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- Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:18 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Plum problem (brown rot - extra question in new post at end)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9600
Re: Plum problem
Dear Stephen, looks like a classic case of brown rot to me. You need to pick off as many of the affected plums as possible and bin them - DO NOT compost them. The spores may survive the heap and go on to infect other things in your garden. This rot will affect the fruit of most trees so make sure yo...
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Butternut Squash
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5380
Re: Butternut Squash
Dear Tanzy,
The second pictured squash has failed to pollinate; best remove it. Leave the third one for now; but if it goes the same shape as the second one take that one off as well. The plants are looking a little under fed; give them some tomato feed twice a week.
Regards Sally Wright.
The second pictured squash has failed to pollinate; best remove it. Leave the third one for now; but if it goes the same shape as the second one take that one off as well. The plants are looking a little under fed; give them some tomato feed twice a week.
Regards Sally Wright.
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: Growing Advice for beginners
- Topic: Seedlings help
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6584
Re: Seedlings help
Dear Daxtell, Marigolds (either Tagetes or Calendula) are best done once the seed leaves are big enough to handle. Leave them longer and the roots can become too entwined and they risk having their roots damaged by the transplantation process. That said the Calendula kind are really best sown outdoo...
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 11:43 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Cabbages
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2913
Re: Cabbages
With that stalk at the bottoms of the leaves they look rather like Brussels sprouts to me. They also look rather healthy.
Regards Sally Wright.
Regards Sally Wright.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Bone Flour & Bone Meal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3312
Re: Bone Flour & Bone Meal
Dear Arnie,
If you want very fine grade bonemeal just get a sieve; there is usually plenty of fine stuff in amongst the rest of the bag. DO NOT use the Cook's sieve! Get your own from a charity or pound shop.
Regards Sally Wright.
If you want very fine grade bonemeal just get a sieve; there is usually plenty of fine stuff in amongst the rest of the bag. DO NOT use the Cook's sieve! Get your own from a charity or pound shop.
Regards Sally Wright.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:05 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Tasty Garlic
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14765
Re: Tasty Garlic
Dear Colin, I have just put in my order to Kings Seeds for mine. They had the best range for the best price I have found so far. They deliver from mid September which is better as it is about a fortnight earlier than the others. IMHO garlic should be planted in September if it is to do any good. Reg...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:18 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Containets for food
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7832
Re: Containets for food
https://www.lakeland.co.uk/
These people do everything you could possibly need for freezer use.
Regards Sally Wright
These people do everything you could possibly need for freezer use.
Regards Sally Wright
- Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:05 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Hardiest outdoor tomato
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1667
Re: Hardiest outdoor tomato
Dear Blackbird,
Sub Arctic plenty is considered to be one of the more reliable outdoor tomatoes; as long as it is not taken with the potato blight.
Regards Sally Wright.
Sub Arctic plenty is considered to be one of the more reliable outdoor tomatoes; as long as it is not taken with the potato blight.
Regards Sally Wright.
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:47 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Tea on the 'lottie
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1846
Re: Tea on the 'lottie
Don't forget to pre-heat the flask to make sure the stored water is as hot as possible for as long as possible.
Sally Wright.
Sally Wright.
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: potatoes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3465
Re: potatoes
Dear Elmigo.
according to the website https://www.europotato.org/varieties/view/Frieslander-E. The Frieslander has no flowers and is classed as an early harvest potato. Very useful website for all things potato.
So mid April until now is 12 weeks so it might be worth a rootle around underneath the haulms.
regards Sally Wright.
according to the website https://www.europotato.org/varieties/view/Frieslander-E. The Frieslander has no flowers and is classed as an early harvest potato. Very useful website for all things potato.
So mid April until now is 12 weeks so it might be worth a rootle around underneath the haulms.
regards Sally Wright.
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 2:31 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: Ground covering plants...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2513
Re: Ground covering plants...
Alpine/woodland strawberries. They are easy to grow from seed and it is not usually that expensive. Wild violets - the flowers can be used in cooking. Creeping thymes for the sunny sides. There are lots of other things but be sure to get the ground as weed free as possible before planting anything. ...
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: Ask the team
- Topic: potatoes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3465
Re: potatoes
Not all potato varieties will flower properly before maturation; some may produce flower buds and then abort the flowers. Look carefully at the plants and you might see some shrunken remains of flower buds. If it is more than 12-14 weeks since you planted them a little dig at one or two roots will l...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:53 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: MediaSpeak
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1877
Re: MediaSpeak
I expect it is all down to which award they won, from whom and in which year....
Sally Wright
Sally Wright
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:32 pm
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Oops - have I done permanent damage?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7498
Re: Oops - have I done permanent damage?
We are all subject to brain F**ts Primrose; the trick is to identify the smell and locate the cause....
Regards Sally Wright
Regards Sally Wright
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:22 pm
- Forum: Technical Data
- Topic: Oops - have I done permanent damage?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7498
Re: Oops - have I done permanent damage?
Dear Primrose, that was a serious oops moment wasn't it. I would say on the whole that a new set of seeds is in order - sorry. One way of trying to find out just how hot those seeds got is to empty out the tin, put a max/min thermometer in it and put it back where you had it for about a week. I woul...