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Poor tree

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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

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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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Last post by heyjude
Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:52 am
Raised Vegetable Garden - Railway Sleepers

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by timsoles » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:17 pm

I spent most of last weekend building a substantial raised vegetable garden from old reclaimed railway sleepers.

I am very pleased with the result...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:59 pm
Supports for Onions as seen in July Mag

Last post by Primrose
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by TAL » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:27 am

Hi, I am new to this forum but not to the Kitchen Garden Mag. In the July edition there was a picture of the 'Father/Son' article showing their...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:21 pm
chicken manure in compost

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Elle's Garden » Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:21 pm

Hi all,

I have half a dozen chickens and a rabbit. I am now adding their manure to the compost heap, does this affect how soon the compost can be...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:51 pm
Lakeland plastic foldaway coldframe

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by Primrose » Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:45 pm

I imagine many people have their own means of protecting Spring seedlings but this reduced price offer by Lakeland at £7.99 might just fit the bill...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:45 pm
Worms in polytunnel

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by columbine » Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:56 pm

Hi all
This is my first post here. We live in West Wales and have had a 10x20 ft polytunnel for about 3 weeks. As the ground is clay and stony we...

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Last post by columbine
Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:04 pm
Sterliza Regina.

Last post by Jonzjob
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by Jonzjob » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:48 pm

Yesterday I bought a Bird of Paradise plant, name above. Can anyone give me any info on this plant as to which kind of soil it likes and bascially...

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Last post by Jonzjob
Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:57 pm
Tomato Grow bags

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by brumbly » Wed May 27, 2009 8:31 pm
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I bought 4 large Levington Tomato bags this year, only to have all healthy tomato plants in them die. Other tomatoes planted in my own mix continue...
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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:24 am
Pruning raspberries

Last post by glallotments
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by Southern Softie » Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:23 pm

Last year I planted some Summer and Autumn raspberries in my garden in a netted area.

The Summer ones are the sort that fruit on last years canes so...

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Last post by glallotments
Thu May 28, 2009 8:04 pm
Newbie questions

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by carlos1981 » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:04 pm

Hi guys,

I am a total newbie at this, (you have been warned!) so please forgive the pending 1 million questions!

My main question is, i have no...

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Last post by carlos1981
Sun May 24, 2009 10:38 pm
courgettes etc with yellow leaves

Last post by Catherine
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by Catherine » Fri May 22, 2009 7:33 pm

I am not sure I am putting this in the right place (I am sure it will be moved if it is not) but I have grown quite a few :oops: courgettes and...

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Last post by Catherine
Sat May 23, 2009 11:14 am
Polytunnel Advise

Last post by richard p
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by rozyred » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:17 am

Good Morning All,

I have been reading your posts for a while now waiting until I had my own veg patch and garden. The moment has finally arrived and...

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Last post by richard p
Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:38 pm
Onions in polytunnel

Last post by chicken4
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by Lady Gee » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:37 pm

This time last year I asked if anyone had tried growing onion sets in a polytunnel. I did not get any response but I went ahead and tried it anyway....

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Last post by chicken4
Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:45 pm
Half done

Last post by Happymouse
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by Happymouse » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:19 pm

I have put my green house on wood on top of bricks. How do I secure it to stop it blowing away ? I have no instructions as it is second hand. I have...

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Last post by Happymouse
Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:17 am
greenhouse thermometer

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by Happymouse » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:56 am

I bought a manual greenhouse max/ min thermometer yesterday (push button reset model) It is a pain in the ****! I just cannot work out how or even if...

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Last post by Happymouse
Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:05 pm
Finished da fruit cage

Last post by Gadge
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by JohnN » Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:59 pm

Finally finished my 12 x 6 fruit cage, and have 1 goosegog, one blackcurrent, 6 raspberry canes and some strawberries ready for planting! :D (See...

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Last post by Gadge
Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:23 pm
scorching and polytunnels

Last post by alan refail
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by kranser » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:57 am

A couple of days ago someone (who seemed to know what they were talking about - but could have easily been talking rubbish) said that I should not...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:19 am
Greenhouse books

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by David » Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:36 pm

Hi all

I wonder if anyone has this book and can recommend it?

Greenhouse Gardeners Companion - by Shane Smith.

Alternatively perhaps you could...

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Last post by David
Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:34 pm
POP greenhouse!

Last post by Johnboy
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by peter » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:26 pm

Just take a look at this.
Ingenious, but just how leaky do you reckon it is?
2L bottles make a greenhouse

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:46 pm
Suggestions for a large upright Cold frame

Last post by Tigger
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by Colin_M » Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:17 pm

Since my greenhouse has rotted apart, I'm looking for something that I can put seedlings into and harden off stuff before it gets planted out. This...

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Last post by Tigger
Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:14 am
How early do you plant in the polytunnel

Last post by Johnboy
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by chicken4 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:52 am

How early do you all plant things like

courgette
tomato
peppers
french beans
sweetcorn

in the polytunnel.

Our night time temp is around 6...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:52 am
Night time temp in polytunnels - help

Last post by Tigger
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by chicken4 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:49 am

How much warmer than outside is my PT likely to be at night. It has a thermal cover, and it isn’t too exposed.
The night temps this week have been...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:00 pm
greenhouse... painting?

Last post by richard p
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by thady » Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:52 am

I am about to erect a greenhouse..it is plain aluminium can i paint it ?
and what kind of paint should i use and and..would spray it on be best...?...

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Last post by richard p
Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:23 am
Poly tunnel advice please.

Last post by Gerry
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by Gerry » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:32 pm

Good evening all,
I bought a polytunnel last September but am just erecting it now.

I have decided to use mesh at the bottom on both sides and ends...

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Last post by Gerry
Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:14 pm
Peas and beans in the ghouse

Last post by David
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by David » Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:13 pm

Hi all

I saw it wriiten that I should start peas and broad beans in the greenhouse. I did that last month and they are now up a few inches.

My...

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Last post by David
Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:55 pm
Starting a fruit cage

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:38 am

Dear All
I've decided to cut down on the heavy work on the veg plot (I'm getting too old! :roll: ) and thought I might turn part of it into a soft...

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Last post by JohnN
Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:20 pm
Salads n the polytunnel

Last post by richard p
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by geacher » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:15 pm

Hi, Im going to put my salad seedling into my polytunnel this week and hope they carry on growing as well as they have in there plug trays. I was...

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Last post by richard p
Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:45 pm
Heated seed beds

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by bighughie » Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:31 pm

:?: I'm Trying to make a heated Tray but can;t find out which type of cabe to use or sould i use a old electric blanket. has any one got any idea's

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:25 pm
PLOT SIZE

Last post by bighughie
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by AnneThomas » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:02 pm

Just wondering what size plots people are working on. I know some of you have very large spaces but I also know quite a few have small plots.

I...

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Last post by bighughie
Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:38 pm
Solar Panels on a Greenhouse

Last post by Muso
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by George Gray » Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:21 pm

Has anyone ever tried using solar panels as a source of electricity for a greenhouse?

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Last post by Muso
Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:00 am
Holiday imminent! Will the little ones survive?

Last post by AnneThomas
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by garden_serf » Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:15 am

The trip is now imminent. Off to the French Alps tomorrow for 10 days.
Problem - Travel and going away does not mix well with growing things.

I am...

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Last post by AnneThomas
Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:08 pm
rootgrow

Last post by Colin_M
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by tracie » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:58 pm

Hi, has anybody tried a product called "Rootgrow". I have seen it used on Gardeners world on several occasions, but do not know if it of...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:35 pm
Propagation Advice Please

Last post by geacher
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by geacher » Thu Feb 05, 2009 4:20 pm

Hi,

For the first year ive got a propagation mat in a heated greenhouse and im not 100% sure what im doing, Ive put aubergines on the mat in cells...

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Last post by geacher
Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:10 pm
Sweet potatoe cuttings.

Last post by retropants
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by darrenc » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:37 pm

Is it possible to overwinter sweet potato cuttings for planting out next year.

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Last post by retropants
Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:04 pm
Greenhouse invasion!

Last post by David
Replies: 2
by David » Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:59 pm

Hi all

Went to dig over the soil in the ghouse bed today and it is almost completly full of fine fibrous roots. I guess they are sprouting from tree...

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Last post by David
Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:26 am
Greenhouse or Swimming Pool?

Last post by goldilox
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by goldilox » Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:24 am

Hi Everyone,

We have a little dilemma here which maybe you lot can help/advise on.

When we bought this house we inherited a 15m x 7m hole in the...

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Last post by goldilox
Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:32 pm
New greenouse planting plan

Last post by David
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by David » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:04 pm

Hi all

This is a big ask so I hope you are all feeling friendly.

I bought a Robinson 8 x 10 last year and just grew tomatoes and peppers etc with...

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Last post by David
Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:42 am
Bathtime?

Last post by John
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by Gadge » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:07 pm

I have had precious little success with carrots sown directly in the ground on my allotment in previous years. Most get eaten by slugs.

Earlier...

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Last post by John
Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:48 pm
Polytunnel ventilation

Last post by Stu the fish
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by Stu the fish » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:17 am

Morning All, Whilst planning a home brew polytunnel, the thought of ventilation struck me - most polytunnels only have end to end ventilation, whilst...

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Last post by Stu the fish
Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:47 am
How do I install an arch?

Last post by Angi
Replies: 5
by kranser » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:41 am

I have just bought a cheap steel-rod arch to grow plants on.

However, the instructions I got with it do not say how I should install it in the...

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Last post by Angi
Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:45 pm
Productive plants for a dry bank?

Last post by garden_serf
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by garden_serf » Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:55 am

I have a very dry slightly sloping bank area that is available for use at the bottom of my garden. I have gradually been improving the soil, but the...

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Last post by garden_serf
Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:03 pm
Aluminium or wood GH?

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:28 pm

Having just given our vintage wooden greenhouse (Alton Amateur, 6x8, hardwood, glass to ground) a good autumn clean, I realise that it will have to...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:53 pm
Home Made Polly Tunnel

Last post by skinny_bum
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by skinny_bum » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:42 pm

I would like to make a small polly tunnel about the size of a green house, and beable to stand up in it. Has anyone made one before or does anyone...

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Last post by skinny_bum
Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:32 pm
Windy Security!?

Last post by Stu the fish
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by Stu the fish » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:48 am

Hi All - Based on a windy site - whats the best way to secure a greenhouse or polytunnel to the ground to try and give a long life for such a...

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Last post by Stu the fish
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:13 pm
Best buy Polytunnel materials

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by Stu the fish » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:43 pm

Evening everyone - First post on any forum in the world ever...
I'm planning a timber framed polytunnel DIY (or allotment engineering as I like to...

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Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:43 pm

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