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- Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:07 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Rust on Broad Beans same as Leek rust?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2258
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Monty Don is not alone!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1927
Dear Alan, I work at one of the Cambridge Colleges and I already practice this, but I supose that I have a head start being one of the gardeners! I maintain the herb garden and try to encourage the chefs to use them. The kitchens have been self sufficient in rosemary and bay leaves for years now. I ...
- Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:44 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Rotation & Multiple crops in one year
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3759
Dear Colin, in my experience the downy mildew does not affect the bulbs to the point of rotting. What it does do is limit the size of the bulbs by reducing the leaf area of the plant. It attacks the overwintering onions first but because they are further along they still give a reasonable crop. Howe...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:58 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Right Book for a new veg grower
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2322
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:51 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Rotation & Multiple crops in one year
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3759
Dear Colin, liberal applications of lime are helpful in reducing the virulence of club root. I have 2 rotations on the go. In my big plots I do a four crop rotation over 3 years. Potatoes go in in March. As they are dug leeks go in after the first earlies, garlic after the 2nd earlies (in Sept) and ...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:25 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Humid greenhouse
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3714
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:02 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Rusty Garlic
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6137
Dear Goldilox, don't worry too much about rust as it is a pest of the leaves not the bulbs. It might make you cough and splutter a bit if you clean them up in a confined space. Make sure that any leeks are planted as far away from the garlic spot as possible as it IS leek rust after all. Also remove...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:04 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Fancy something tasty?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2045
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:55 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What are allotments for?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2706
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:19 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: thick-necked onions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10667
- Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:36 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: thick-necked onions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10667
Dear Caz, the size of the neck is an indicator of too much water/nitrogen but not usually of an increase in bolting. The only reliable indicator of bolting is when you can see the flower appearing. This is usually a small white arrowhead in the centre of the plant. This should be snipped off just un...
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: thick-necked onions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10667
Dear Caz, thick-necked onions are usually caused by too much nitrogen based fertilizer. There is nothing you can do about if it is the case except remember not to put so much fertilizer on next year! I usually plant mine after my maincrop potatoes and do not feed at all except perhaps a scattering o...
- Tue May 27, 2008 11:10 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: first strawberries of the year!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1979
first strawberries of the year!
Dear All,
I picked my first straw's today! They are in open ground and have not been covered (except by netting). The variety was honeyoye. I got about 400g, now where did I put the cream....
The old boy from two plots over was GREEN with envy.
Regards Sally Wright.
I picked my first straw's today! They are in open ground and have not been covered (except by netting). The variety was honeyoye. I got about 400g, now where did I put the cream....
The old boy from two plots over was GREEN with envy.
Regards Sally Wright.
- Mon May 26, 2008 12:39 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Celery
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2745
- Mon May 26, 2008 12:23 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: right type of netting
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7997
Dear Pongeroon, I should have also said that the wide winter top netting should be fitted first and the smaller butterfly netting put on top. This allows for easy removal of the mall mesh for the winter and the wide mesh can stop there permenantly. A good two year rotation alternate with the brassic...