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Bean/Pea Frame

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by Colin2016 » Sun Apr 08, 2018 6:44 am
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I have used the best Bean frame idea and made a 12 foot span.

Intend to divide it in 3 x 4ft sections middle section will be beans the other 2 each...
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Last post by Westi
Fri May 18, 2018 8:29 pm
LED Growing Lights

Last post by gardenlvr
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by KG Steve » Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:00 pm
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Hi Folks - have any of you any experience of LED growing lights? I've heard mixed reviews and wonder if anyone out there had tried them, say for...
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Last post by gardenlvr
Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:41 pm
Raised bed

Last post by Diane
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by JohnN » Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:01 pm

In Homebase the other day I spotted a Birdies Raised Bed, made of metal sections, nominally 5ft x 18* x 15"high, but can be assembled in several...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:55 am
New allotment

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Fri Oct 20, 2017 4:07 pm
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Just got allotment it has a shed, fruit cage, water butts set up & compost bin.

Beside it there is a small orchard with apple & pear trees...
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Last post by Colin2016
Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:13 pm
Green House Ventilation

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:48 pm

I have just got a 10ft x 6ft green house. It has one sliding door, 2 louvers & 3 windows. The louver & windows all have the automatic opening...

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Last post by Colin2016
Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:21 pm
pipe planter

Last post by chrisg
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by chrisg » Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:19 am
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Just to say that the pipe planter featured in KG last year, has turned out to be a real winner.
Have set up a 6 m long one in the polytunnel, and a...
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Last post by chrisg
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:39 pm
Recommended Polytunnels?

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:15 pm
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It would seem I have been given a wee reprieve with keeping lottie 2 so can indulge myself with what I have wanted for quite a while - a polytunnel!...
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Last post by Westi
Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:25 pm
Growing watercress

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Wed May 10, 2017 6:00 pm
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I have a surplus water butt base about 15" deep which is not being put to any good use at the moment and wonder if theres any possibility of...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri May 12, 2017 9:52 pm
Summer Snowflake bulbs

Last post by Diane
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by Primrose » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:54 am

I've been given a delightful pot of Summer Snowflake bulbs in bloom which look like giant snowdrops but which flower in later spring than normal...

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Last post by Diane
Tue Apr 04, 2017 12:04 pm
Cold frame use

Last post by robo
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by Colin2016 » Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:00 pm

I would welcome you comments on my plans for growing chillis & other seeds using a cold frame.

Last year I started chilli & pepper seeds in...

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Last post by robo
Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:57 pm
New patch

Last post by Westi
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by Rhubarbstick » Tue Jan 24, 2017 3:50 pm

Hi everyone new bloke here,
I'm planning to make a veg patch of about 6'x 6'. For the last umpteen years the area has been covered with concrete...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:30 pm
Polytunnel Cleaning

Last post by mr-cecil
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by Geoff » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:20 am

Having done the greenhouse and still not fancying working outside I had better move on to killing the polytunnel algae.
The often recommended Algon...

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Last post by mr-cecil
Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:22 pm
Cover Raised bed Yes/No?

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Colin2016 » Fri Nov 18, 2016 4:45 pm

So raised beds now built, filled it in with stone/weed free soil mixture and covered it with compost.

Wondering if I should I leave this open...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:15 pm
Broad Beans

Last post by Monika
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by KG Tony » Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:00 pm

Once again this year I'm growing broad beans in the polytunnel. Sowed the seeds a few weeks a go in modular cell trays and now they're coming...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:36 pm
Air-Pots Anyone?

Last post by Westi
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by KG Tony » Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:54 pm

Wondered if anyone has been using air-pots this year?

Interesting concept behind them if you watch their video.

Did grow some potatoes in them...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:18 pm
Poorly baby trees

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by Diane » Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:26 pm

I had a lovely lot of Persian silk tree babies growing in a seed tray in the greenhouse. Checked them today and half have bent over with the cold....

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Last post by Diane
Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:26 pm
Greenhouse Fumigation

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Geoff » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:36 pm
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Do you fumigate your greenhouse or just wash down with Jeyes Fluid?
I have often bought a Sulphur Candle but they seem expensive. Mind you the price...
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Last post by Tony Hague
Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:22 am
Raised Bed & Greenhouse

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Fri Sep 16, 2016 4:18 pm
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I am new to this as I moved from a city with small mainly concrete garden, to coastal (North Norfolk) area with a large soil garden.

Went to local...
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Last post by Colin2016
Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:25 pm
Molehills

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by JohnN » Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:48 pm

In the fields round my fishing lake there are dozens of molehills, the dark, crumbly soil of which looks ideal for the garden veg beds. I'm tempted...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Hugelkultur

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Tony Hague » Tue Oct 18, 2016 1:33 pm

Has anyone heard of this ? tried it ? Recommend it ?

It is a German idea, as you might have guessed, and seems to be a sort of raised bed. But it...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:12 pm
Winter light in mini greenhouse

Last post by robo
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by Primrose » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:49 pm

Help please! Does anybody use a mini plastic greenhouse over winter ? (It's the only protection I've got so need to make the best of it). Mine is...

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Last post by robo
Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:47 am
Straw bale gardening

Last post by peter
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by mr-cecil » Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:31 pm

Hi there,
I wondered if anyone has tried this approach.
In theory, it looks like you could get some earlier and later crops using it.

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Last post by peter
Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:03 pm
Garlic - Pot Ok?

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Colin2016 » Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:22 pm

See now is the time to grow garlic and there is an offer in the magazine.

Can I put these into a pot then transplant them in raised beds next year?...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:18 pm
Heat vs light?

Last post by Westi
Replies: 4
by mr-cecil » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:26 pm

So, this year I decided I'd try grow a water melon. At this point, they are about as big as an orange, and I'm wondering what to do to before they...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:22 pm
Rotation

Last post by mr-cecil
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by mr-cecil » Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:14 pm

Hi there,

I still question about crop rotation. I'm looking at planting some autumn planting onion / shallots and I'm wondering if I should plant...

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Last post by mr-cecil
Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:57 am
Sheds

Last post by Pa Snip
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by snooky » Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:39 am

When I turned 70 last December much to the annoyance of my family I didn'thave a party but decided to buy myelf as big a shed as space and money...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:20 pm
anaerobic soil

Last post by Ricard with an H
Replies: 4
by Barry » Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:54 pm

Several of us have found that parts of our plots have soil that actually smells really quite bad, which seems to be because they have been habitually...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:00 pm
Grape roots outside of polytunnel?

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 12
by mr-cecil » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:44 pm

I have bought a grape vine put plant out in the polytunnel. My research suggest that I should consider planting it such that the roots are...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:25 pm
Raised bed orientation

Last post by robo
Replies: 23
by Barry » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:42 am
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I have a 250 square metre allotment alligned north south in a huge open area that has sun all day.

I want to put in a series of raised beds. But...
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Last post by robo
Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:22 am
Green fleece

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 4
by hilary » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:17 am

I was wondering what experience anyone has had with shading a green house with green fleece. Having moved here to Suffolk in the autumn and now in...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:10 pm
Fasten down a greenhouse

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by dan3008 » Fri Feb 26, 2016 6:33 pm

Ok, I've given into temptation, and got myself a "Blow away" greenhouse from wilko's (its the medium sized walk in greenhouse if your...

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Last post by dan3008
Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:54 am
What can I grow straight out of this?

Last post by Pa Snip
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by GardenGrower5 » Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:12 pm

Hi All,

I'm new to the forum here guys, I am also new to growing in general so I thank you all in advance for your help.

I only have limited...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Feb 25, 2016 7:21 pm
Is this an answer for outdoor tomatoes

Last post by cookingheals
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by Primrose » Sat Apr 11, 2015 10:11 am

I've just spotted this cover for outdoor tomatoes in a Dobies catalogue

I'm wondering if it might be an answerto protecting outdoor tomatoes...

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Last post by cookingheals
Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:08 pm
Use of plastic mulch in polytunnel for moisture control

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by mr-cecil » Wed Jan 13, 2016 6:34 pm

I'm thinking about how I can keep my crops suitably watered in my new polytunnel and it I'm wondering if there is any mileage in planting through...

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Last post by mr-cecil
Wed Jan 13, 2016 6:34 pm
Wonderwall

Last post by robo
Replies: 3
by Westi » Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:26 pm

Anyone got one of these net covered tunnels? What's your feedback?

I'd dearly love a poly tunnel but with the site in jeopardy it's something to...

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Last post by robo
Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:32 pm
Greenhouse Glazing

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by dan3008 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 9:57 pm

Last winter, my old glass greenhouse smashed when next door kicked a football over a 6" fence, between an apple and a cherry tree, and across...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:25 pm
Growing veg on a former path

Last post by peter
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by mr-cecil » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:40 am

I am currently erecting a polytunnel and about a quarter of the area will be on the sight of a very wide path (about 4 foot wide). I've started to...

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Last post by peter
Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:52 am
Brick Raised Beds

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by melliff » Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:12 am

Would a brick raised bed 3mtrs x 1mtr and 30cms high be strong enough with one brick deep walls?

Martin.

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Mon Oct 12, 2015 6:48 am
Trug growing

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Diane » Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:54 pm

What's the best growing medium to use in a trug - mainly to be used for growing quick veg, spring onions, french beans, etc. John Innes no 2?

What...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:23 pm
Planting different sweetcorn varieties near to each other

Last post by sally wright
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by mr-cecil » Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:52 pm
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Please forgive the dumb question:

Is it ok to plant different sweetcorn varieties next to each other, or could it cause some problems. For example,...
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Last post by sally wright
Thu May 28, 2015 5:51 pm
Annual update on progress at 'The Farmette'

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Ricard with an H » Fri May 01, 2015 5:37 pm
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I call it 'The Farmette' because we are one-half of the original farm. Farmhouse is one residence, we are in the milking parlour and joined to us are...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Thu May 07, 2015 5:48 pm
Wooden fish pond to raised bed

Last post by Diane
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by melliff » Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:38 pm

In my new property, I have inherited a wooden walled fish pond. I don't want to keep fish and it would make a perfect raised bed for a herb garden....

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Last post by Diane
Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:53 pm
Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?

Last post by Ricard with an H
Replies: 35
by melliff » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:44 pm
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I want to install some raised beds in my garden for vegetables. My initial thought was to have them built using hardwood but the contractors I have...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:23 pm
My wood Greenhouse Building Project

Last post by jardinier
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by jardinier » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:37 pm

Hello members,

Just for your next spring... i thought thats a good idea to share my building experiement about my backyard greenhouse building...

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Last post by jardinier
Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:41 am
Beetroot protaction

Last post by Beryl
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by JohnN » Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:38 pm

Last year my beetroot were virtually destroyed by leaf miner (I think) which, I gather from other posts, can't be defeated by spraying. Would...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:18 pm
Repairing enviromesh

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by Beryl » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:38 pm
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I am now sorting my various enviromesh covers ready for use later. Although washed before put away for the winter I now find a few holes caused by...
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Last post by Beryl
Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:24 pm
Free "Storage heaters"

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Monika » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:24 pm

Just thought I might share a tip with you, if you are interested in growing things in the cold greenhouse:
when I buy my bags of potting compost in...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:58 pm
Soil matters.

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Ricard with an H » Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:28 am
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I've picked up on a few articles recently advocating we do not interfere with our soil by digging, turning over or adding, the exception being...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:54 pm
Practical matters of a propagator.

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Ricard with an H » Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:21 pm

If I spent £100 on a propagator I would still bump into the problems of not enough light, particularly if it wasn't placed in a greenhouse. Right ?...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Sun Feb 15, 2015 11:04 am
Growning potatos under black plastic

Last post by Cider Boys
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by mr-cecil » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:28 pm

Hi there,

I've been reading about growing potatoes under black plastic and I'm wondering about trying it.

It's is not clear to me what people...

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Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:30 pm

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