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Sowing outdoor tomatoes

Last post by sally wright « Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:14 pm
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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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Blueberries

Last post by paulw60 « Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:57 am
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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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Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:57 am
Sloe and blueberry propagation

Last post by sally wright « Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:33 pm
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by Neill » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:41 pm

How are sloes and blueberries propagated?

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Thu Nov 19, 2020 5:33 pm
Worth the chance?

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

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

Last post by Kayburton « Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:34 am
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Attachment(s) 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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Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:34 am
Italian pointy Peppers advice please.

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

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

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

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

Last post by tigerburnie « Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:08 pm
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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 « Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:51 pm
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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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Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:51 pm
Sowing onion seeds now

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

Last post by paulw60 « Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:22 pm
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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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Hi,

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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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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Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:13 pm
Top tips to start seed off

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

Last post by Elmigo « Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:24 pm
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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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Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:24 pm
Cayenna peppers in winter?

Last post by Primrose « Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:54 pm
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Attachment(s) 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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Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:54 pm
Disappointed!

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

Last post by Muddyboot68 « Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:51 pm
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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
January Jobs?

Last post by Primrose « Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:43 am
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Attachment(s) by KG Tony » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:31 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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Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:43 am
Disposal of mildewed leaves

Last post by sally wright « Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:20 pm
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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?

Last post by Primrose « Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:52 pm
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Attachment(s) 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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Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:52 pm
Butterflies and Moths - again

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

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

Last post by Ibis « Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:46 am
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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
I've been procrastinating...

Last post by Elmigo « Wed May 29, 2019 6:33 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Wed May 29, 2019 6:10 pm

Also perhaps a reminder for others on here, it's time to put some netting around the cabbages! I have been procrastinating and I am very lucky to...

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Wed May 29, 2019 6:33 pm
Asparagus

Last post by Stephen « Thu May 23, 2019 10:48 pm
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by Westi » Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:52 pm

My new crowns arrived today to fill the gaps in the main bed that lost some plants and to extend the bed a bit. My question is on planting these. I...

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Thu May 23, 2019 10:48 pm
Garlic going to seed already

Last post by Primrose « Sun May 19, 2019 7:13 pm
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by Primrose » Sun May 19, 2019 9:36 am

Quite a lot of my elephant garlic and ordinary garlic seems to be going to seed..
Should I dig up those plants ahead of the normal crop and let them...

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Sun May 19, 2019 7:13 pm
Transplanting winter pansies

Last post by Primrose « Sat May 11, 2019 9:18 am
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by Primrose » Fri May 10, 2019 4:21 pm

They're still blooming wonderfully in some patio tubs but I need to remove them for summer plants and tumbling tomatoes.
If I transplant them...

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Sat May 11, 2019 9:18 am
New patch.

Last post by Toptaff « Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:17 am
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by Toptaff » Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:28 pm

I've started to make a new veg patch. I've weeded (oh! those beastly nettle roots! ) and rotovated to break it up.I've turned in some good farmyard...

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Sun Feb 24, 2019 11:17 am
Snowdrop advice please

Last post by Primrose « Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:54 am
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:45 pm

I,ve found some clumps of very fine thin snowdrop leaves growing blind in a heavily dark shaded spot in my garden under a thick conifer. Am sure how...

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Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:54 am
Howling winds, ice, snow and torrential rain!

Last post by Monika « Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm
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by KG Tony » Mon Feb 11, 2019 4:05 pm

Well, this month we've had ice and snow, howling winds, torrential rain and oh yes, a bit of sun! Some of us may have been huddling up in front of...

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Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm
Overwintering self sown seedlings

Last post by peter « Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:12 pm
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by Primrose » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:33 am

Have noticed a lot of tiny self sown seedlings from my Cosmos flowers appearing in my border, probably due to the late sunshine.
Is there any point...

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Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:12 pm
Thinning out pond in Autumn

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:10 am
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:48 am

I've started taking the excess plants out of my pond and leaving them on the edge for wildlife to be able to get back in the water.
The Japanese...

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Fri Oct 12, 2018 7:10 am
Removing leaves on pepper plants

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:30 pm
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by Primrose » Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:45 pm

Have a lot of lush foliage on my pepper plants in outdoor pots and wonder wher I should be removing some of the leaves to allow the peppers to ripen...

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Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:30 pm
Where to buy?

Last post by robo « Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:35 am
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by Westi » Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:13 pm

Just been online looking for autumn onion & shallot sets & garlic. Nearly all are saying out of stock, some not until I reach checkout -Grrr!...
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Wed Aug 15, 2018 7:35 am
Water saving thread

Last post by Geoff « Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:46 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Sun Jul 01, 2018 8:26 pm

I think we're all bemoaning the lack of rain.

Could we do with starting a water saving thread for any new members on here and to remind ourselves to...
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Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:46 pm
Will they grow?

Last post by Primrose « Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:26 pm
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by Westi » Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:47 pm

Re: Lettuce & Salad leaves.

Due to the temperature very few of my seed has germinated. Will they just start to germinate when conditions are...

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Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:26 pm
June - is it too late to sow parsnip seeds?

Last post by Cider Boys « Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:08 pm
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by Daveswife » Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:31 pm

Is it too late to sow parsnip seeds now? I just found the unopened packet of seeds which I should have planted earlier but they were overlooked.

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Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:08 pm
Harvesting Garlic advice needed

Last post by Westi « Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:15 pm
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by Daveswife » Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:30 pm

Harvested garlic today. Do I dry them with the stems on?

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Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:15 pm
Blind strawberries

Last post by vivienz « Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:20 am
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Attachment(s) 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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Sun Jun 03, 2018 8:20 am
Blight - starting early this year !

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:49 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Wed May 30, 2018 7:18 am

Could hardly believe my email this morning when I found I had received my first Hutton blight warning for our area, although I shouldn't be surprised...

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Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:49 pm
How late can I sow tomato seeds?

Last post by robo « Tue May 29, 2018 2:34 pm
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by vivienz » Sun May 27, 2018 6:00 pm

I have just found two packets of tomato seeds that I forgot to sow when I did most of them at the very end of April/beginning of May. Is it too late...

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Tue May 29, 2018 2:34 pm
Dahlia's

Last post by hilary « Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:57 am
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by Westi » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:46 pm

Just a quick question!

I knew we had a frost coming & thought about cutting down the dahlias on Sunday but then thought if the foliage isn't...

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Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:57 am
Best tasting Potato Varieties?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:37 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:29 pm

I've grown quite a lot of different potatoes over the years and have a few favourites for flavour but I thought I would try a commercial variety,...
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Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:37 pm
Blight resistant tomatoes

Last post by Primrose « Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:48 pm
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by Barry » Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:59 pm

I think we have all tried blight resistant tomatoes in recent years and found them somewhat disappointing.

Last year, for example, I tried Mountain...

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Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:48 pm
Broad beans

Last post by Westi « Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:34 pm
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by Allotmentkid » Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:01 am

My overwintering broad beans have started to flower. Do I cut this main stem off or leave alone? Thank you.

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Tue Mar 06, 2018 7:34 pm
Green manures

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:14 am
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by Barry » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:30 pm

I planted several types of green manure in the autumn for overwintering. Mostly, they have done well.

The advice is to cut the plants down in early...

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Fri Mar 02, 2018 4:14 am

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