41 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Brown/Fothergill
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2882
Re: Brown/Fothergill
Felix
Carters packet is a colourful reminder of a time gone by.
Thanks for adding the picture
It was only a few days ago I pointed out to Mrs Snip where Suttons used to be when their head office and grounds were at Reading
Carters packet is a colourful reminder of a time gone by.
Thanks for adding the picture
It was only a few days ago I pointed out to Mrs Snip where Suttons used to be when their head office and grounds were at Reading
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:39 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Why relaxing in the garden is so exhausting
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5602
Re: Why relaxing in the garden is so exhausting
Oh so true.
Other fatal mistake is just
"popping into the garden centre for a look around"
One used credit/debit card later !!!!!
Other fatal mistake is just
"popping into the garden centre for a look around"
One used credit/debit card later !!!!!
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:34 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Brown/Fothergill
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2882
Re: Brown/Fothergill
Yep
Meant to raise this subject myself then forgot all about it
D T Brown and Mr Fothergills are connected. Just that D T Brown are not available under that brand in shops.
Thompson and Morgan are connected with Van Meuwen
Anybody know of any others.
Meant to raise this subject myself then forgot all about it
D T Brown and Mr Fothergills are connected. Just that D T Brown are not available under that brand in shops.
Thompson and Morgan are connected with Van Meuwen
Anybody know of any others.
- Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:23 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Blenheim Palace Garden Show
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1415
Re: Blenheim Palace Garden Show
What an enjoyable show this was. Now in its third year and held within the grounds of Blenheim Palace, parking was easy and the location scenic. As the title of the event is actually Blenheim Palace Flower Show I guess I should not have been surprised by the lack of kitchen garden vegetable plants. ...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:25 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Levington muti purpose compost
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6141
Re: Levington muti purpose compost
It's s becoming a growing problem to find decent compost, the quality of which can be relied upon from year to year and most of us can't generate enough of our own whose provenance we can rely on. Very true Primrose. Trying to improve the natural time it takes to break a compost heap down to fine t...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:19 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Levington muti purpose compost
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6141
Re: Levington muti purpose compost
Blackbob wrote:Jacks Magic was the compost of choice this year and I rate it highly for fine seed sowing.
Conversely, this year we found Jacks Magic's standard to have fallen. A lot of small twig particle content and not good germination results
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:51 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Blenheim Palace Garden Show
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1415
Blenheim Palace Garden Show
Anybody visiting Blenheim Palace Garden Show this Saturday (20th June)
Mrs Snip usually attends with some work colleagues, however this year they have to work so I am being roped in to accompany her.
Contact me if planning on going and fancy meeting for a tea, coffee or drink and natter.
Mrs Snip usually attends with some work colleagues, however this year they have to work so I am being roped in to accompany her.
Contact me if planning on going and fancy meeting for a tea, coffee or drink and natter.
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:28 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Levington muti purpose compost
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6141
Re: Levington muti purpose compost
Hi Alan I had been looking at Clover products webpage yesterday. Having seen your recommendation I looked a bit deeper into their site this morning. Sadly there appears to be no one within a sensible distance of where we are in Berkshire (and we are not out in the sticks) that is a stockist. No doub...
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:04 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Levington muti purpose compost
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6141
Re: Levington muti purpose compost
Couldn't agree with you more Bob about the quality of Levingtons MP compost of late. We have written in praise of it in the past however the bags we purchased recently are full of wood stuff and frankly appalling. I even resorted to looking on the net yesterday for 100% peat compost but found costs ...
- Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:09 am
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Strawberries
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7888
Re: Strawberries
Apologies for the very long post but I thought it was an experience worth sharing. Geoff, very worthwhile sharing indeed. From reading it I would say it is another case which suggests sticking with an older 'heritage' variety perhaps. Mind you, given the amount of new variety strawberries that are ...
- Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:33 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Pea'd Off
- Replies: 3
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Pea'd Off
I've mentioned before about the problems experienced this year with germination. Beans and Peas in particular have been a nightmare. Don't know why for sure, have done nothing different to previous years and have never had such problems before. I can only think that maybe this year I have been too h...
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:29 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Still learning the benefits of home grown.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4941
Re: Still learning the benefits of home grown.
Pink Fir Apple seems to be classified by some as a salad potato and by others, such as the RHS, as a maincrop. First Early potatoes are harvested from around 12 weeks after planting sometimes that means during flowering or very soon after. Maincrop around 20 weeks after planting. Both of course bein...
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:44 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Bulk (cheap?) fertilizer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6146
Re: Bulk (cheap?) fertilizer
oldherbaceous wrote:There's always blight, to help lighten the cropping...
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