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Blackberry

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by tracie » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:12 pm

Hi All,

I am looking to purchase a blackberry for my allotment, thornless hopefully. Please can you recommend a variety.

Thanks :D

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:24 pm
Old raspberry canes 15/20yrs

Last post by Westi
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by veritymay » Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:16 am

Hi! First post here. We have recently moved into a house that has been in the family for about 50 years. The garden has been a little neglected over...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:24 pm
French beans (as in September edition)

Last post by Primrose
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by Stephen » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:15 pm

Which of the purple/black(ish)/reddish beans hold their colour when cooked?
Yellow ones stay pale, so to have a three colour medly on the plate...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:54 pm
Comfrey

Last post by retropants
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by daxtell71 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:04 am

As a very new gardener I started with herbs so have quite a few and invested in some comfrey seeds which came and are slowly coming up. What I don't...

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Last post by retropants
Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:47 pm
Rootfly - help! Please!

Last post by JohnB
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by JohnB » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:33 am

Hi Folks, Although a gardener for many years, on and off as time, space has permitted, I have recently become an allotment tenant. I have found a...

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Last post by JohnB
Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:02 am
Mosaic virus - what can I plant next

Last post by Andrya

by Andrya » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:07 pm

Hi, my beautiful purple teepee beans developed mosaic virus so I have removed the plants from my (new) raised bed. I am wondering what I can plant in...

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Last post by Andrya
Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:07 pm
general feed

Last post by Kayburton
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by paulw60 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:10 pm

Hi everyone,
I set up hydroponics in the greenhouse last year with some great results. I use a seaweed feed called formulex, very similar to...

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Last post by Kayburton
Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:58 am
Whitefly

Last post by Primrose
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by pontersman » Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:22 pm

For the last few years my kale and sprouts have been ruined by severe infestations of whitefly, so this year I did not grow any. Sods law, there...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:08 pm
Unusual pepper

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by guyos » Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:41 am

Hello

Has anyone seen this before?

This is a Bell pepper plant producing two different fruits.
growing in my polytunnel.

Guyos

Bell pepper.jpg

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:43 am
Misc. Bulbs Unearthed

Last post by Primrose
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by daxtell71 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:42 pm

Hi all

I have just been digging loads of earth away from our front garden wall to take the pressure of a MASSIVE crack we have in it so have not...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:25 am
earthing up potatoes

Last post by chloe29
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by chloe29 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:48 am

Hi
I'm not having much luck with my potatoes this year. I used grass cuttings to earth up my potatoes that I've grown in raised beds as advised by...

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Last post by chloe29
Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:34 am
First time growing Kalettes, have we lost them?

Last post by retropants
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by twinklefl » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:35 am

Hi, we’re very new allotmenteers so everything is a slight mystery to us. But we decided to give kalettes a go cause we like them.
They’ve been...

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Last post by retropants
Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:21 am
potato plant problem

Last post by Monika
Replies: 2
by chloe29 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:04 am

Hi
A few of my potato plants are looking very sickly with the leaves curling up and turning yellow. They were planted 30th March 2021. Do you think...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:14 pm
Mystery cucumber

Last post by sally wright
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by JohnN » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:31 pm

Can anyone tell me what kind of cucumber plant a "Minik" is. I bought it today from Waitrose and it's labelled as a Suttons product, but I...

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Last post by sally wright
Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:55 pm
Just moved , existing garden plant?

Last post by Janet K. Sullivan
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by Connie777 » Mon May 31, 2021 2:30 pm

Hi I hope you are all well & out in Sunny Gardens
? I have a question please about an existing plant in my new House Garden, it has two different...

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Last post by Janet K. Sullivan
Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:53 am
arrgh whitefly!

Last post by paulw60
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by paulw60 » Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:48 pm

Our hydroponic system in the greenhouse is going great guns this year, but with one problem, it is overrun with whitefly! I have tried sticky tapes...

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Last post by paulw60
Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:18 am
CONGRATULATIONS ,

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:44 pm

Well done on winning Award of the Year in the Specialist Interest category

I enjoy receiving my magazine every month. There's always something of...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:46 pm
lawn problems

Last post by shawnmichael
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by Connie777 » Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:20 pm

Hi All, I have a question please about a Lawn at our new rental property? it is quite old and about 90% moss , is there anyway to rake out the moss...

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Last post by shawnmichael
Wed May 26, 2021 8:18 am
June edition

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin2016 » Wed May 05, 2021 1:21 pm

I see the June edition is out in the shops but have not received my mail edition, have others got theirs?

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Last post by Primrose
Mon May 10, 2021 4:52 pm
Blueberries again!

Last post by Primrose
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by paulw60 » Fri May 07, 2021 10:59 am

Bought three blueberry bushes after the previous ones failed. I heard we will struggle to grow them here as we are 500 yards from beach and they...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon May 10, 2021 4:49 pm
Large worms in my waterbutts

Last post by daxtell71
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by mikepearce45 » Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:34 pm

In one of my three waterbutts, which has a minimal level of water in it, I have a large number(60/100) of worms. They are wriggling around in two...

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Last post by daxtell71
Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:58 pm
Radishes

Last post by pontersman
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by pontersman » Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:53 pm

Can anyone please tell me why I can buy radishes in shops, which must have been out of the ground sometime, and are firm and crisp but the ones I...

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Last post by pontersman
Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:10 pm
Magazine issue month vs when to plant

Last post by Westi
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by ilknur » Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:48 am

I’ve been a subscriber for a few years now but still an experimental gardener, where the term gardener is used loosely. Just a bit of a background so...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:59 pm
planting citrus

Last post by Westi
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by paulw60 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:50 pm

I have an orange,lime ans lemon plants all overwintered and in 9cm pots as delivered. Need to repot ready for this years growth.
Can I use multi...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:20 pm
everlasting onions!

Last post by pontersman
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by pontersman » Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:02 pm

For years I had a patch of bunching onion we called everlasting I think they were also called Welsh onions. They looked like spring onions and were...

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Last post by pontersman
Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:08 pm
When to Sow peas to avoid Pea Moth?

Last post by Stephen
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by Connie777 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:50 pm

Hi All, hope your well? I just wanted to ask, when is best to sow Peas , to avoid Pea Moth? I suffered terribly with it last year on my plot, I am in...

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:41 pm
advice and ideas for eating jerusalem artichokes

Last post by Westi
Replies: 13
by poppy123 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:07 pm

Hi all. Just looking for some advice on consuming Jerusalem artichokes please. I planted 10 tubers and harvested half a barrow full. I found a soup...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:12 pm
Green manure

Last post by pontersman
Replies: 2
by pontersman » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:47 pm

Does the rule about not growing parsnips etc on freshly matured ground apply to green manure? It will have been chopped up and dug in about 4 weeks...

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Last post by pontersman
Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:42 pm
Florence fennel in polytunnel

Last post by Westi
Replies: 2
by vivienz » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:32 pm

Browsing through various back issues of KG magazine, I've come across a few mentions of Florence fennel being grown over winter in a polytunnel and...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:52 pm
Victoria plum - worth keeping?

Last post by judyk
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by judyk » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:37 am

Three years ago I bought a Victoria plum from a website that normally supplies very good quality trees. As we didn't have room to put it in the soil,...

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Last post by judyk
Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:16 pm
Jan issue any fee seeds etc - Poor quality new paper envelope arrived ripped

Last post by Monika
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by time4tea » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:14 pm

Just asking everyone.

The envelop for Kitchen Garden was really poor quality paper and hardly any glue. It arrived with the side and top open. Just...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:27 am
Pruning Roses.

Last post by Westi
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by Shallot Man » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:51 am

Planted some new roses this year. They have become rather leggy, would normally trim back by a third this time of year But the buggers are still...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:44 pm
Sprouting tree stump

Last post by Shallot Man
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by chloe29 » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:45 am

Hi
My daughter had a tree cut down about 18 months ago. She didn’t have the stump removed as the tree surgeon assured her it would die off and if it...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:36 am
December issue

Last post by Monika
Replies: 3
by Stephen » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:07 pm

Jerusalem Artichokes:- you say sunny spot. My mother grew them in the shade of our huge walnut tree, so on my plot they also grow in shadier...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:44 pm
Mental health

Last post by Westi
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by Stephen » Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:51 pm

I read the article in November edition with interest. A good article altough I think the readership were already convinced that gardening is good for...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:31 pm
Ill Wisteria

Last post by sarahk99
Replies: 3
by Connie777 » Fri May 22, 2020 5:52 pm

Hi Team, I have a question please about my new Wisteria, it is a Sinensis ? Variety & grafted rootstock, I have planted it with plenty if feed...

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Last post by sarahk99
Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:16 pm
Large yellow courgette marrows

Last post by sindi21
Replies: 7
by Tgr79 » Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:54 pm

Is it ok to let yellow courgettes become marrows. I know sounds silly I’ve done it with green ones before but I’ve never seen a yellow marrow before...

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Last post by sindi21
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:14 pm
Greenhouse winter cropping

Last post by Westi
Replies: 8
by Elmigo » Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:27 pm

Dear Kitchen Garden Lovers,

I need your advice!

Last march I bought Bok Choy from a local farmer. It was grown locally. Knowing Bok Choy doesn't...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 28, 2020 8:08 pm
Raspberries

Last post by Westi
Replies: 2
by Raspberry Pie » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:12 pm

Some of this year's new raspberry canes for fruiting next summer are fruiting now! It's lovely to see and eat! But the first time I've ever seen...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:09 pm
Is this a Vine Weevil??

Last post by Connie777
Replies: 2
by Connie777 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:07 am

Hi I found this Bug on some sawn wood on my plot
I am not sure if it’s a Vine weevil? I have had the obvious leaf cutting on my Roses but they seem...

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Last post by Connie777
Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:58 am
Carrots

Last post by Tanzy
Replies: 18
by Tanzy » Sun Aug 23, 2020 4:41 pm
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Just been clearing out veg from my bed that has bolted or not doing anything. Went to clear my carrots out and seen these. Anyone any idea what they...
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Last post by Tanzy
Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:48 am
Growing crops in the greenhouse for winter eating

Last post by emo1956
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by emo1956 » Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:36 pm

Hi Team

Back in March, at the start of lockdown, we built a small lean-to greenhouse (only 2.4 metres x 0.7 metres. I would like to sow seeds over...

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Last post by emo1956
Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:29 pm
Butternut Squash

Last post by Westi
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by Tanzy » Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:39 pm
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Hi there,

I’m growing butternut squash for the first time, I have one squash that is growing nicely.

3ED55962-869F-4F26-9914-20E738ACD17F.jpeg...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:21 pm
Split pumpkin

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 10
by vivienz » Sat Aug 22, 2020 10:18 am

We've had a LOT of rain this week which has been good for most things but not one of my pumpkins that was ready to start ripening. It's about...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:51 pm
Short Brussels sprouts

Last post by hilary
Replies: 2
by hilary » Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:21 am

Hi,
I have grown Evesham Special sprouts this year in well manured ground. For the first time about half have grown thick, short stems with blown...

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Last post by hilary
Tue Aug 25, 2020 4:14 pm
Sowing Kale

Last post by Raspberry Pie
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by Raspberry Pie » Thu Aug 20, 2020 5:00 pm

Hello, is it too late to sow kale for good sized plants not as salad leaves? My plants have all been eaten by caterpillars :(

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Last post by Raspberry Pie
Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:19 am
Plums

Last post by chloe29
Replies: 2
by chloe29 » Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:00 am

Hi
A branch of my Victoria plum tree has broken off with quite a few unripe plums. I'd thinned out most of the branches but couldn't reach this one....

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Last post by chloe29
Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:17 pm
What to Plant after Cabbages?

Last post by hollyMiller
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by Connie777 » Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:44 am

Hi All, hope your well? I just have a general question regarding Crop rotation, What can I plant in a raised bed after Greyhound Cabbages?
Any...

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Last post by hollyMiller
Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:41 pm
pea mildew

Last post by chloe29
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by chloe29 » Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:42 pm

Hi

I've just discovered what I think is pea mildew on my pea plants. My instinct is to pull them up and destroy them immediately. But not all the...

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Last post by chloe29
Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:43 am
Chilli and pepper plants

Last post by tigerburnie
Replies: 7
by lovelytashchick » Tue Jul 28, 2020 10:10 pm

This year I had a load of seeds from doing my m&s shopping. I have grown mixed chillies and peppers from this. I have anaheim, scotch bonnets,...

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Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:41 am

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