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Terracing a very steep slope

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by jake » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:39 am
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In fact, it's more like a wall.

My new plot is on a steep slope. It's been freshly created and has been made as 2 wide terraces with a steep...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:31 pm
A good greenhouse heater.

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by Iain » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:59 am

In the last post Herby refers to the fan on -I take it- his g/h heater. I'm about to buy one and I was wondering if anybody has any advice regarding...

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Last post by Iain
Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:49 pm
Humidity switch

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:46 pm

When i was in my greenhouse this morning there was quite a lot of condensation on the glass, so i put the fan on to get the air moving about a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:12 pm
Greenhouse insulation

Last post by madasafish
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by Peejo » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:41 pm

I have a new, this spring, greenhouse and prior to raising seedlings and cuttings I wish to use bubble wrap for `double glazing` insulation. Having...

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Last post by madasafish
Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:13 pm
Propapacks

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by Allan » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:34 am

Some of you will have come across Propapacks, which were polystyrene trays of bottomless holes in which you raised plants. I invested heavily in...

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Last post by Allan
Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:34 am
RE-JIGGING MY KITCHEN GARDEN

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by Wellie » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:38 pm
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I'm about to 'extend' my productive kitchen garden at home, and would welcome some feedback in the direction of whether it's plalusible to have...
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Last post by Hannabusses
Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:50 am
Buying my first plastic tunnel

Last post by worldor
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by Manm » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:30 pm

I have had my first allotment since May. The soil had been poisoned by the previous holder with a residual herbicide but slowly over the year I can...

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Last post by worldor
Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:09 pm
Hedges and lawn

Last post by richard p
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by Bloaterfish » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:30 pm

Hi, a general question about my garden, so I hope I have put this question in the right place. I had an operation some time ago which laid me up for...

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Last post by richard p
Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:11 am
new green house - what heater?

Last post by Geoff
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by seedling » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:33 pm
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My new greenhouse is finally set up. I cant wait to fill it and start using it. Its like a big wendy house for grownups- so excited :D . Strange what...
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Last post by Geoff
Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:20 pm
does anyone know of a good book!

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by deadlyart » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:05 pm
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I have recently erected a large polytunnel, and I am sure I have seen somewhere a book on what to grow in your polytunnel, but can I find it, no I...
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Last post by peter
Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:38 pm
A good ole clear out.....

Last post by Deb P
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by Deb P » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:39 pm

Bit the bullet this afternoon and cleared out my greenhouse. The few tomatoes that were still going were being targeted by a million fruit flies, so...

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Last post by Deb P
Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:19 am
Chemicals in the house?

Last post by peter
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by peter » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:54 pm

Browsing our local department store today and in the gardening department noticed sulphur candles for disinfecting the greenhouse.
This got me...

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Last post by peter
Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:57 pm
Siting and securing a greenhouse

Last post by sandy_v
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by sandy_v » Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:20 am

After years of growing, I'm at last going to get a greenhouse :D
We live in an exposed spot with strong south and south westerlies. I am planning...

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Last post by sandy_v
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:13 pm
free but at a price

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by darrenc » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:37 pm

having dismantled a free greenhouse and two very nice sheds also foc i noticed the greenouse door has no pulley wheels to facilitate opening and...

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Last post by Allan
Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:28 pm
Propagating vegetables

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by Hollybush » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:26 pm

It may sound easy but I have to say that I've real issues learning how to propagate vegetables but I found this great video showing you how to do it....

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Last post by Allan
Fri Sep 29, 2006 6:14 am
Greenhouse Reflections !

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by mjr600 » Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:30 am

Just a little tip which I've found useful at this time of year when the sun isn't as high or days are as long.

Those silver refective sheets that...

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Last post by Allan
Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:10 am
Recommendations for cold greenhouse winter crops please.

Last post by Allan
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by peter » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:56 pm

What crops should I plant in the borders of my un-heated greenhouse once I clear my tomatoes and peppers? :D

Reasons as well as suggestions...

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Last post by Allan
Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:06 am
hot under the collar

Last post by Primrose
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by Albert » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:48 pm

I've got a little chilli plant with quite a few chillies on it and thought i would try one, nearly melted my tounge, will they increase or decrease...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:07 pm
Grapevines in the conservatory

Last post by Tigger
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by GaGa » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:26 pm

Hi all,
any suggestions for grapevine varieties growing in the conservatory eaves of a South Facing conservatory? Here's the plan, seen at a...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:27 am
green house glass

Last post by fen not fen
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by seedling » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:51 pm

Can anyone tell me if its worth spending the extra money on greenhouse glass rather than the ordinary type? What are the differences/advantages?...

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Last post by fen not fen
Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:46 pm
old polycarbonate sheets from conservatory roofs.

Last post by darrenc
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by KMARKSnr » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:36 am

Hi all,
I managed to get enough of these sheets to build a very large home made greenhouse/polytunnel hybrid :roll:
Before i attempt to build -...

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Last post by darrenc
Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:36 pm
electricity in the greenhouse - essential?

Last post by sandersj89
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by Lottie Lou » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:02 pm

Hi
I have been reading this forum and seen the thread about heaters and comments about electric ones being good.

My greenhouse is being delivered...

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Last post by sandersj89
Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:27 am
Vegetable cage

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by JohnN » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:22 pm

This year I’ve been totally fed up with losing most of my young vegetables, from beans to beetroots, to ravaging hoards of sparrows, aided and...

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Last post by KMARKSnr
Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:13 am
new to this growing thingy

Last post by vivie veg
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by Albert » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:27 pm

my tomatoes are 4 weeks old, (so am i come to think of it)and they have now got little brown marks appearing on them could any one enlighten me on...

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Last post by vivie veg
Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:24 pm
White gravel

Last post by Albert
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by Bloaterfish » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:26 am

Hello All,
not sure if I have put this enquiry in the right section but anyway: Around my raised beds, last year, I put down some white gravel....

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Last post by Albert
Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:50 pm
What can we grow in shade?

Last post by Deb P
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by mrsnesbitt » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:42 pm
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Part of the area we are planning to dig over for veg is directly under an established sycamore tree. Is there anything at all veg wise which we could...
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Last post by Deb P
Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:01 am
Un-equal tomato progress.

Last post by peter
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by peter » Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:11 am

The tomatoes I ground planted in the greenhouse look a bit tall and etiolated, no flowers.
The ones I potted and have not yet growbagged are stocky...

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Last post by peter
Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:24 pm
Tomato or triffid?

Last post by Allan
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by David » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:07 pm

Hi all

I'm growing some marmande in the greenhouse (and outside) and they are massive with many arms all with fruit or flowers.

I'm thinking...

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Last post by Allan
Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:07 am
Planning the creation of a new allotment

Last post by Johnboy
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by ovendoor » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:29 pm

I'm trying to find a list of "do's and don't" for the creation of a new allotment initially starting from the locating of land and...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:38 pm
Greenhouse staging

Last post by loznkate
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by Sue » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:40 am

I want to build some staging to go down 1 long side of a 6 x 8 greenhouse, preferably with decent pot storage facilities underneath the bench....

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Last post by loznkate
Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:15 pm
Greenhouse Spares

Last post by frantony
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by frantony » Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:00 am

We recently brought a 2nd hand greenhouse, we left it at our lottie, someone left the gates open one night and our tunnel got slashed, we didn't...

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Last post by frantony
Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:09 pm
Pepper advice.

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by peter » Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:33 pm

Today my first pepper flowers have opened.
Anything that I need to do for pollination?

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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:14 pm
Possible over-optomism of a newbie

Last post by Johnboy
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by peter » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:43 pm

Just had to post these two. :D
Finished the two beds in my house, just need to do the paved area now.
The picture on the left is the side bed and...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:03 am
New Greenhouse

Last post by sandersj89
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by sandersj89 » Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:05 pm

Exciting day today, my new greenhouse has started to be built. It is actually replacing an old lean too house that had seen better days. This one is...

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Last post by sandersj89
Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:27 pm
Secure fixing to sleepers.

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by peter » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:38 pm

The old greenhouse I got was held down using plastic angle brackets.
Over twenty-nine years they had reduced to some little bits behind the nuts....

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:40 pm
Greenhouse - what next?

Last post by Chez
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by David » Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:41 pm

Hi all

I have an 8x6 glass greenhouse and it is emptying rapidly as things get planted out.

I plan to keep some tomatoes and peppers in there...

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Last post by Chez
Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:47 pm
buying a greenhouse

Last post by Chantal
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by seedling » Wed May 31, 2006 12:03 pm

Hi there,
Can anyone help me. I bought a space saver greenhouse from Norfolk greenhouses. It was 2 foot by 6 foot by 6 foot so that it would fit...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:39 am
Turf in greenhouse?

Last post by retropants
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by peter » Sun May 28, 2006 12:00 am

My greenhouse is going up on an area that was ;
1990 lawn.
1995 veg patch.
2000 back to lawn as I got an allotment :D .

I am making two beds,...

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Last post by retropants
Wed May 31, 2006 9:46 am
olives

Last post by Fletch
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by Fletch » Wed May 24, 2006 3:31 pm

Hi All
I would like to grow olives outdoors (I live in the midlands). Any cxhance do you think? Anyone else had any success with them?

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Last post by Fletch
Wed May 31, 2006 9:19 am
Greenhouse cleanser advice please.

Last post by Carole B.
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by peter » Sun May 28, 2006 11:49 pm

Any advice on the best greenhouse cleaning substance(s)?

Having re-assembled and glazed my 12'x8' I'm having trouble seeing out due to algae,...

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Last post by Carole B.
Tue May 30, 2006 10:06 pm
Cutting Horticultural Glass

Last post by Allan
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by loznkate » Sun May 21, 2006 11:31 pm

Hi all,

Is there an easy way to get greenhouse glass to snap along the 'glasscutter line' rather than smashing into small random pieces?

I've...

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Last post by Allan
Sat May 27, 2006 4:26 am
New polytunnel design

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Tue May 16, 2006 10:22 pm

Anybody contemplating purchase of a new hobby polytunnel check out the new Northern Polytunnels Hobby range, it has features seen on no other tunnel...

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Last post by Allan
Thu May 18, 2006 4:37 am
Houston....we have Carrots!

Last post by sandersj89
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by sandersj89 » Wed May 17, 2006 8:04 pm

:D :D :D :D

First pick of carrots are now ready, from an early sowing in pots/containers back in Jan/Feb.

Very pleased as daughter would live...

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Last post by sandersj89
Wed May 17, 2006 10:14 pm
Louvre problem

Last post by Guest
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by peter » Tue May 16, 2006 11:06 pm

On my re-assembling greenhouse one of the louvre units has a fastener popped out of one of the two levers it holds together, which form part of the...

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Last post by Guest
Wed May 17, 2006 6:11 am
Polytunnel

Last post by Iain
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by black pig ray » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:40 pm
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For some time I have been interseted in a polytunnel, The article in the December and January issues have been very interesting.

This year I have...
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:59 pm

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