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Fruit and Veg in pots – Help needed

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by GirlyCM » Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:23 am

Hi,

I am new to gardening & my style has been complete pot luck up to now. I have decided to put more effort into my garden.

My Garden faces...

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Last post by GirlyCM
Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:31 pm
green tomatoes

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Replies: 5
by ltweddle » Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:31 pm

I am growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in grow bags. There's loads of fruit, but they show no signs of ripening. Any tips for encouraging this?...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:53 pm
Greenhouse Glass V Plastic

Last post by Geoff
Replies: 5
by Determined Gardener » Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:56 pm

Not sure if you all have strong views on this or not. There seems to be a lot of greenhouses on the market that have plastic instead of glass. Is...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:15 pm
French beans

Last post by Nature's Babe
Replies: 8
by geacher » Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:58 pm

Hi

My french bean plants are growing wonderfully in my polytunnel, most have them have hit the top (about 10ft). Someone has advised me to cut out...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:47 pm
Watering tomatoes

Last post by columbine
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by columbine » Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:24 pm

In the polytunnel I am growing some tomatoes in raised beds and some in Growbags. They seem to be doing well and fruit is setting on all of them. I...

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Last post by columbine
Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:46 pm
Greenhouse Louvre Ventilation

Last post by John
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by Paul H » Sat Jul 10, 2010 3:19 pm

I want to provide greenhouse ventilation using a louvre which would replace a full sheet of standard glass.(2'x2' approx) I have seen these but...

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Last post by John
Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:17 pm
Cloche plastic covering??

Last post by Bitzy66
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by cfs5839 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:01 pm

Hi,

Ive made some 2.1m cloches out of wood will upload some pics. And brought some plastic covering from the garden centre but it was useless far...

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Last post by Bitzy66
Thu May 20, 2010 10:45 am
Covered raised beds query #2

Last post by lucysmum
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by lucysmum » Wed May 12, 2010 2:42 pm

I queried slugs getting into my covered raised bed earlier and am now dealing with that, thank you all.But, I'm not sure I've got the whole thing...

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Last post by lucysmum
Sat May 15, 2010 11:08 am
Allotment Pictures First Year..

Last post by IanNW
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by IanNW » Fri May 14, 2010 8:14 pm

Overview of the allotment

A lot of this has been dug over since October, it was waist high in weeds and couch grass.

Above is the tats. Two...

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Last post by IanNW
Fri May 14, 2010 8:22 pm
Water collection system for a polytunnel

Last post by alan refail
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by Gracie » Tue May 11, 2010 7:37 am

I help to run a school vegetable garden and we have an 8ft x 12ft polytunnel. Recently our outside tap was cut off and i need quite a large amount of...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri May 14, 2010 6:47 am
Spring onions Help please

Last post by glallotments
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by Catherine » Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:48 pm

I am having trouble growing spring onions. I have tried in the polytunnel, and in the plot but I have never had a good supply of spring onions. Where...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:54 pm
How should I start a 'patch' from scratch

Last post by Piglet6
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by Piglet6 » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:30 am

Hubby says when he starts to re-landscape~ the garden (major works!) will build a little brick outline (flush with the ground) for a tiny little veg...

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Last post by Piglet6
Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:03 pm
Damage to cold frame

Last post by Geoff
Replies: 5
by JohnN » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:35 pm

I have a small aluminium & plastic cold frame (a cheapie from Lidls) and I've just noticed a number of small holes have appeared in the...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:56 pm
Walton's Greenhouses

Last post by Geoff
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by Chantal » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:35 pm

Does anyone have any experience of Walton's Greenhouses? I have a friend who's looking at one and would value any comments, either positive or...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:16 pm
Window farms - mini hydroponics in your window

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Edwardo » Fri Apr 16, 2010 8:44 am

I would like to introduce to those of you who have not come across it the concept of window-farms.

This is a way for people without gardens, who...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:02 am
Mini greenhouse covers

Last post by scrumpyone
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by peacocks » Mon May 04, 2009 9:48 am

Can anyone recommend a supplier for replacement covers please? We need three 4 tier covers 69cm wide and one 4 tier 90 cm wide. Found one with 69cm...

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Last post by scrumpyone
Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:02 am
Heater for small greenhouse

Last post by Elle's Garden
Replies: 2
by Elle's Garden » Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:28 pm

I want to get a small paraffin heater for my small greenhouse to start keeping the night time temperature up. My greenhouse is just 6 x 4, does...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:52 pm
Quandry

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Geoff » Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:13 pm

I've been given a pile of twin wall polycarbonate sheets, various lengths but all 2' wide, from one of those blow away greenhouses that somebody has...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:53 pm
To cover a raised bed, or not??

Last post by Colin_M
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by lucysmum » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:06 pm

Hi.
This is my 2nd post, everyone was really helpful last time, so here goes... I now have 2 raised beds (thank you husband!). In the first one last...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sat Mar 27, 2010 1:28 pm
watering system for a poly tunnel

Last post by nemo
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by nemo » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:18 pm

3 of my four raised beds have a drip irrigation system but what system would be best for my carrots would an over head sprinkler or a sprinkler...

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Last post by nemo
Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:58 pm
Plant Modules

Last post by Cider Boys
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by Cider Boys » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:49 pm

I wonder if anyone knows an outlet other than India where I could purchase some more plant modules made by Perma Plug.

Some years ago I obtained...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:18 am
Growing tomatoes with the ring culture method

Last post by glallotments
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by Vegaholic » Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:49 pm

Last year I grew some of my tomatoes using Terry Marshall's ring culture method (KG April '03). This worked very well and I intend to use that method...

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Last post by glallotments
Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:05 am
Polytunnel help

Last post by Marken
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by Marken » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:45 pm

Hello all - I seem to have lost a previous posting from someone who supplied a link to another site about building a polytunnel using old scaffolding...

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Last post by Marken
Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:08 pm
Polytunnel v Keder greenhouse

Last post by tiamaria1
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by tiamaria1 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:22 am

Hi all,
I am currently working with a community group who want their own community plot and as part of it would like a polytunnel or similar. The...

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Last post by tiamaria1
Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:33 pm
Parraffin propagator

Last post by glallotments
Replies: 4
by macmac » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:34 pm

Does anyone know if parraffin propagators are still available ?
My lottie neighbour has one but needs another and he has been unable to find one.I...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:20 pm
potatoes in polytunnel (diy)

Last post by nemo
Replies: 7
by Dr jameson » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:15 pm

i've recently read somewhere that you can plant potatoes under a plastic tunnel in feb and without earthing up and they'll be a reliable crop. has...

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Last post by nemo
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:44 pm
raised beds

Last post by Elle's Garden
Replies: 19
by iknownothing » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:41 am
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Hi

I am a complete novice as my user name suggests! but i have wanted to grow veg for a while now. I have bought some plastic tiered raised beds 2m...
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Last post by Elle's Garden
Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:29 pm
Tomatoes - Growing distances

Last post by freddy
Replies: 9
by freddy » Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:38 pm

Hi folks. This year for the first time I'll be growing my toms in the greenhouse border as opposed to using growbags. What I'd like to know is, how...

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Last post by freddy
Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:07 pm
solar heater for polytunnel

Last post by Colin_M
Replies: 14
by tracie » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:20 am

Can anybody remember!!.

A while ago I remember reading an article about making a solar heater for your polytunnel/greenhouse useing a old radiator,...

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Last post by Colin_M
Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:34 pm
Cheapish Polytunnel

Last post by surferal
Replies: 4
by Stu the fish » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:59 pm

Hi all, I asked a few questions last year about making a polytunnel after failing dismally to get a cheap 2nd hand greenhouse. So I headed down the...

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Last post by surferal
Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:30 am
Raised Beds Question

Last post by Mike Vogel
Replies: 4
by melliff » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:45 pm

I want to try a couple of raised beds next year. From what I've read, one of the advantages of them is that one tops them up each year with new...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:52 am
when to start sowing in a polly tunnel

Last post by nemo
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by nemo » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:53 pm

i live in the south west of Ireland now most of Ireland is covered in frost and ice now but again we escaped the worst of it when can i start sowing...

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Last post by nemo
Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:45 pm
Oriental leaves in the polytunnel

Last post by nemo
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by geacher » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:03 pm

I have a polytunnel in cornwall and currently have oriental leaves growing and they are at the cutting stage, would it viable to plant more seeds now...

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Last post by nemo
Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:10 pm
Wet Asparagus Bed

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nick Dawson » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:24 pm

I live in S. Brittany with a S. facing plot. This Spring we planted an asparagus bed adding lots of sand and rubble etc. Like the U.K. we have just...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:54 pm
Greenhouse Autovent

Last post by glallotments
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by Geoff » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:35 pm

The instructions with mine include:

"It is recommended that your window opener - or at least the cylinder - is removed from your greenhouse for...

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Last post by glallotments
Sun Dec 06, 2009 10:53 am
My Mum wants a Metal Swivel Planting Line?

Last post by micwynne
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by micwynne » Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:13 am

Hello, sorry very new to this but my Mum wants a metal swivel planting line. Does anyone know what this is or where I could find one? Searches on the...

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Last post by micwynne
Thu Dec 03, 2009 2:55 pm
looking for an Allotment

Last post by glallotments
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by Ian White » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:52 pm
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Not too sure if this is in the right place(Sorry if it is) but i am looking at getting an Allotment.I am meeting some one from the council on...
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Last post by glallotments
Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:02 pm
Confused by Rod, Pole or Perch

Last post by Johnboy
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by peter » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:05 am

A list of archaic measures.
In bold the measure, followed by it’s: more familiar imperial measure definition, the metric or SI measure definition and...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:53 pm
This year's foray into container growing......

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by IanNW » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:12 pm

Been a while since i have posted but always lurking and reading the advice offered by many on here...
Last year was my first year attempt at growing...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:00 pm
Is there anything I can plant now in the Polytunnel?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Catherine » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:19 am

I have a 8' x 12' PT. I had toms, cucumbers and aubergines in it for the summer. I have about 24 lettuces still to pick and I have sown some more...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:26 pm
Opening the door to the greenhouse

Last post by Chantal
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by Elle's Garden » Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:24 pm

I wonder if I can call on the more experienced greenhouse owners to advise me - should I be opening the door to the greenhouse during the day at this...

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:14 am
Solar Tunnel Drainage

Last post by Spike
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by Spike » Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:24 pm

My solar tunnel is now around 5 years old and the soil at the base of the plastic has become waterlogged. Obviously, it is 'the nature of the beast'...

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Last post by Spike
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:05 am
Look out for Pests on new plants in the Greenhouse

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:44 pm

My lettuces have been badly munched over the past week and a mystery creature has nibbled a lot of the seed leaves off the florence fennel, and now...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:27 pm
Greenhouse advice

Last post by Deborah Premier
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by littlesprout » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:34 am

After years of having a small greenhouse I've just acquired a 12 x 8 aluminium greenhouse in order that I may grow a wider variety of tomatoes and...

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Last post by Deborah Premier
Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:21 am
Poor tree

Last post by Happymouse
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by Happymouse » Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:09 pm

I am in the middle of putting up a greenhouse. The frame is up but before I sort out a base I need to decide what to do with a year old four foot...

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Last post by Happymouse
Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:47 pm
In the shade

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:55 am

One end of my plot (the highest and most southerly part) has several large trees shading it.
At the moment I grow Jerusalem Artichokes there (and...

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:28 pm
Cloches

Last post by Geoff
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by Tigger » Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:35 pm

Can anyone remember which edition of KG has the article about making cloches for raised beds using water pipe? I can remember reading it and storing...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:26 pm
Nectarines and other fruits in polytunnel

Last post by arthur e
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by mrsbirdland » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:21 am

I put my nectarine (container grown) in the polytunnel last autumn to try and avoid the peach leaf curl which kept attacking the plant. That worked,...

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Last post by arthur e
Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:31 pm
Levelling Ground

Last post by Stephen
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by melliff » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:47 am

I have a patch of ground between my greenhouse and the veggie patch that I keep my compost bins on. It was covered in rough turf which I have...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:47 am
Cauliflower & sprouting broccoli in polytunnel

Last post by heyjude
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by columbine » Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:08 pm

Has anyone experience of growing cauliflower and/or sprouting broccoli in a polytunnel? I have a few plug plants growing in there at the moment and...

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Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:52 am

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