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Composting

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by Geoff » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:18 am
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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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Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:12 am
Growing proper watermelons

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:06 pm

I have acquired some USA watermelon seeds for those long melons, not the ball shaped. One of the guys on the site got them from his son a few years...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:24 pm
Sowing fresh Sweet pepper seeds

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by Primrose » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:17 pm

I've just sown some rather elderly long pointy sweet pepper seeds dated 2015 as I can,t find the home grown seeds I saved from my own crop last...

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Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:17 pm
Rats eating polytunnel

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:43 am

Have issue with rats in netted tunnel can see where they have chewed netting to gain access in a few places.

If I covered it with polytunnel...

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Last post by Colin2016
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:33 pm
adding chalk to clay?

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by penny » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:03 pm

Hi, my husband is a builder and he has just had to dig up large quantities of chalk from a site. I garden on heavy clay so I wondered about just...

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Last post by pesco
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:37 am
Buddleia

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by Westi » Sun Dec 19, 2021 9:34 pm

I have been given one of those small Buddleia pot plants for Xmas. It is supposed to be tricoloured but it is actually 3 wee plants in one pot &...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:29 pm
No dig potatoes

Last post by Stephen
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by Mr Fallowfield » Sun Nov 14, 2021 9:15 pm

Hi , this is my first post , so hello to everybody !.
Does anyone have a good method for no dig potatoes ?.

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Dec 19, 2021 4:11 pm
Best uses for comfrey

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by Mr Fallowfield » Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:54 pm

I’m just pondering on the best use of the comfrey on my plot. Having grown a nice sized patch , this year l have mulched with it , activated compost...

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Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:37 am
PROPAGATORS

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by Johnboy » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:13 am
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I do believe that Propagators are being employed when there is no need.
If you have got the facilities to deal with the plant when it has germinated...
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Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:37 pm
Slug/snail control

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by tigerburnie » Thu Apr 13, 2017 1:32 pm
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What are your views on slug control, do you use slug pellets or do use other methods like beer traps etc?
I would put up a poll, but can't see how to...
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Last post by Westi
Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:31 pm
Murky pond

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by Monika » Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:24 pm

I need help for our murky pond: we get green algae in it every spring but applying a small barley straw bale and the growth of a water lily and lots...

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Last post by robo
Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:57 pm
Bamboo Canes

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by Geoff » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:53 pm

Having just bought a new batch of Bamboo Canes I wondered if anybody does anything special to prolong their life. I just dry them, bundle them up and...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:48 pm
Tips for Scab prevention on spuds

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by Colin2016 » Fri Jul 30, 2021 3:46 pm

Just pull main crop of spuds up as was told it has blight and found some had succumbed to scab.

Does anybody have any tips on preventing it...

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Last post by Colin2016
Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:03 pm
Use of well composted horse manure in the veggie plot

Last post by JohnN
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by mikepearce45 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:17 pm

I have, over many years, been an enthusiastic user of well rotted horse manure on the veggie plot with reasonable results.

I have read recently that...

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Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:14 pm
Hit and Miss Germination rates

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by Funkberry » Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:19 pm

Hi,
I was hoping for some advice on seed sowing/ germination.

I have only just got my new allotment plot beginning of June and playing catch up. I...

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Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:37 pm
Loofahs

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by tracie » Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:49 pm

Hi All,

Is anybody else growing loofahs this year?. My plants are currently growing about 4” a day in the Polly. I seem to have several growing but...

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Last post by Stevie3252
Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:48 pm
Pepper plants had a bad start-up...

Last post by johnlehman
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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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Last post by johnlehman
Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:28 pm
What Are The Best AR-15 Bipods? Right here Are 5 Terrific Options.

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by Westi » Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm

Welcome to the forum GeorgeSteven. If you look further back on this thread there is quite a lot of posts on Kiwano Horned Melon, maybe there is some...

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Last post by Westi
Thu May 13, 2021 7:24 pm
Venidium Orange Prince seedlings

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by sally wright » Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:03 pm

Dear Kazimoto,
Remove them; leaving these flowers will cause the plants to become stunted and the plants will not do at all well after they are...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:51 pm
Grafting tomato plants

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by vivienz » Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:36 pm
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My curiosity got the better of me, as it always does, when I was ordering my tomato seeds and I was intrigued by some seeds for tomato grafting...
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:54 pm
Should I feed PSB?

Last post by Geoff
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by vivienz » Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:56 pm

My psb is flowering nicely - is there any advantage to giving it a high potash feed? Will I get more or bigger spears if I do?

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:38 pm
Wild Meadow

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by Colin2016 » Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:45 am

Have area with 6 trees apple/pear/plum & couple current trees, rather neglected by me I have to admit.

Thinking of sowing a meadow seed mix to...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:02 pm
Seaweed compost.

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by Westi » Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:59 pm

I had never heard of this & only used & seen liquid mixes, but it popped up on one of the US garden sites I read & I thought that could...

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Sat Dec 19, 2020 10:54 am
No dig?

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by retropants » Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:02 pm

I am taking up a hardstanding to reveal the soil (quite stony!) underneath, would this be suitable to cultivate as a no-dig bed? My back can't take...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:46 pm
Should I still feed tomato plants?

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:10 pm

Many of my toms are coming to the end of their natural life but a significant number are still growing strongly with plenty of lush green growth....

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Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:40 pm
Blight

Last post by Westi
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by robo » Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:49 pm

Once again blight has attached my tomatoes ,I’ve pulled around 30 tomatoes off that are showing signs and discarded them most of my plants are...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Sep 12, 2020 8:11 pm
Kiwano (horned melon)

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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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Last post by giaur500
Mon Sep 07, 2020 6:33 pm
Growing eddoes in the UK

Last post by giaur500
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by Primrose » Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:57 pm
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Earlier this week we bought some of these from a fruit & veg market stall, and never having eaten them before, decided to give them a try by...
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Last post by giaur500
Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:16 pm
Rhubarb in pots?

Last post by sally wright
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by Monika » Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:18 pm

We love rhubarb but left our magnificent plants behind on the allotment two years ago. We don't have room in the garden to grow it, but I am now...

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Last post by sally wright
Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:45 pm
re-using pickling vinegar

Last post by Geoff
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by JohnN » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:43 pm

I'm busy pickling beetroot with Sarsons Pickling vinegar, but it can get quite expensive. Is it OK to save the vinegar from the previous year's pots...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:37 pm
Fifth truss?

Last post by Colin2016
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by Monika » Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:24 pm

My tomato plants (Gardeners' Delight) are happily forming a fifth truss. Is it worth keeping those or should I nip them out so that the plant can...

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Last post by Colin2016
Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:00 pm
Strawberry Varieties?

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sat Jul 18, 2020 8:08 pm

My bed has reached it's old age so time to go! I would just plant up runners normally but over the years they are mixed up & haven't a clue which...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:39 pm
Growing coriander and dill

Last post by Monika
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by HelenH » Mon May 11, 2020 8:16 am

I’ve successfully grown lots of herbs in my unheated greenhouse including dill and coriander, all growing in pots. Will they be ok to transplant into...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:27 pm
Planting brassicas

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by HelenH » Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:17 pm

I've been given some cauliflower and broccoli plants and I'll be planting them up next week. Before planting I was going to lightly fork in either...

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Last post by sally wright
Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:59 pm
Melons

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:58 pm

For the first time ever I have an orange melon actually looking pretty good, so good in fact it has loads of flowers and about 3 separate stems...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:47 pm
What I learned about strawberries...

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:26 am
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There is a variety of strawberries that is completely white when ripe. It's hard to see exactly when that is, but I figured the seeds on the fruit...
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Last post by Elmigo
Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:22 pm
Sweet potatoes

Last post by giaur500
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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:38 am

I'm considering buying some sweet potato slips (again)

The planting information says to plant them in a sunny site, in rich soil up a trellis. I've...

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Last post by giaur500
Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:33 pm
Climbing French beans

Last post by John
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by Monika » Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:25 pm

The new leaves on our climbing French beans (Cobra) seem very pale, almost yellow. Could the cause be the rather low temperatures we had lately (13C...

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Last post by John
Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:40 pm
Another Raspberry Conundrum

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Compo » Sun May 17, 2020 12:44 pm

In my years of being employed I have just grown my raspberries in a thicket. Now I have retired and have time I have them in rows. So to put posts...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Wed May 20, 2020 9:38 am
Cut and Come again Lettuce

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Mon May 04, 2020 6:34 pm

I have sown a non-heading variety of Lettuce. What is the best way of harvesting them? Should I take constantly take out a few of the outer leaves or...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Tue May 05, 2020 9:16 am
Pegs on noses - comfrey tea!

Last post by robo
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by vivienz » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:47 am

My bucket of comfrey tea is, I think, ripe and ready. How do I know? Because it looks like green sludge and smells like standing next to the rear end...

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Last post by robo
Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:22 am
Boosting compost

Last post by Geoff
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by JohnN » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:32 am

What exactly is the difference between seed compost and, say, No 3. Can you add anything to seed to turn it into No3? I ask because I've got seed,...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:22 pm
Growing lights, any advice?

Last post by Elmigo
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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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Last post by Elmigo
Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:28 am
Baking Potatoes.

Last post by peter
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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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Last post by peter
Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:27 pm
An odd composting question

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

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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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Last post by Tyke57
Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:07 pm
Help

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by pinkyalexa » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:24 pm

Any free tips?

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:18 pm
Pepper fanatic

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by Elmigo » Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:22 am
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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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Last post by Elmigo
Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:48 pm
Hurst Greenshaft v. Alderman

Last post by Westi
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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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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:22 pm
Short brassicas

Last post by Westi
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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

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