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Growing lights, any advice?

Last post by Elmigo « Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:28 am
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:14 pm

It's a bit too late but today I finally received my LED growing lights! Immediately jumped up and installed them in the window sill to give my plants...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:28 am
Baking Potatoes.

Last post by peter « Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:27 pm
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by snooky » Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:16 am

I have never bought a specific variety for baking potatoes,always used the largest from my main crop.Is there a variety suited for this form of...

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Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:27 pm
Composting

Last post by Stephen « Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:27 am
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Attachment(s) by Geoff » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:18 am

We've had various chats on composting but I couldn't find a dedicated thread.

Found this after it was mentioned on the science programme on radio 4...
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Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:27 am
Kiwano (horned melon)

Last post by Elmigo « Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:29 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:24 pm

Hi, I am new here.

Kiwano fruits...
Kiwano or horned melon is a member of the cucumber family. They originally grow in Kalahari (Africa). Last...
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Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:29 pm
An odd composting question

Last post by AlexBee « Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:09 am
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by Primrose » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:54 pm

A wardrobe turnout has produced two 100% dark coloured woollen sweaters with huge holes which are not repairable so the garments are only fit for...
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Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:09 am
Environmesh question

Last post by Tyke57 « Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:07 pm
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by Tyke57 » Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:09 am

I've been spending the last few months clearing my new allotment which was neglected by the previous tenant. The weather has been too bad to do much...

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Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:07 pm
Help

Last post by Stephen « Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:18 pm
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by pinkyalexa » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:24 pm

Any free tips?

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Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:18 pm
Pepper fanatic

Last post by Elmigo « Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:48 pm
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Each late winter, ever since I started growing, the windowsills are full of pepper seedlings and I'm always sowing more than the capacity of the...
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Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:48 pm
Hurst Greenshaft v. Alderman

Last post by Westi « Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:22 pm
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by Monika » Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:20 pm

I am trying to decide which pea variety to sow in a narrow, short bed (approx. 2 1/2 ' x 9'), against a west facing house wall. I obviously want to...

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Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:22 pm
Short brassicas

Last post by Westi « Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:14 pm
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by Monika » Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:20 pm

I am now in the process of planning which brassicas to grow for 2020. After the cabbage white onslaught last summer, I am contemplating growing them...

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Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:14 pm
Carambola season!

Last post by Primrose « Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:32 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:42 pm

Woke up very excited. Not only for christmas knocking on the door but also for the tropical fruits in the store! They don't sell it all year round so...

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:32 pm
GQT - well rotted organic matter

Last post by Stephen « Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:38 am
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Attachment(s) by Stephen » Sun Oct 20, 2019 2:25 pm

As we would all expect, the panelists are always going on about this "lots of well rotted organic matter" and I agree with them.

But when...
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Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:38 am
The avocados keep avocadoing...

Last post by Westi « Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:26 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:21 pm

Did anyone try growing avocado before? Just put an avocado seed in the water for germination and now I'm looking at it every waking minute after...
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Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:26 pm
Burnt Wood

Last post by Primrose « Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:24 pm
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by Colin2016 » Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:10 am

Anybody heard of this?

Did you know that if you want to help preserve wooden garden frames, raised beds and the like... you can burn the surface....

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Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:24 pm
The balcony makes room for a garden!

Last post by Elmigo « Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:25 am
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by Elmigo » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:00 am

Hi everyone,

We have a huge challenge coming up! We are leaving the balcony building for a real garden. This plot is still on the south side in full...

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Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:25 am
Giving Up Meat

Last post by Chantal « Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:02 pm
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by Colin2016 » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:38 am

Got thinking the other day whilst sorting compost bins on what would happen if everybody gave up eating meat, how would the earth get fed?

I...

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Growing from potato peelings

Last post by Westi « Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:25 pm
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by Primrose » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:46 pm

In the Telegraph today a lady has written in saying she plants potato peelings and gets a good crop. When her pottoes start developing protruding...

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Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:25 pm
Growing tumeric!

Last post by Elmigo « Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:59 am
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:36 am

It was my fathers idea, putting tumeric roots in the soil to watch them grow. Next year I will have a pot filled with tumeric roots. When needed I...

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Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:59 am
Bush Tomatoes

Last post by Primrose « Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:48 pm
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Attachment(s) by Colin2016 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:34 pm

I understand trimming of vine tomatoes but what do you do if anything to bush tomatoes?

Seems mine have gone mad.

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Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:48 pm
First time ever growing watermelon

Last post by Westi « Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:57 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:33 pm

Watermelon "sugar baby" grows really well on the balcony, in a large container. As the balcony is extremely hot, luckily I don't need a...
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Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:57 pm
Podding broad beans

Last post by Westi « Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:47 pm
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by Monika » Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:00 pm

Having spent about an hour this morning laboriously podding a large feed bucket full of broad beans, I just wondered how on earth are they podded...

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Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:47 pm
Lemon verbena

Last post by merlin777 « Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:12 pm
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by Sue » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:33 pm

Anyone got any tips on overwintering this. Have got a plant in a pot and have moved it into a cold greenhouse for the winter. Is this enough?...
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Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:12 pm
Replant Potatoes

Last post by oldherbaceous « Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:55 pm
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by Colin2016 » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:44 am

There is lots of adds for potatoes to sow for Christmas, so wondering if I can resow some of the spuds I have just harvested?

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Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:55 pm
Bit of a dilemma

Last post by Diane « Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:35 am
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by Diane » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:17 pm

I have a very large yellow azalea bush - about 8 foot high and about 5 - 6 foot wide now...looks and smells beautiful in the spring when the blossoms...

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Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:35 am
Tomatoes - four or five trusses?

Last post by Elmigo « Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:45 pm
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by Monika » Sat Jun 29, 2019 12:17 pm

Our tomatoes in the greenhouse have set beautifully. They are now forming a fifth truss - is it worth keeping those or should I take the top off and...

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Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:45 pm
Legumes and nitrogen

Last post by Primrose « Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:25 am
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Attachment(s) by Monika » Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:07 pm

I notice that in the current KG magazine ( July ), it states that it is a myth that leaving the roots of legumes in the ground adds nitrogen to the...

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Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:25 am
Wild blackberry, Rubus fruticosus "Himalaya"

Last post by retropants « Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:01 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:47 pm

Just dug out these beauties. I already got the thornless variety from the store but no blackberry tastes as good as the wild blackberry. Nobody wants...

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Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:01 pm
Dying gooseberry bush

Last post by Elmigo « Fri May 31, 2019 3:25 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Tue May 28, 2019 12:20 pm

Not a good photo but can anybody suggest why half of this gooseberry bush has died over the past three weeks?. The entire bush has been affected with...

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Fri May 31, 2019 3:25 pm
Tomato & Egg

Last post by Elmigo « Sat May 18, 2019 4:51 pm
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by Colin2016 » Fri May 17, 2019 8:01 am

Anybody heard of putting a whole egg in bottom of hole then tomato plant on top?

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Sat May 18, 2019 4:51 pm
Dragonfruit (Pitahaya) and other unusual...

Last post by Elmigo « Thu May 16, 2019 6:13 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Sun May 12, 2019 6:53 pm

Let's talk about dragon fruit and other unusual plants for use in the kitchen garden! People in some areas may find it easy to grow them. In my area...

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Thu May 16, 2019 6:13 pm
Peat free composts

Last post by Geoff « Tue May 14, 2019 7:34 am
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by Colin Miles » Mon May 13, 2019 7:55 am

Hi guys - a long time since I last posted. Not doing as much gardening as I used to. But on Friday I shall be going to a talk on peat free composts....

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Tue May 14, 2019 7:34 am
replacing a silver birch tree

Last post by Stephen « Sun May 12, 2019 10:46 pm
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by retropants » Fri May 10, 2019 11:53 am

I have a non- veggie related gardening question!
when I moved into my house 22 years ago, there was an enormous silver birch at the bottom of the...

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Sun May 12, 2019 10:46 pm
An eggy question ....

Last post by Monika « Sun May 12, 2019 7:16 pm
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by Monika » Sat May 11, 2019 7:54 pm

Sorry, this is not a gardening query but relates to fresh hens' eggs: our neighbour who keeps hens has just given us a dozen fresh hens' eggs. As...

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Sun May 12, 2019 7:16 pm
Pepper plants had a bad start-up...

Last post by Elmigo « Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:08 pm
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Attachment(s) by Elmigo » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:35 am

A few months ago -admittedly it was a little too early and I was impatient- I've put some pepper seeds in the soil. Once sprouted they looked...

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Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:08 pm
Rubber Trays

Last post by Westi « Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:36 pm
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by Colin2016 » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:49 am

Just got a couple of seeds tray made from rubber, seems a good alternative to plastic although bit on pricey side.

These can from a recommendation...
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Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:36 pm
Composting in containers or direct in the ground

Last post by Stephen « Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:00 pm
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by Primrose » Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:13 am

Thought you might be interested to see this video.

It's about composting direct in the ground. As mentioned in other posts, I regularly do this...

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Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:00 pm
Bees need our help

Last post by Monika « Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:24 pm
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by tigerburnie » Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:12 pm

I am growing a lot more native wild flowers in my garden to try and help and our local farmers are also planting flowers in the field margins and set...

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Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:24 pm
Caustic soda

Last post by Stephen « Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:38 pm
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by Susie Sweetpea » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:29 pm

I would be grateful for some advice on caustic soda. We believe that one of our new plotholders plans to put caustic soda on half of his allotment...

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Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:38 pm
Cape Daisy

Last post by Gerry « Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
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by Gerry » Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:30 pm

I have two cell trays of Venidium Orange Prince seedlings, in my unheated greenhouse, and they now have flower buds on them.
I don't intend planting...

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Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
What is "well rotted" manure?

Last post by Westi « Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:21 pm
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by Barry » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:27 pm

I'm curious, when we talk about "well rotted" manure, what exactly does that mean?

For example, horse manure in the field next door to our...
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Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:21 pm
What do you do?

Last post by tigerburnie « Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:13 pm
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by Gerry » Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:23 pm

A question which I've been meaning to ask for a long time.

When the advice on the seed packet says " Start in a propagator but move to cooler...

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Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:13 pm
Comfrey Best place

Last post by oldherbaceous « Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:21 pm
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by Colin2016 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:09 am

I have 4 comfrey plants ready for the plot where is best place, should they be all together or one in each corner in/out sun?.... suggestion please.

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Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:21 pm
Planting snowdrops in grass

Last post by oldherbaceous « Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:42 am
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by Primrose » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:04 am

Advice please!. I'm spearheading a village project to plant up an area of grass in our local park with snowdrops to act as a perpetual memorial to...

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Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:42 am
Brown cauliflower

Last post by Westi « Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:26 pm
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by Colin2016 » Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:33 am

I planted 10 cauliflowers plants ones has good white head two have brown head others look like cabbages.

As they were part of a package 10 x each...

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Thu Feb 28, 2019 7:26 pm
Melons Anyone?

Last post by retropants « Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:57 am
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by KG Tony » Mon Feb 11, 2019 12:37 pm

Anyone intending to grow melons this year?

If you've mastered the art of growing melons, do you have any top tips you would like to share with other...

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Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:57 am
Best Strawberries (in pots) growing medium

Last post by retropants « Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:49 am
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by retropants » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:46 am

As I have given up my allotment, I have saved about 20 strawberry runners in pots for this year. My new plot at home is still hardstanding at the...

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Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:49 am
Annual Weeds, a Perennial Problem?

Last post by robo « Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:12 am
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by KG Tony » Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:24 am

No pun intended, honest! :)

Top three tips to keep weeds under control - what are your preferred methods?

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Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:12 am
Edging my beds

Last post by Stephen « Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:48 pm
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by Stephen » Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:46 pm

When I got the first half of my allotment I made beds and paths. I used reclaimed timber which was a lot of 3x2 (or something close to that in metric...

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Tue Jan 08, 2019 1:48 pm
Advice for Beginners!

Last post by Stephen « Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:26 pm
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by KG Tony » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:28 am

Well, we have many very experienced and very knowledgeable members on this forum so - keeping it simple - what would be your top three tips for...
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Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:26 pm
Electric Propagator

Last post by Pa Snip « Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:14 pm
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by Colin2016 » Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:45 am

Would an electric propagator work in a green house (unheated)?

Also is there any that work off grid?

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Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:14 pm

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