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Seed potato trial

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by FatB » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:51 pm

I've been thinking about next year and the way you can get second cropping new potatoes by keeping the seed in cold storage until August and getting...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:57 am
Garlic failure

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by GIULIA » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:15 am
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Have many other people had to dig uup their garlic prematurely this year? On our allotments nearly everyone is having troubles, either rot or rust or...
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Last post by Chantal
Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:16 pm
What can I plant now?!

Last post by RAREBREDCHICK
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by RAREBREDCHICK » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:19 pm

I am having a terrible time with slugs. I have used a 3 x treetment of Nemaslug, have beer traps out, I am putting gravel & egg shells around...

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Last post by RAREBREDCHICK
Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:55 pm
The tallest on-line sunflower

Last post by Multiveg
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by helixdesign » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:09 pm

One of the sunflowers in the veg patch is romping ahead of all the others. At the moment it is 2.26m, I know it's still a baby compared to some...

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Last post by Multiveg
Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:59 pm
Lincoln Peas

Last post by GIULIA
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by GIULIA » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:59 pm

I suspect everybodys' peas are doing well right now and loving all this rain but I just wanted to mention that we've had our best crop ever from a...

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Last post by GIULIA
Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:03 pm
Uchiki Kuri Squashes

Last post by Johnboy
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by Jules » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:54 pm

This is my first year for growing squashes - in fact I am quite new to the veggie growing game and am already totally hooked!!
Anyway followed...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:23 am
sprouting purple broccoli

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:20 pm

one of my psb that are supposed to be for next year has sprouted a head already, is it worth carrying on or should I pull it up and grow another, is...

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Last post by mandylew
Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:39 pm
Broccoli Flowers

Last post by Bagman
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by Bagman » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:00 pm

Hi I've just got back after a week away and found my broccoli covered in yellow flowers, as a newbie to gyo I take it they have gone to seed and...

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Last post by Bagman
Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:26 am
How are your Squashes?

Last post by mazmezroz
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by Colin_M » Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:48 pm
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For anyone growing squashes, can you share some info on:
- The variety
- When you planted them
- How they're looking at the moment?

This year I...
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Last post by mazmezroz
Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:43 am
Broad Beans didn't set!

Last post by Clive.
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by George Gray » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:01 pm

I grew a second lot of broad beans that I sowed in April. They grew fine and flowered but very few of them made pods.
Any idea what could cause...

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Last post by Clive.
Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:20 pm
Is it worth re-starting Tomatoes now?

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:02 am

As many others have found, my outdoors tomatoes have all got blight and I'm ditching them. So far, greenhouse ones are ok.

At this late stage of...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:23 am
Green Manures Advice

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by GIULIA » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:29 pm

Dear All,
After all this awful rain, does anyone know if there's a particular green manure which may help to restore some order to the soil if...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:18 pm
Success with Calvalo Nero - Black Tuscan Kale

Last post by GIULIA
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by Mole » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:40 pm

We have grown this for many years. Usually 2 crops one sown in april/may, and one sown in July/August.

This year however, my partner sowed some in...

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Last post by GIULIA
Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:55 pm
slugs

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by red pepper » Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:56 pm

Here in wet Doncaster at least the slugs appaear to be having a good time. Have been down to the allotment to-night spotted some peas worth picking,...

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Last post by red pepper
Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:56 pm
veg for now

Last post by richard p
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by legraph » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:54 pm

have just taken on an allotment ,what would i be able to sow now,either to harvest this year or into next

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Last post by richard p
Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:16 pm
Mini munch cucumbers

Last post by John
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by Gilly C » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:39 pm

grown them this year for the first time I have 2 plants in the greenhouse I am picking 4-6 every day :roll: any body got any suggestions of what to...

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Last post by John
Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:43 pm
Runner bean flowers not setting

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:12 pm

Last year mine didn't set until later in the year because of the heat. This year I don't have a single runner bean so far, presumably because of the...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:51 pm
cabbage root fly

Last post by Beryl
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by mansel john » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:35 am

Does anyone have an answer for this? I've tried collars but still have too many failurs. Old boys have told me they used to dip the roots in a weak...

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Last post by Beryl
Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:00 pm
How Much Watering ?

Last post by longpod
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by longpod » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:06 pm

I appreciate that this question is going into the realms of how long is a piece of string! but I have a gismo, in the shape of computer watering for...

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Last post by longpod
Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:53 pm
Anyone know how to propagate Lavateria

Last post by Allan
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by cevenol jardin » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:45 pm

or is it Laveteria -
anyway we are going to build a compost toilet in the next couple of months and i want to grow lavateria neaby for use as green...

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Last post by Allan
Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:35 pm
Burst Blackcurrants

Last post by Primrose
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by sue-the-recycler » Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:19 pm

My blackcurrant bushes are in their 2nd year and are laden with fruit but they are all bursting before they ripen fully - is it the rain? When I try...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:18 am
weeding, slugs and garden opening

Last post by alan refail
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by Alison » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:14 pm

I haven't been posting, as I have been fully occupied trying to get our garden back into proper order after the chaos of last year, since we are...

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Last post by alan refail
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:24 pm
Sowing Sweet Chestnuts

Last post by Mole
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by Sammy » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:44 pm

I have a bag of sweet chestnuts which I bought before Christmas. What temperature storage treatment should they have before sowing them - in...

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Last post by Mole
Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:57 pm
sowing with the moon

Last post by Johnboy
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by Alison » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:56 pm
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I've got this book with a calendar giving, for each day, what should be planted or sown today, depending on the phases of the moon. Yesterday and...
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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:34 am
Cold Greenhouse

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by Bal » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:48 am
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I have raised tomato, aubergine and chilli plants at home.The tomatoes are about six inches tall,the aubergines about five and the chillies about...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:23 pm
Sad sight!

Last post by Daveswife
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by guypettigrew » Mon May 28, 2007 5:08 pm
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How are everyone else's potatoes doing in this awful weather?

Guy
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Last post by Daveswife
Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:41 pm
Free feed for tomatoes

Last post by Brenjon
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by KMARKSnr » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:27 am

An old fella showed me this,and it works a treat,but we need some rain,or else put the hose onto your horse/cattle compost heap for half an hour....

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Last post by Brenjon
Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:26 pm
watering/feeding tom`s

Last post by Vegman
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by KMARKSnr » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:05 am

Hi all,
We are presently growing tomatoes in a greenhouse,in plastic buckets from ASDA,with the bottoms completely cut out,and standing in grow...

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Last post by Vegman
Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:29 am
Balls with holes!

Last post by KMARKSnr
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by Dopolous » Thu May 31, 2007 4:17 pm
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Hi all,
I am looking for those Green balls with holes in that you can use with canes to make fruit cages etc. Anybody have any idea who makes them...
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Last post by KMARKSnr
Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:07 am
Saving brocilli seed

Last post by Sammy
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by Sammy » Thu May 03, 2007 7:57 am

I some purple headed brocilli mature a few weeks ago.
The remainder is now in flower. Might it be worthwhile saving the seeds when the seed heads...

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Last post by Sammy
Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:55 pm
Sowing celeriac

Last post by Monika
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by Primrose » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:21 pm

Is it too late to sow celeriac? I've not grown it before and wonder whether it's one of these slow maturing roots like parnsips which needs a long...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:44 pm
Hardly a seasonal tip

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Weed » Mon May 21, 2007 7:29 am

I was merrily working away on the plot yesterday (Sunday) thinking about various things garden...as you do.

We(that's my fellow plotholders and I)...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed May 30, 2007 5:48 am
Flowering Shallots and Leeks

Last post by WigBag
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by longpod » Tue May 08, 2007 6:23 pm

Help oh wise 'persons', some of my autumn planted shallots and winter planted leeks,have started to go to seed, should I pick the rest, the shallot...

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Last post by WigBag
Fri May 25, 2007 10:41 pm
Lemon Grass

Last post by jopsy
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by Monika » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:17 pm
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A neighbour has asked me if she could grow lemon grass in this country. She has no greenhouse but a wide west-facing kitchen window sill and a very...
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Last post by jopsy
Sat May 12, 2007 4:19 pm
Wind speed

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Tue May 08, 2007 9:50 am

In the last 2 years I planted out French beans in the last week of May only to have them skeletonised by strong winds almost immediately. I've just...

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Last post by Granny
Wed May 09, 2007 7:50 am
Global Warming or just a lucky flying start

Last post by alan refail
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by andys » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:03 pm

Called in at my allotment after a 10 days holiday in the Lakes to find that all the early sowings/plantings are flying along.

I am an unpatient...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon May 07, 2007 5:28 am
Runner beans - which one

Last post by David
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by David » Tue May 01, 2007 1:10 pm

Hi everyone,

I dont normally grow runner beans becuase they are tough and stringy. A friend of mine said some varieties arent and I should try...

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Last post by David
Fri May 04, 2007 11:02 am
Runner beans for sale

Last post by cevenol jardin
Replies: 31
by Primrose » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:37 pm
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I was amazed to visit a garden centre today and find trolley loads of runnner bean seedlings on sale in the usual small trays. I can't imagine that...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Thu May 03, 2007 2:02 pm
Half price seeds

Last post by hilary
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by Allan » Wed May 02, 2007 5:40 pm

For the next 2 weeks Thompson & Morgan vegetable seeds are on sale at half price from their website, including the Italian range.
Allan

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Last post by hilary
Wed May 02, 2007 9:51 pm
Early Flowering Strawberries

Last post by katiekabbage
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by Chrisndan » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:39 pm

Can anyone offer some suggestions - the strawberries on our allotments are all coming into flower, and mine which are for the first year in a...

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Last post by katiekabbage
Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:23 pm
Planting in guttering

Last post by Franksmum
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by Weed » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:25 pm
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Did any of you read Sarah Raven's article in the Telegraph last week I think it was...She has given up on seed trays and is growing most of her seeds...
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Last post by Franksmum
Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:28 pm
Asparagus pea

Last post by Marge
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by Sussexfleur » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:43 pm

Hi,
I'm going to grow asparagus pea for the first time this year. Can anyone tell me how tall it gets and does it need a wigwam or support of some...

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Last post by Marge
Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:36 am
Seed potatoes in packs of 10

Last post by alan refail
Replies: 28
by Lyn » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:23 pm
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Here is a site which sells potatoes in small amounts:

Don't know how they compare for price, though.
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Last post by alan refail
Thu Apr 19, 2007 6:00 am
Garlic

Last post by dewwex
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by amo » Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:40 pm
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How much cold does garlic need?

Because here in the South-East I don't think we even had 2 weeks of frost this winter.
Is this enough?

It is...
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Last post by dewwex
Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:42 am
tape seeds

Last post by Multiveg
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by submariner » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:44 pm

I am about to splash out on taped carrot seeds. Are they any good? I think that although expensive, the waste will be much less, and not having to...

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Last post by Multiveg
Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:36 pm
when to feed tomato plants

Last post by Johnboy
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by lynne » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:49 am
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hello chaps
I have loads of lovely little tomato seedlings. Please can you tell me when I should start feeding them?
I've purchased some organic...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:18 am
Flowering Rhubarb

Last post by Johnboy
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by Derwengoch » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:57 am

Does anyone have any advice about flowering rhubarb?!

I planted 3 small rhubarb plants last spring which grew really well and I was able to...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:31 am
Overwintering peas

Last post by Colin_M
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by allotmentkate » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:39 pm

I have sown overwintering peas into 3" pots in my coldframe to protect them from mice.

They are now 2" tall. Should I now transplant...

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Last post by Colin_M
Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:22 am
Sowing too early??

Last post by fish
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by haggis » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:24 pm
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Over the last few years some of the produce from my plot has been really poor - small onions, low yields of potatoes etc. I have been adding...
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Last post by fish
Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:49 pm
Asparagus Crowns

Last post by mandylew
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by hilary » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:08 am

I've just had ten asparagus crowns delivered which I ordered from T&M - living in Wiltshire am I too early to plant out in well prepared bed....

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Last post by mandylew
Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:47 pm

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