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Help with identifying a plant

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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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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jun 01, 2018 8:36 pm
Greenhouse grape vine

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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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Last post by Westi
Tue May 29, 2018 6:54 pm
Phostrogen

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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
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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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Last post by Colin2016
Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:43 pm
Creating Jam labels.

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

Last post by Monika
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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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Last post by Monika
Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:17 pm
Summer raspberries help needed please

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

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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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Last post by robo
Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:25 pm
composting for disabled

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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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Last post by Geoff
Sat Dec 02, 2017 7:36 pm
5 year crop rotation

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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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Last post by Westi
Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:37 pm
Barrel pond problem

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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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Last post by JuneL
Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:58 am
chicken manure pellets

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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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Last post by rowbow
Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:38 pm
brown leeks

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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

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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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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:33 pm
Egg Shells for Calcium

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

Last post by Monika
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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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Last post by Monika
Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:57 pm
Saving tomatoes from blighted plants

Last post by Westi
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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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Last post by Westi
Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:47 pm
Godwin's Multi Purpose Compost

Last post by Daveswife
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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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Last post by Daveswife
Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:15 pm
early Peas

Last post by Gerry
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by Colin Miles » Wed May 24, 2017 5:45 pm
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Mine are just flowering. How long before I can pick them given average or above average temperatures?
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Last post by Gerry
Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:54 am
Winter Greens Collection

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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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Last post by tigerburnie
Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:56 am
Definition of quick growing

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by Colin2016 » Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:51 pm
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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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Last post by Colin2016
Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:38 pm
Brassica look a like

Last post by KG Steve
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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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Last post by KG Steve
Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:28 am
Avatars

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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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Last post by lez
Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:05 pm
Merry Christmas!

Last post by Pa Snip
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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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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:52 am
Breakfast Eggs with Spinach

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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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Last post by KGAdmin
Mon Dec 12, 2016 12:13 pm
Where are you???

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by Westi » Fri Nov 18, 2016 7:32 pm
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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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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:11 pm
publishing date ofDecember issue

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by Colin2016 » Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:35 pm
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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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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:56 pm
Quoting "FROM THE FORUM"

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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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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Oct 29, 2016 1:36 pm
Spent Coffee Grounds on Allotments

Last post by Diane
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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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Last post by Diane
Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:57 pm
A Shadey Plot

Last post by KG Steve
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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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Last post by KG Steve
Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:50 am
Types of Tomatoes

Last post by Westi
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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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Last post by Westi
Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:34 pm
Puzzle

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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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Last post by KG Steve
Tue Oct 25, 2016 2:45 pm
Soil & Crop rotation

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by OscarSidcup » Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:46 pm

As this year's growing season comes to an end and the seed catalogues come piling in, I was wondering whether I could plant the same vegetables in...

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Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:22 pm

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