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White Kale

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by paulw60 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:28 pm

We recently visited RHS Rosemoor and took special interest in the veg plot even though there wasn't much growing! One thing was white Kale and...

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Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:40 pm
Out of date seeds

Last post by thornton1969 « Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:56 pm
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by thornton1969 » Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:16 pm

Hi

Quick question: is it worth keeping out of date seeds? I've just been going through everything I have and it includes both flower/veg/herb seeds...

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Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:56 pm
Kitchen Garden Podcast

Last post by Westi « Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:28 pm
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by IDKWIDG » Sat Jan 05, 2019 10:52 am

I was just wondering if anyone has given this a listen and which episodes to try out?

Haven't done podcasts since the Ricky Gervais show (so 13-14...

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:28 pm
electric propagator

Last post by Westi « Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:18 pm
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by paulw60 » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:35 am

Hi, and a happy new year to all!
My daughter bought me a 7 tray leccy propagator for xmas. I use normal seed trays but this will help me start...

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Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:18 pm
Apple Rootstocks

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:33 pm
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by Cider Boys » Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:09 pm

I am often tempted to buy apple trees from Supermarkets late in the season and I just can't resist them when priced at £4.99. Over the years I have...

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Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:33 pm
Overwintering Stawberry Plants (in Pots)

Last post by Primrose « Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:53 pm
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by cobdeng » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:49 pm

I have a single pot of Strawberry plants - which also have some runners.

What is the best advice for overwintering please as I have read many things...

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Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:53 pm
Why has this happened.

Last post by sally wright « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:19 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:16 pm

Here's a photo of my acer in a tub. Last week it lost all of the leaves on its upper branches in the normal autumn leaf fall. However, last year a...

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:19 pm
what is wrong with pots?

Last post by paulw60 « Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:54 pm
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Attachment(s) by paulw60 » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:51 pm

planted Charlotte and maris piper in Sept ready for Xmas , but over the last week they have seriously wilted. What have I done wrong?
I planted as...

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Wed Nov 07, 2018 3:54 pm
Insulating compost bin

Last post by Stephen « Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:50 pm
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by Si_hitch » Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:41 pm

Hi everyone! Just after your opinions, I have 4 darlek style compost bins on my allotment which I was thinking about wrapping in bubble wrap and...

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Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:50 pm
Mares Tail

Last post by foreachspoonbill « Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:04 pm
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by 1948Dave » Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:06 am

Hi, I have recently been offered an Allotment plot, capacity, 125 sq mtrs, It is infested with Mares Tail, I would welcome your advice on how to...
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:04 pm
Discount code

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by Laine21 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:42 am

Just wondering if you can help please. I buy my magazine from my local tesco, unfortunately due to some issues with the merchandising within the...

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Sat Sep 29, 2018 5:11 pm
Can anybody solve this mystery?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:45 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:54 pm

This year I've tried growing cape gooseberries from what I think may have been a free KG seed packet. I only got 2 viable plants which I planted...

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Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:45 pm
White Beetrrot

Last post by Pa Snip « Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:12 am
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by bigrog106th » Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:24 pm

I've started to harvest my Detroit beetroot and a few of them are white instead of red. Any idea why?

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Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:12 am
Kitchen Garden Magazine Issues

Last post by cornlaw « Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:47 am
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by derekthegardener » Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:19 pm

I'm sure someone can tell me when Kitchen Garden was first published. I have been going through my huge collection and the oldest issue I can find...

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Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:47 am
Formative Pruning of Apple Trees

Last post by robo « Fri Jun 29, 2018 5:33 pm
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by Cider Boys » Thu Jun 21, 2018 7:01 am

I have an old remnant cyder orchard, most trees are very old 100+ years and hollow, but up to a couple of years ago one of my sons and his friend...

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Fri Jun 29, 2018 5:33 pm
Courgette seed failure, is it too late to start again

Last post by Daveswife « Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:01 am
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by Daveswife » Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:27 pm

Planted 12 F1 courgette seeds on 13th May. First one germinated a week later, but the first was the last. 3rd June now and no sign of the other 11...

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Wed Jun 13, 2018 11:01 am
spent hops and yeast

Last post by Daveswife « Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:23 pm
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by paulw60 » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:37 pm

Hi,
We have three large raised beds and approx 20ft x 20ft fruit cage. I do a lot of homebrewing and think it is a waste just throwing the spent...

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Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:23 pm
Plant identification

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:47 pm
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Attachment(s) by CariAnn88 » Thu May 31, 2018 7:04 pm

Hi,

I am new to this forum. I have been growing for about 7 years, had a allotment for 2 and half years.

I have noticed this growing on my path...

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Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:47 pm
Help with identifying a plant

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:36 pm
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by BouncingBogTrotter » Fri Jun 01, 2018 1:34 pm

Posting a picture is technically beyond me but we need help with identifying a plant that was donated to our community garden by a supporter.

The...

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Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:36 pm
Greenhouse grape vine

Last post by Westi « Tue May 29, 2018 6:54 pm
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by rod73 » Fri May 25, 2018 6:22 am

Hi

Can someone please help me with my sad vine. I have a solid concrete floor in my greenhouse so I used an industrial core cutter to cut a 6 inch...

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Tue May 29, 2018 6:54 pm
Phostrogen

Last post by Rhubarbstick « Sat May 12, 2018 7:53 pm
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by Rhubarbstick » Fri May 11, 2018 7:54 pm

I've just found some old Phostrogen in the back of the garage which has gone a bit lumpy presumably due to damp. I can break it up but will it still...

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Sat May 12, 2018 7:53 pm
Slug free spuds.

Last post by Colin2016 « Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:43 pm
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by Allotment Jeff » Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:03 pm

I realise it's a little early to be worrying about potatoes, we won't be planting them for a couple of months. However, the seed catalogues are here...

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Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:43 pm
Creating Jam labels.

Last post by Geoff « Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:01 am
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by BML » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:55 pm

I would like to print some labels to stick on the jars of Marmalade that my wife makes at this time of the year but search as hard as I have done on...

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Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:01 am
Sunflowers as a structural item on the plot, more than just pretty flowers ?

Last post by Monika « Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:17 pm
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by no_akira » Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:34 pm

If God had asked an Architect to come up with a plant, the winning designer would have been a sunflower...

In my Native American gardening book from...

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Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:17 pm
Summer raspberries help needed please

Last post by AdeTheSpade « Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:17 am
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by AdeTheSpade » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:00 pm

Hi all, I've not been here for a while, but I'm wondering whether anyone here can help. Every year, my summer raspberries, that have been in now for...

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Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:17 am
is pigeon poo safe to use on allotment

Last post by robo « Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:25 pm
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by Bren » Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:32 pm

my son was given pigeon poo and was wondering if it was safe to use on allotment

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Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:25 pm
composting for disabled

Last post by Geoff « Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:36 pm
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by john bridge » Sat Dec 02, 2017 3:21 pm

I have a form of muscular dystrophy and find it difficult to turn my compost bin, especially as it has no door at the bottom so is not easy to...

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Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:36 pm
5 year crop rotation

Last post by Westi « Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:37 pm
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by caravanalan » Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:08 pm

Hello KG. I'm looking at having 5 smaller sections on my plot as opposed to 3. could you recommend a rotation plan? I grow mainly...

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Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:37 pm
Barrel pond problem

Last post by JuneL « Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:58 am
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by JuneL » Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:48 am

Hi, I have a new Barrel pond and I’m having trouble with an oily film on the water. I have syphoned it out and refilled it and left it for a few...

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Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:58 am
chicken manure pellets

Last post by rowbow « Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:38 pm
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by caz1967 » Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:19 pm

I am new to allotment keeping and have seen about using chicken manure pellets to help boost the soil. What is the best way to use them

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Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:38 pm
brown leeks

Last post by rowbow « Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:24 pm
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by jeff64 » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:21 pm

Harvested some leeks today and they all had brown stains in them and a small hole in them,apart from that they looked healthy,good size,clean...

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Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:24 pm
is it safe to use on allotment

Last post by Pa Snip « Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:33 pm
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by Bren » Thu Sep 28, 2017 12:40 pm

Is it safe to use on an allotment?

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Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:33 pm
Egg Shells for Calcium

Last post by Johnboy « Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:04 pm
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by Ged » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:51 pm

Hi All

I have managed to secure an arrangement with the works restaurant to take all of their egg shells for allotment use. Question is - do I have...

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Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:04 pm
Save or Scrap peas with mildew?

Last post by Monika « Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:57 pm
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by Statesidemanc » Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:40 am

Hi everyone,

First time here, and first time with my own garden growing fruit and veg this year.

I have some peas in a large planter that have...

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Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:57 pm
Saving tomatoes from blighted plants

Last post by Westi « Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:47 pm
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by Primrose » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:26 pm

Are there any recommended ways of saving tomatoes from plants affected by blight, especially the half ripe and green ones?
I,ve had to pick about 30...

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Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:47 pm
Godwin's Multi Purpose Compost

Last post by Daveswife « Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:15 pm
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by Daveswife » Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:32 pm

As a rule we grow all our bedding and vegetable plants from seed. However, time rushes by rather too quickly now that we are both retired and we...

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Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:15 pm
early Peas

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by Colin Miles » Wed May 24, 2017 5:45 pm

Mine are just flowering. How long before I can pick them given average or above average temperatures?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:54 am
Winter Greens Collection

Last post by tigerburnie « Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:56 am
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by Colin2016 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:49 pm

Hi, Interested in your winter greens collection "20 plants, 5 of each variety;
Kale Reflex F1, Sprouting Broccoli Rudolph, Cauliflower Amsterdam...

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Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:56 am
Definition of quick growing

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Definition of quick growing

In latest edition of the mag you say “Salad onions are quick growing”

What is the time scale of quick?
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Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:38 pm
Brassica look a like

Last post by KG Steve « Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:28 am
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Attachment(s) by KG Steve » Mon Jun 26, 2017 10:08 am

Hi All, hoping you can help me (or a reader) identify a brassica-like plant that has popped up in his compost. Looks like a brassica and the leaves...

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Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:28 am
Avatars

Last post by lez « Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:05 pm
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by lez » Mon Apr 10, 2017 2:23 pm

Hi all, I was just wondering if there is a way I can cancel the avatars. I have ungone eye surgery which has made my eyes and especially the retina...

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Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:05 pm
Merry Christmas!

Last post by Pa Snip « Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:52 am
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Attachment(s) by KG Tony » Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:25 am

Have a great Christmas everyone and have a brilliant 2017.

In the words of Lao Tzu:

"To see things in the seed, that is genius."

from...

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Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:52 am
Breakfast Eggs with Spinach

Last post by KGAdmin « Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:13 pm
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by Colin2016 » Mon Nov 28, 2016 7:59 am

Thanks to the team for putting this recipe in latest issue and on the Subs Club site.

I like to save all recipes on my pc & Kindle.

Could I...

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Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:13 pm
Where are you???

Last post by Westi « Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:11 pm
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by Westi » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:32 pm

Come on guys! We know you've got heavy schedules & stuff that comes with fame & fortune! :wink:

You did start to make a difference - site...
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:11 pm
publishing date ofDecember issue

Last post by Pa Snip « Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:56 pm
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by Colin2016 » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:35 pm

Wonder if you can tell me when I should expext delivery of the December issue.
I have been told it was posted on the 11th of October.

Would it be...
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Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:56 pm
Quoting "FROM THE FORUM"

Last post by Pa Snip « Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:36 pm
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Attachment(s) by Pa Snip » Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:51 am

Whilst catching up and re-reading past issues I reached the section headed

"FROM THE FORUM"

and having read it I thought 'Who? as the...

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Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:36 pm
Spent Coffee Grounds on Allotments

Last post by Diane « Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:57 pm
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by brian sharp » Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:32 pm

Dear Team, I have heard that coffee grounds are good for the soil in gardens and allotments. I have also heard that the coffee grounds are good for...

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Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:57 pm
A Shadey Plot

Last post by KG Steve « Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:50 am
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Attachment(s) by Pa Snip » Mon Oct 24, 2016 7:43 am

I asked this question of fellow members and am now grateful for the opportunity to get 'The Teams' opinion please

This picture is of part of a...

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Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:50 am
Types of Tomatoes

Last post by Westi « Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:34 pm
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by Westi » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:19 pm

Hi KG Team

I am going through the catalogues & find the terms for tomatoes a bit confusing, Cordon, Indeterminate?? Possibility of an idiots...

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Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:34 pm
Puzzle

Last post by KG Steve « Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:45 pm
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Attachment(s) by jethrotattydrill » Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:53 am

A friend has been given this plant and has asked me what it is. I don't have a clue can anyone help? V__C482.jpg

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