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Butternut Question this time

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by newatallthis » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:15 pm

Ok, this might sound a bit silly, :oops: but where are my butternut squash going to come from? do they flower and then grow from that? or do they...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:00 pm
Strawberry Runners

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:48 am

I have always allowed my strawberries to propagate themselves unhindered, but this year, with a new plot and more time I am trying to 'organise' them...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:49 am
Euphorbia cuttings/propagation

Last post by beeman2
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by beeman2 » Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:37 am

I'm a new kid on the block, so hello to all.
I know Euphorbia's do'nt come under veg. gardening, but do any of you have any experience of taking...

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Last post by beeman2
Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:14 am
Questions of a veggie nature

Last post by Compo
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by newatallthis » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:03 pm

As my login name suggests I am newbie, asking for your collective wisedom. I have just filled my conservatory with 7 tomato plants, and 2 spinach...

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Last post by Compo
Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:36 pm
Veggie list

Last post by sprout
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by newatallthis » Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:52 pm

Hi to all you KG experts.

Is there any such thing as a list to tell you when it is good time to plant different veg and herbs?

I think that...

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Last post by sprout
Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:21 pm
newbie help!

Last post by vicki
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by Sweetest Pea » Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:00 pm

Hello

I'm really keen to start some sort of kitchen garden. Despite an inclination to throw caution to the wind and dig up a whole load of ground...

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Last post by vicki
Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:38 pm
Tomato leaves

Last post by sandersj89
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by Glory B » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:45 pm

Is it okay to remove lower leaves of tomato plants?
These toms are in a container and I can't see the wood for the trees, if you know what I mean....

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Last post by sandersj89
Tue Jun 27, 2006 2:33 pm
planning a new orchard

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by maree t » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:01 pm

hello i was wondering if anybody could help, we have moved recently and left behind an established orchard and are starting a new one, we had to...

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Last post by maree t
Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:01 pm
transplanting strawberries

Last post by submariner
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by submariner » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:06 pm

This year I have grown king size strawberries in grow bags, abotu 2 ft off ground. Plenty of strawberries of good quality. However, the bags look...

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Last post by submariner
Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:36 pm
Lemon Tree Advice

Last post by Carole B.
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by loznkate » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:32 pm

Hi All,

We've aquired a small lemon tree which was a bit tatty but had lots of flowers and very small lemons. I repotted it in some JI3 about four...

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Last post by Carole B.
Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:40 am
Composting question

Last post by Jude
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by Jude » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:50 pm

I know you're not supposed to compost cooked food as it may attract vermin, but what about vegetables that have only been blanched for a minute or...

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Last post by Jude
Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:12 pm
Leeks - where can they go now?

Last post by jane E
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by Jude » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:02 pm

I've grown a good couple of nursery rows of leeks that are ready for planting out. Problem is, the only space I have is where my garlic is at the...

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Last post by jane E
Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:28 pm
Broad bean setting

Last post by Johnboy
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by ken » Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:45 am

This year, very much on the recommendation of people on the Forum, we've switched to a green-seeded broad bean. The variety is Witkiem. Yes, the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:29 pm
Terracotta pots - watering

Last post by sprout
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by Happymouse » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:21 pm

I lined my terracotta pots with polythene this year. It has made a HUGE difference. Only having to water them twice a week.

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Last post by sprout
Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:33 am
F1's

Last post by ken
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by Diva » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:45 pm
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Hello All

I know that you shouldn't keep seeds from an F1 hybrid as the resulting plants are not always true to form but..... if you do, are the...
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Last post by ken
Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:48 pm
Windbreaks

Last post by peter
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by sprout » Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:14 pm

Here in the fens, even the Jerusalem Artichokes I planted as a windbreak have fallen over in the last couple of days. If it ain't staked, cloched or...

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Last post by peter
Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:43 pm
Morello Cherry + James Grieve Apple

Last post by ade
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by ade » Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:24 pm

Just been given a Morello Cherry & a James Grieve Apple tree for fathers day, certainly makes a change from socks & chocs.
Problem is I...

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Last post by ade
Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:03 pm
Potato virus - what to do?

Last post by sally wright
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by Colin Miles » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:42 pm

I took advantage of the KG offer from T&M of the 60 exhibition potatoes plus the free Adora. Winston, Kestrel and Nadine are standing in pots...

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Last post by sally wright
Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:14 am
moving asparagus

Last post by vivie veg
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by mandylew » Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:13 pm

I planted asparagus seeds 3(or maybe 4!) years ago, and when they were in little pots planted them out, fairly close together, but i thought some of...

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Last post by vivie veg
Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:07 pm
onions starting to flower!

Last post by sandersj89
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by skip » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:05 pm

My red onions, which have been treated exactly the same as the other onions, have started to develope flower heads ....
They have been watered...

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Last post by sandersj89
Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:07 pm
Not so Dwarf Runner Beans

Last post by Glory B
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by Glory B » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:02 pm

The 'dwarf' runner bean plants that I planted in a container are as high as my normal runner beans - and still gowing strongly - in fact had to put...

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Last post by Glory B
Fri Jun 16, 2006 10:34 am
NETTLE TEA

Last post by bigpepperplant
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by Compo » Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:19 pm

Have just made some nettle tea, method was to put a bunch of nettles stalks and all in a black builders bucket full of water, cover and leave for...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Thu Jun 15, 2006 9:12 pm
Mulching paths to conserve moisture in the soil?

Last post by Chantal
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by sprout » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:24 pm

I have divided my veg patch into 1m x 4m beds. In between are 60cm bare earth paths. There are some cracks in the paths, and have read that they can...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:14 am
Round pot mystery....

Last post by Chez
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by Deb P » Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:14 pm

I potted on my chilli and pepper plants ten days ago, and yesterday was organising them on my greenhouse bench, putting the largest at the back. I...

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Last post by Chez
Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:32 am
Runner Bean Flowers

Last post by peter
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by Glory B » Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:19 am

Am I right in thinking that the flowers on runner beans have to be sprayed (water) for them to 'set'?
The last time I grew them I did do this but...

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Last post by peter
Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:02 pm
Cucumber flowers

Last post by Wellie
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by lizzie » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:42 am

Hi folks

Can someone tell me why the flowers are falling off the plant please.

They have little cucumbers behind the flower but they fall off...

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Last post by Wellie
Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:21 pm
Lupin Germinating

Last post by vivie veg
Replies: 13
by worldor » Wed May 31, 2006 7:59 am

I have planted Lupin seeds and one or two are already peeping through. Do they have to be put out in to the light immediately they show or if not how...

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Last post by vivie veg
Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:07 pm
help! tomato wilt

Last post by Glory B
Replies: 3
by bigpepperplant » Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:10 pm

My Sungold tomato plant (in a grow bag) has suddenly wilted. The Gardeners Delights either side are fine and, though, it may have been a bit thirsty,...

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Last post by Glory B
Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:55 am
Roma

Last post by Wellie
Replies: 2
by mike1964 » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:52 pm

Hello all
Any tips on Roma tomatoes
Do they need staking or pinching or do side shoots need to be removed? Or just let 'em go
The other types we...

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Last post by Wellie
Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:54 pm
Courgettes - growing tips eaten

Last post by SANDRA
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by Happymouse » Sat Jun 03, 2006 7:07 pm

The growing tips on half of my Courgettes have been eaten. What are their chances of survival please ?
The roots are fine - just a massive pair of...

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Last post by SANDRA
Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:05 pm
Asparagus

Last post by vivie veg
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by Myrkk » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:02 pm

I've planted some asparagus from seed and 3 have come through so far. I know it will be 3years before I get a crop but it will take me a year to sort...

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Last post by vivie veg
Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:14 am
Rhubarb leaves and flowers

Last post by arthur e
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by Helen Nilsson » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:20 am

Hello, a couple of questions about rhubarb

I have always heard that the leaves of rhubarb are poisonous - is this true? I would like to give them...

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Last post by arthur e
Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:48 pm
Bolting spinach

Last post by Johnboy
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by Jude » Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:10 pm

I'm having trouble with my spinach, am growing it mainly for baby-leaf salad but it's bolting really quickly. The variety is 'galaxy' from...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:18 am
gherkins

Last post by seedling

by seedling » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:53 pm

My gherkin seedlings have just shown themselves and I was wondering if I should grow them in a greenhouse or whether they can go on the allotment :?:...

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Last post by seedling
Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:53 pm
Overwatering?

Last post by jopsy
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by jopsy » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:24 pm

Many of my pots in my potting shed have either got white powder on top, or rusty coloured powder.
I am wondering if these have been over...

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Last post by jopsy
Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:59 pm
Weeding in bed of carrot seedlings

Last post by Rubberman
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by Thegardnerthatfishes » Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:13 am

I have been nervously weeding by hand in a bed of carrot seedlings. Most weeds are easy enough to identify, but there is one that looks very like...

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Last post by Rubberman
Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:27 pm
Carrots - not germinating

Last post by Johnboy
Replies: 11
by hilary » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:33 pm

Hi,
Has anyone had the problems I have been having with trying to get some carrots this year! My parsnips are up but no carrots and this is on the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:26 am
Night time temperaturres

Last post by vivie veg
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by ken » Sun May 28, 2006 9:41 am
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I've just looked at my local 5-day weather forecast on the BBC website. (I've got to say I don't have enormous faith in it - many's the time it has...
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Last post by vivie veg
Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:42 pm
Gourds

Last post by jopsy
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by jopsy » Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:09 pm

My gourds appear to be growing well; but they smell revolting-they are still in pots in my potting shed.
Are they supposed to smell funny?
Next...

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Last post by jopsy
Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:08 pm
onion flowers

Last post by taralastair
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by taralastair » Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:25 pm

Is it ok that some of my over-wintered onions have started to flower? Also do I wait for stems to go brown like normal onions before harvesting?...

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Last post by taralastair
Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:21 pm
Comfrey

Last post by Jea
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by Pol » Tue May 16, 2006 2:45 pm
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Sorry if this has come up before, but I can't find it! I have a lovely big comfrey plant and I know it can be used to make fertiliser but don't know...
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Last post by Jea
Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:35 pm
Leggy cabbages -should I bother?

Last post by Carrie
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by Carrie » Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:37 pm

I ordered off the internet some cabbage seedlings. They arrived last week and I potted them up as I knew I wouldn't be able to put them in the ground...

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Last post by Carrie
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:58 pm
Rhubarb

Last post by worldor
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by worldor » Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:11 am

When I was visiting an allotment the other day a chap there came me an armful of rhubarb. I have been preparing it today to make a crumble and...

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Last post by worldor
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:55 pm
Poor yield from Broad Beans

Last post by jane E
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by Cider Boys » Fri May 26, 2006 6:03 pm

We have just finished picking our first broad beans, they were Aqualdulce which we sowed in early October and as expected because of the low amount...

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Last post by jane E
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:40 am
Peas or mangetout

Last post by jane E
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by David » Mon May 29, 2006 9:13 am

Morning all

Bit of a challenge on the legumes front today - wonder if you can help.

I raised peas and mangetout in drainpipes and slide them...

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Last post by jane E
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:31 am
Outdoor tomatoes

Last post by Tigger
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by Brenjon » Sun May 21, 2006 10:06 pm

I keep reading on the forum of members planting outdoor tomatoes.
I realise that it will probably be too late to sow any seeds for them this year...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:04 pm
too late for purple sprouting?

Last post by bigpepperplant
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by stu_n » Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:55 pm

hello,

i have last year's purple sprouting still in.

it was knocked back by pigeons i think (also eaten this years, might be getting my air...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:45 am
Care for Cape Gooseberry

Last post by Tigger
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by loznkate » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:21 pm

Hi All,

Just a quickie this one...

Should I be pinching out the side-shoots on my CG's like you do with toms? The plants are now about 30in...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:20 pm
DILL vs. FENNEL

Last post by Wellie
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by Wellie » Thu May 25, 2006 7:18 pm

Does anyone know roughly how far apart Dill and Bronze Fennel should be planted apart?

I'm aware that they shouldn't be planted 'too closely' due...

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Last post by Wellie
Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:19 pm
yew tree roots and vegetables

Last post by Chez
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by idigyourgarden » Wed May 31, 2006 11:43 pm

Apart from the ground being dry, the shade and the possible lack of nutrients as possible reasons as to why not grow vegetables beside a yew tree....

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Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:44 am

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