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carrot question

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by Diane » Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:43 pm

I have a row of really small carrots in the raised bed..they were planted late last year and never really came to anything. Should I dig them up and...

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Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:02 pm
soil advice please

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by Mark L » Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:16 pm

Hi
More questions :roll: sorry

Been reading tonight about soil.
Most growing seams to recomend free draining soil but to keep it well watered !!
To...

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Last post by Mark L
Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:57 pm
potatoes in planter bags

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by ashb » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:43 pm

Hi all, this is my 1st year at growing my own veg, i have got
potatoes in planter bags i have now topped up to the top of
the bags and the shoots are...

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Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:30 am
new kitchen garden member needs advice

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by dave1309 » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:34 pm
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hi all I have just been given a kitchen garden :D for free all I need to do is share some of the produce with the owner in lieu of rent.the problem...
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Last post by alan refail
Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:26 pm
Late flowering Pear Beth

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by MAM12 » Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:30 pm

In spring this year I palnted the pear tree "Beth" it was grafted on to dwarf rooting stock.

This week (24th August 2012) it is flowering....

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Last post by williamraed
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:17 am
celeriac plants

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by ashb » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:05 pm

I have been offered some celeriac plug plants query is
can i grow them in planterbags and are they easy to
tend to, i know its my first year at...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:45 am
Rockwool - any advice on what to do with it?

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by MikA » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:40 pm

I have been growing 3 tomatoes in a hydroponic unit using rockwool cubes covered with clay granules. The root system is a solid mass.

Is it safe to...

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Last post by MikA
Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:40 pm
New raised bed.

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by Diane » Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:08 am

Although I've been gardening for decades..this is my first year with a new raised bed. The soil was mainly what was there originally, dug over, with...

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Last post by Diane
Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:43 pm
What to leave out?

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by KG Steve » Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:56 pm
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Hi Guys

In the January issue of the mag we'll be discussing what to leave out when space is tight.

This came from some discussions we've had with...
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Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:33 am
Chilli plants

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by Myrkk » Wed May 30, 2012 1:21 pm

I grew chilli plants a couple of years ago and they did wonderfully well. To be honest they did far better than I expected given we started to gut...

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Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:58 pm
Cucumbers

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by Myrkk » Wed May 23, 2012 11:57 pm

I have 4 cucumber plants (which I thought I had killed after they wilted badly when I repotted them) all now have around 5 - 7 baby cucumbers on...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat May 26, 2012 3:25 pm
aubergines

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by ashb » Thu May 17, 2012 7:53 pm

I started to grow some aubergines from seed all was fine
until i transfered them in to bigger pots then they all
just died did i do anything wrong...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat May 19, 2012 12:26 pm
Tomatoes

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by Myrkk » Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:18 am
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Hi Guys,
Looking for some advice on growing tomatoes, cordon and bush. I have good success in growing them to a reasonable size. But with the...
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Last post by Myrkk
Thu May 10, 2012 9:19 pm
Tuscan Kale

Last post by Diane
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by Diane » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:17 pm

I planted 5 of these last year and they've been magnificent, still looking good - but I'm not sure what to do with it now...will it produce all...

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Last post by Diane
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:10 am
Pidgeons/wood peckers

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by Catherine » Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:33 pm

For the last few nights we have been sitting our front lounge with the fire lit and have been able to watch a pair of wood pidgeons settling in for...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:33 pm
Grow what you fancy growing

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by Chris » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:14 pm

Hi

I'm sorry this section has not been as well used as some of us hoped. But worth continuing with it.

I've been looking back at my first veg....

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:02 pm

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