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Do i need to do summer pruning as i don't have fruit

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by Imeling » Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:08 am

I pruned my well established apple and pear trees back very harsh last winter. I have good leaf growth but no fruit which i expected from the books i...

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Tue Apr 21, 2026 8:08 am
Squash/Pumpkin

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by Westi » Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:12 pm

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I have 3 large QLD Blue who are just refusing to ripen & remain green, well one is very slightly grey in the right light. They are sheltered from the...

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Mon Nov 24, 2025 4:11 am
Green manure.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:33 am

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Just sown a piece of ground 80 foot x 20 foot with Phacelia green manure seeds…I haven’t done a large area like that for quite a few years, so hoping...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Tue Oct 14, 2025 1:11 pm
Flowers - When to cut back/tidy?

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by Westi » Sat Aug 17, 2024 7:02 pm

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Hi all!

I'm not good on flower knowledge so hoping you can help & advice on the following.

Gladiolus: When do you cut back the spent stems? Do...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Aug 22, 2024 5:12 am
January Jobs?

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by KG Tony » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:31 pm
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So, its January. What have you all been up to?

What have you been sowing?
What have you been doing in your greenhouse, polytunnel or on your patch?...
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Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:25 am
Clear the plot for winter or keep growing?

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by Primrose » Sun Oct 01, 2023 12:23 pm

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Mr Primrose has started some early pre winter tidying up of the garden today, like clearing patio tubs in whixh tumbling tomatoes were grown. They,ll...

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Last post by Colin2016
Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:12 am
What raspberries are best?

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by Myrkk » Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:23 pm

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I’m starting to look at buying raspberry canes ( I believe autumn is best to plant them? ) but would really appreciate some input from you all on...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:34 pm
What is causing my turnips to crack or split?

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by garg2025456 » Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:54 am

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Hey everyone!
I am extremely disappointed with my experience of growing Turnips. Out of my fascination towards kitchen gardening, I recently bought...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Sep 20, 2023 6:39 pm
Perennial Flowers!

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by Westi » Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:22 pm

The deal I got last year on all the perennials plug plants is back on. Dobies have the offer on for 72 plug plants for £9.99 which is what I paid so...

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:03 am
Dwarf Dahlia's

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by Westi » Sat Aug 05, 2023 6:26 pm

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I bought some seeds of these on offer; 300 seeds for a silly price, but good until 2025 from Premier Direct. My thinking was I do like Dahlia's as...

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Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:17 am
What to sow in August/September

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by janjones » Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:10 am

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I have been a fair weather gardener until this year. The swallows nesting in the shed have prevented me from doing much, I didn't want to disturb...

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Wed Aug 02, 2023 1:55 pm
Sowing Peas and germination

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by tigerburnie » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:30 pm
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Over the years I've heard all sorts of comments about peas and in particular the germination rates of the seeds, so I thought I'd do some trials....
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Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:26 pm
Sowing too early

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by Primrose » Mon May 01, 2023 9:32 am

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Today,s advice to gardeners to delay sowing seeds until end of May because of the cold weather has caused me to wonder what advice we can offer to...

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Tue May 02, 2023 8:16 am
Soggy bed advice needed.

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by Westi » Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:20 pm

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Suddenly out of the blue one of the big beds got totally soggy at the end of the last year & wouldn't drain or dry out & when forked the holes just...

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Last post by Colin2016
Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:15 am
Cabbage Whites

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by Westi » Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:55 pm

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Just had to share with you my new finding.

With my usual distractions when I go online I ran across an article that said you could repel cabbage...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:55 am
Blind strawberries

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by vivienz » Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:25 pm

I'm growing strawberries in large, self-watering troughs this year. I have several varieties and have noticed that both with Malling Centenary and...

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Last post by snapdragon
Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:00 am
Cayenna peppers in winter?

Last post by miwke
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by Elmigo » Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:33 am

The other day we cut off a very productive Cayenna pepper plant to keep it indoors during the winter, as it's getting cold and all the peppers were...

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Last post by miwke
Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:19 am
Giant Pumpkin nesting in my Acer

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by daxtell71 » Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:18 pm

Hi everyone

Not entirely sure what to do about this but just thought I would share a funny problem I have come across. To my surprise, my Giant...

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Last post by OdliDPrincess
Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:25 am
Seekay.Worth a look.

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by snooky » Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:38 am

Since the demise of Wallis Seeds I have been looking and have found,I think, a company whose charges for seed packets,postal charges(85p).and varying...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:13 am
Drying beans for seed

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by Primrose » Sat Oct 02, 2021 11:40 am

Another question on which I'd welcome your views.

We picked a batch of overgrown mature French beans this morning before the rain set in to dry for...

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Last post by MR.SORRELL
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:14 pm
Sloe and blueberry propagation

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by Neill » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:41 pm

How are sloes and blueberries propagated?

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Thu May 19, 2022 7:21 am
Growing potatoes in containers

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by staceygrows » Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:33 pm

I’m growing potatoes in 40L containers this year. A mixture of earlies and maincrop.

From people’s experience, what do you think is the ideal number...

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Last post by robo
Fri May 13, 2022 8:52 am
Apple tree pruning- advice please

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by Daveswife » Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:46 pm

Oops, end of March now and I never did get around to pruning the apple tree at the right time and now it is starting to show signs of shoots. What...

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Last post by peter
Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:49 pm
Prematurely picked green tomatoes

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:14 pm

This week,s weather has forced us to pick all our remaining outdoor tomatoes and put all the green ones on newspaper covered trays indoors to ripen....

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Last post by larson12
Fri Dec 17, 2021 10:44 am
Blueberries

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by paulw60 » Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:46 am

Well, have another go at Blueberries, so far we have lost 5 plants over 4 years! we put them in pots in ericacous compost in a fruit cage. We grew...

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Last post by Janet K. Sullivan
Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:03 am
which climbing bean

Last post by daxtell71
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by nemo » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:55 pm
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if you could only grow one variety of french climbing bean would you grow blue lake or cobra or maybe something better again.i will hopefully selling...
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Last post by daxtell71
Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:19 pm
Sowing outdoor tomatoes

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by Primrose » Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:07 pm

Has anybody started sowing their outdoor tomato seeds yet?
Every year I still seem to have sowed them too early and end up having to protect them....

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Last post by robo
Sun Jun 27, 2021 10:52 pm
Fathen.

Last post by Monika
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by snooky » Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:26 pm

There is a Nepalese couple on our site and the wife surprised me by asking if she could pick the Fathen growing on my plot.By all means!!.It used as...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:03 pm
Worth the chance?

Last post by retropants
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by Westi » Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:53 pm

Thanks to Mr Mole everything is late this year but I have the biggest sweet pointed peppers that are stubbornly staying green! Now they will not go...

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Last post by retropants
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:54 pm
BROAD BEANS, OVERWINTERING TYPE

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by Compo » Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:14 pm

I have devised an elaborate mesh cage to keep mice away from the bigger seeds and it worked in spring so i want to try Autumn broad beans again. I...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:55 pm
Tomato conundrum

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by tracie » Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:14 pm

Hi All,

I have had an issue with my toms for the last couple of years. They are planted in the Polly good bush plants over the first set of leaves....

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Last post by Kayburton
Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:34 am
Italian pointy Peppers advice please.

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by Primrose » Thu May 14, 2020 4:54 pm

My peppers, reared to date on window sill are between two & three feet tall, and looking too lanky to withstand breezes without blowing over when...

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Last post by Westi
Fri May 15, 2020 8:15 pm
Elephant garlic

Last post by sally wright
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by tracie » Wed May 13, 2020 7:21 pm

Hi All,
First year for me growing elephant garlic, some of mine has a seed/flower head forming.

Do I leave it or snap it off and now do I tell when...

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Last post by sally wright
Wed May 13, 2020 11:08 pm
Dorset Coastal

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by melsieniko » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:42 pm

Hi all

I've been growing veg for years, but all up north. I now find myself on a sheltered, south facing spot on the Dorset coast. Does anyone know...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Apr 05, 2020 6:32 pm
Sulphate of Potash.

Last post by tigerburnie
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by 23wesulue » Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:40 am

Why in Jobs for January- page 8 'quick jobs' (whilst in the depths of winter) are we being advised to spread Sulphate of Potash round the base of our...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:57 pm
Raspberry Conundrum

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by Compo » Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:58 am

Im afraid I've neglected my raspberry patch. They are autumn and summer largely separated. Should I chop em all to the ground or just leave them till...

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Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:08 pm
Top tips to start seed off

Last post by Monika
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by selwein » Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:59 pm

Hi Pawty!

I think I agree with Johnboy! My only surviving greenhouse cucumber was sulking big time, but my grafted tomatoes were in flower so I...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:51 pm
Sowing onion seeds now

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:49 pm

I,ve only ever grown onions from bulbs in the past but have a free packet of autumn sowing Senshu yellow onions .
Know they're supposed to be sown...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:04 pm
What's Happenin'?

Last post by paulw60
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by KG Tony » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:54 pm

Well, the days are getting shorter and the clocks go back this weekend!

But I'm sure there's plenty happening.

What are you planning for the...

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Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:22 pm
Top tips to start seed off

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by Pawty » Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:00 pm
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Just starting to plan what to grow this year at the allotment. I don't have a greenhouse so have to start seed off in windowsills and my cold...
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Last post by Carolcarrot
Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:01 am
Top tips to start seed off

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by kleinseinwew » Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:13 pm

Hi Pawty!

I think I agree with Johnboy! My only surviving greenhouse cucumber was sulking big time, but my grafted tomatoes were in flower so I...

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Last post by kleinseinwew
Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:13 pm
Top tips to start seed off

Last post by Westi
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by wereiniop » Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:48 am

Hi Pawty!

I think I agree with Johnboy! My only surviving greenhouse cucumber was sulking big time, but my grafted tomatoes were in flower so I...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:46 pm
January Jobs?

Last post by Elmigo
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by oleiniew » Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:02 pm

So, its January. What have you all been up to?

What have you been sowing?
What have you been doing in your greenhouse, polytunnel or on your patch?...

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Last post by Elmigo
Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:24 pm
Disappointed!

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by Westi » Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:58 pm

I harvested all my Russet apples of which there were an abundance. All inspected & put in the rack & I was feeling pretty chuffed with the...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:02 pm
Elephant garlic going to seed

Last post by Muddyboot68
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by Primrose » Mon May 21, 2018 9:34 am

Noticed a few of mine starting to blow. I have watered but possibly Insufficiently as the past couple of weeks have been very dry and our soil dries...

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Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:51 pm
Disposal of mildewed leaves

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by Primrose » Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:52 pm

Silly question but can I dispose of my badly mildewed courgette leaves on my compost heap?
Will the mildew spores remain in the compost as everything...

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Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:20 pm
Can anybody identify these fruits please?

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by Primrose » Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:23 pm

Photod beside an egg to give an idea of size. My husband found them on a fallen branch on a footpath which had snapped off a tree in an adjacent...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:52 pm
Butterflies and Moths - again

Last post by Diane
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by Monika » Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:58 pm

Sorry to come back on the butterflies, but today has been most amazing: loads of painted ladies, peacock, small tortoiseshell, red admiral, comma,...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:51 pm
Some courgette advice please

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by Primrose » Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:41 pm

I have two plants of different varieties, one quite compact and the other a real "sprawler" growing in a small space where sprawler is...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sun Jul 14, 2019 4:44 pm
SWEETCORN

Last post by Ibis
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by PJD » Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:17 am

I saved a small cob from last years crop and left it in the potting shed over the winter. It is now totally dried out. Can I plant the kernels and...

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Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:46 am

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