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Weird Year!

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by Westi » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:35 pm

Today down at lottie I went into clearing mode - we've had a frost so clearing & mulching the dahlia beds so thought might just as well tidy up...

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Last post by Diane
Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:01 pm
Sprouts

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by Beryl » Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:29 pm

With all the reports of the growers having a bumper harvest of good sized sprouts this year I am feeling pig sick with my pathetic looking specimens....

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Last post by Westi
Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:49 pm
raspberries

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by dirtydigger » Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:51 pm

Hi

I have tied in my new summer fruiting canes ready for next year but they are producing flowers now. Is this due to mild weather. What do I do...

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Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:44 pm
Tomatoes - vulnerability to splitting

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:29 pm

I wonder if anybody knows why cherry type tomatoes have a greater vulnerability to splitting than others.
We recently returned from a week's holiday...

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Thu Oct 09, 2014 11:08 am
Will potatoes still grow if haulms cut off (grown in bucket)

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by Daveswife » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:52 pm

Having cut the haulms off potatoes growing in a series of tubs and buckets, if I leave the spuds in there will they still fill out?

Haulms had...

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Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:46 pm
Over wintering Runner Beans

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by Primrose » Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:45 pm

I was intrigued to see a comment in the October issue of KG (Page 59 under "Frosts") an inference that Runner Bean roots could be...

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Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:09 am
Plum Beauty

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by Westi » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:06 pm

Daft thing as usual is in full blossom while every other fruit tree is just deciding to break bud! Maybe though with the mild sunny weather &...

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Last post by Beryl
Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:41 pm
Runner beans and tomatoes not setting

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by Primrose » Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:06 pm

None of my runner bean flowers have so far set this year and unusually for the first time I'm finding a similar occurrence on some of my tomato...

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Last post by John
Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:15 pm
Chilling garlic bulbs

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by Primrose » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:59 am

I was bemoaning my negligible garlic crop this year to a friend who recommended storing garlic bulbs in a fridge for a month before planting them out...

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Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:29 pm
Replacing Raspberries

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by Westi » Tue Jan 21, 2014 5:50 pm

What is the life span roughly of raspberries that they will remain productive? I've had my plot 12 years this year and they were there when I took it...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:51 pm
best olive trees

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by jessleco » Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:46 am

hi all, I'm a new user.

I would like to know your own opinion on the best types of olive trees to produce (small amount) of extra virgin olive oil....

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Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:02 am
Slow to grow ?

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by Elen » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:44 pm

Last autumn I planted as said on the packing some Onion sets and Garlic. I protected them from birds with fleece to start with then closhes for a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:15 pm
Sowing parsley

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:33 am
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I never have much luck getting parsley to germinate although I sow some pots of it every year. Does it really help by pouring boiling water over the...
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Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:37 am
rain and the soil

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by tracie » Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:48 pm

I suppose with all of the rain we are experiencing all of the nutrients will have washed out of the soil.

Will it be a case of applying some sort of...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:49 pm
Witch Hazel

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by ltweddle » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:45 am

I have a lovely witch hazel, but only about half of it produced flowers. Should I prune out the non flowering section? If so , when would be the best...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:25 pm
Daffs

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by Elaine » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:16 am

I know I'm okay with planting the Tulip bulbs as November is the ideal time for planting those but am I too late to plant Daffodil bulbs?

I've...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:20 am
Casablanca 1st/2nd early

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by Catherine » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:18 pm

We grew Casablanca potatoes this year. Never ever again. No matter how you cook them they go to mush in the water. I have steamed them, boiled them...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:59 pm
Garlic in modules

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by Primrose » Sat Sep 21, 2013 11:25 am

I'm a new garlic grower and know it needs a period do exposure to cold. I don,t have any spare planting space just yet. Can I sow the cloves in...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Wed Sep 25, 2013 11:11 am
The colour of ripe peppers

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:40 am

Yestday at our local fruit and veg stall I bought a couple of packets of red, yellow and green "bell peppers" at.bargain price as I haven,t...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:06 am
Onions

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by Weed » Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:30 pm
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I am really miffed.... an allotment neighbour (and good friend) has grown his onions from seed this year....in his greenhouse in plant pots....I have...
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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Sep 05, 2013 9:21 pm
Late planted tomtoes

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by ianw » Fri Aug 30, 2013 12:09 pm

I took a tip from Bob Flowerdew and rooted some sideshoots from my expensive blight resistant tomatoes. Brilliant idea and I now have some healthy...

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Last post by sally wright
Mon Sep 02, 2013 8:30 pm
Egyptian walking Onions

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:13 pm

We have just acquired some top sets of these intriguing onions from a friend who grows them successfully in our area. We have been after some for a...

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Last post by Elaine
Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:44 pm
Wild Garlic

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by Westi » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:19 pm

Today I have been given some wild garlic seeds. Searched back on the forum & found some lovely recipes, so that's encouraging but nil about...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:40 pm
Lupins

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by phill » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:27 pm

Hi people
I know this is not a "vegetable" subject but am guessing the right people may see this and be able to help.
I have been given...

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Last post by phill
Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:03 pm
Runner Bean Seeds

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by Bren » Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:26 pm

I know that I can save runner bean seeds for next years plants, but could I leave some to get big and then dry them for winter stews and casseroles...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:54 am
DIY seed tape. Easy-easy-easy.

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by Ricard with an H » Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:47 pm
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Ok, it's lousy weather so i'm doing the dusting and vacuuming, there is so much of that you can do before you need a break.

Todays third break and I...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:36 pm
Black Currant bushes

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by Weed » Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:50 pm

I have some very old (20 years plus I guestimate) Blackcurrant Bushes on the allotment, they are pruned each year by taking out a third of the old...

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Last post by Weed
Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:09 pm
apple and pears

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by diggers11 » Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:13 pm

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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Last post by FelixLeiter
Fri Aug 09, 2013 8:50 pm
Green versus Red Basil

Last post by Motherwoman
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by Primrose » Sat May 11, 2013 12:22 pm

Is there any difference in taste / flavour between the two varieties?
I've just sown some green leaved basil which I use regularly. Have some red...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:56 am
Little dead bodies .....

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by Monika » Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:20 pm

We had a very good first crop of calabrese and summer broccoli but the second crop, the sideshoots, which we are now harvesting after the welcome...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:22 pm
How about a second crop of broad beans ?

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by Ricard with an H » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:58 pm

I suppose I would have been in-with-a-chance if I had sown some in pot's ready for when I stripped out the current crop.

Is it possible for me to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:40 am
Whoop - They're a coming!

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by Westi » Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:09 pm

I've never had such bad luck with sowing & planting! Mice in greenhouse and on lottie, bunnies & slimey things - lost all my squash, French...

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Last post by peter
Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:00 pm
Sucessional Peas

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by Westi » Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:16 pm
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I want to have my peas spread over a longer period but haven't had much success with my trials, I wonder if it's some are dwarf & some are taller...
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Last post by Pennyroyal
Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:25 pm
Will these cabbage seedlings thrive

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by Primrose » Sun Jun 16, 2013 1:37 pm

My savoy cabbage seeds didn't germinate so today I bought a strip of seedlings from a garden centre. But they are very short & stumpy and some of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:36 am
Planting out climbing beans

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by Primrose » Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:28 am
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When is the earliest you would risk planting out climbing beans? I know they don't thrive in cold weather. Have a few seeds just popping through In a...
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Last post by ken
Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:13 am
Lowest temperature for outdoor beans

Last post by Tigger
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by Primrose » Mon May 06, 2013 7:31 pm

Having been away for the weekend I've returned to find my first batch of climbing Cobra beans are nearly 24 inches high. What's the lowest nighttime...

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Last post by Tigger
Sat May 18, 2013 10:54 pm
Sprouting Kale

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by Colin Miles » Mon May 13, 2013 8:16 pm

And a particular note and thanks to Monika who supplied me with Ragged Jack Kale seeds. These didn't get the best treatment last year but survived...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue May 14, 2013 3:11 pm
rhubarb

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by diggers11 » Sat May 11, 2013 9:23 pm

i am new to this growing your own so need some help please with rhubarb. Planted a rhubarb in September and it has grown nicely but it has like white...

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Last post by peter
Sun May 12, 2013 7:19 pm
Speeding up or slowing down?

Last post by Beryl
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by Primrose » Wed May 01, 2013 12:35 pm

I'm having this debate with myself. Do I move all my veggie seedlings from window sills out to a sunny patio on warm days to give them more light and...

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Last post by Beryl
Thu May 02, 2013 2:54 pm
purple sprouting seeds

Last post by Wicky
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by bubble-gum » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:38 pm

Would like to say hello to all members. This is my 1st time on here so bear with me!!
We love purple sprouting but have a polytunnel where we dont...

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Last post by Wicky
Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:16 pm
What has everyone started off?

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by Westi » Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:49 pm
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In greenhouse, propagator, polytunnel??

Raining all weekend so I'm getting going - I'm feeling rather pleased with myself by not being tempted too...
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Apr 20, 2013 1:27 pm
Sowing in Cold Green House

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by Bal » Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:49 am
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What Can I sow in a cold green house now?
Can I chit potatoes in cold green house now?
Your assistance will be appreciated
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Last post by robo
Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:06 pm
Dorset Coastal

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by Flanjamin » Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:08 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 Flanjamin
Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:30 pm
Planting onion sets

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:33 pm

Is it too early to plant them? Will they be frost resistant like the shallots which I planted about a week ago? Unsure if onions share their hardy...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:16 am
Blown Brussel Sprouts.

Last post by John S
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by tracie » Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:53 pm
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Hi All,

for the second year on the trot my Brussel Sprouts have blown and are totally useless. I have today pulled them all out and added them to...
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Last post by John S
Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:44 pm
onions from seed...

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by retropants » Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:15 pm

should I be sowing these now? my onions were terrible last year, I think all that rain didn't agree with them. I did manage to harvest a handful, but...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Jan 21, 2013 1:26 pm
Sulphate of Potash.

Last post by Beryl
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by Kleftiwallah » Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:50 pm

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 Beryl
Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:33 pm
What would you do with this ?

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by Ricard with an H » Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:17 pm

This bed has two fitted lids that are glazed with twin-wall polycarbonate. It faces east, this spring I used it successfully as a cold-frame and...

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Last post by williamraed
Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:00 am
Apples for storage

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:28 pm

I've just been checking through my apples for storage and have had to throw a lot out. There is a lot more scab and damage due to the wet weather....

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Last post by solway cropper
Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:17 pm
Maybe the appropriate time.

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by Johnboy » Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:50 am

Thinking a little into the future. If you have grown open pollinated, NON F1 hybrid, Parsnips and Carrots this year and wish to save seed for sowing...

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Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:56 pm

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