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Recycling used compost

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by Primrose » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:50 am

I have a number of tender garden plants such as geraniums & fuschias which I would like to overwinter indoors. As they will be largely domant h...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:09 pm
Advice on Liming soil?

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by Colin_M » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:08 am

Following suggestions by others, I've been adding Lime to the soil directly around my Brassicas, to overcome clubroot. This seems to let me grow...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:25 am
mystery plant

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by Diane » Sat Sep 01, 2007 1:06 pm

Does anyone know what this pretty climbing plant is? My daughter spotted it rambling through a shrub, in Scotland. It has green berries on it which...

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Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:02 pm
Yellow Aubergine

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by Mike T » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:22 pm

This year I planted some Calliope Aubergines (seeds from T&M). These should have fruit which are white and purple stripes - very decorative....

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Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:24 pm
onions

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by Colin_M » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:03 am

What would you like to know?

My neighbour grows them each year and has fantastic results with them (well, they're massive but I don't know what...

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Last post by david71
Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:56 am
Bordeaux mixture on tomatoes

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by blighted » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:51 am

Hi: On the few remaining tomatoes that I have left after spraying from the blight there are a SMALL number of fruits still with a bluish tinged...

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Last post by John
Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:41 am
Autumn??

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by hilary » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:33 am

Hi all,
I hate to be a pessimist but I have a horrible feeling that nature thinks it is autumn - I haven't seen a swallow or housemartin here since...

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Last post by hilary
Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:29 am
Butter Beans

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by vegnut » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:49 am
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Next year i would like to be able to grow some butter beans, but i can't seem to be able to find any seed. Are they under a different...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:15 am
Potatoes - how is your crop?

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by Monika » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:07 pm

We spent much of the day lifting most of our potatoes, having cut the blighted foliage off a few days ago, washing and drying them. But we were...

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Last post by mandylew
Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:26 pm
green manure

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by maryn » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:03 am

Due to some misunderstanding, to complicated to even remember, my spuds ended up growing in exactly the same spot as last year; crop so far seems...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:46 pm
potatoes and onions for local show

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by mandylew » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:30 pm

I have just dug some of my first potatoes and am so pleased with them that i was thinking of putting some in for our local show which is this...

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Last post by Gilly C
Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:14 pm
You know its nearly winter when.....

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by sue-the-recycler » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:04 pm

....the first of the seed catalogues arrive in the post. I usually save the joy of looking through them for long winter nights infront of the fire...

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Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:10 am
Goji Berries

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by hilary » Fri May 04, 2007 6:21 pm
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Have been browsing the net and come across Goji berries - plants can be bought and they seem to be he 'in' wonder fruit. The plants are frost...
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Last post by Primrose
Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:56 am
Pruning black & red currants

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by Primrose » Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:09 pm

Now that I've picked all the fruit, will it hurt if I prune back my black & redcurrant bushes now? The leaves on the new growth stems this year...

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Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:34 am
Fedges

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by pwlynch » Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:29 am

Has anyone got a fedge,a willow hedge in their garden?What do you think of them and would you recommend them?I'm looking to block off the bottom part...

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Last post by Mole
Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:26 am
Sweet Peas

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by GIULIA » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:59 pm

Hi all, Giulia again with allotment stores manager's cap on... I'd welcome any advice on the best source of Sweet Pea seeds, the supplier I had in...

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Last post by GIULIA
Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:06 pm
Potato yeilds

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by WigBag » Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:24 pm

I know we are all just getting over loses to blight but while the thought is with me, (prone to senior moments) I wonder if there has been a thread...

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Last post by WigBag
Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:23 pm
Composting broad beans

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by mazmezroz » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:45 am

My broad beans have been covered in chocolate spot. Is it still ok to bung them on the compost heap now they're over?

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Last post by david71
Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:37 pm
Why have my onions failed for 3 years running?

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by skip » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:13 pm

Hi - Since I moved to my new plot I have failed to grow any onions despite great garlic and leeks.

At the old place I planted sets and had good...

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Last post by Multiveg
Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:07 pm
Blighted spuds - just to be clear............

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by David » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:03 am

I should cut off the tops and burn them, the spuds should be OK but wont store well.

Is that the way it is?

Thanks as I have lots that have...

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Last post by peter
Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:07 pm
Rotten spuds!

Last post by Elderflower
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by Elderflower » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:50 am

My allotment has been under water for a while. Now that the flood has subsided I find that my potatoes have largely rotted in the ground. (Not...

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Last post by Elderflower
Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:06 pm
How do spuds grow?

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by David » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:02 am

Morning all

I have some spuds growing well in a container about 3 feet high in the greenhouse. Tops are about 4.5 ft high.

Things is I forgot...

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Last post by John
Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:28 pm
courgettes

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by david71 » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:09 pm
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is it necessary to hand pollinate the female flowers?
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Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:04 pm
How to collect onion/shallot seed?

Last post by strawberry tart
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by Colin_M » Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:20 am

Last year, a few of you grew Banana shallots and collected the seeds. I am trying to do the same this summer and would like some advice.

The...

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Last post by strawberry tart
Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:01 pm
Carrots not germinating

Last post by helixdesign
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by helixdesign » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:48 am

I can't get carrots to germinate. I've sown four lots throughout the year and 1 carrot germinated. What am I doing wrong?

The first seeds were...

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Last post by helixdesign
Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:44 pm
growing a Grape Vine in a big pot ??

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by skip » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:35 pm

Hi there
We have kindly been given a healthy looking grape vine thats currently about 3 foot tall. We want to grow it up the front of the house as...

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Last post by skip
Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:34 am
more on leeks

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by david71 » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:37 pm

any advice on sowing leeks (for next year) would be welcome. i had very poor results this year.

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Last post by david71
Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:52 pm
Advice needed- Red Onion Sets

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by cevenol jardin » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:02 pm

This year I sowed some seed of red onions Rossa di Milano (out of date but gave them a go anyway to use the packet)March 26 in the polytunnel, they...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:40 pm
No bees to pollinate runner beans

Last post by Granny
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by helixdesign » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:05 am

I have loads of flowers on my runner and french beans but due to the cold, wet weather they're not getting pollinated. Is it possible to do it myself.

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Last post by Granny
Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:20 pm
Leeks

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by lizzie » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:57 am

Morning peeps

Do you think it is too late for me to sow leeks now, or might I get away with it?

Can anyone advise please

Thanks

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:15 pm
Olive trees

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by soozie » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:27 pm

My olive tree in the ground has grown approximately 3 foot since the winter. Can anyone give me any tips as to how and when I can prune it?

Thanks...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:49 pm
Pollinating Melons

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:00 pm

I am growing Melons in my greenhouse for the first time. The variety is Minnesota Midget and it says to hand-pollinate by placing the male flowers...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:44 pm
Blight - is it worth spraying?

Last post by Compo
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by Chantal » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:46 pm
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Every one of my 54 outdoor tomato plants succumbed to blight this week. Surprisingly only the main crop potatoes have suffered, the rest are OK....
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Last post by Compo
Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:52 pm
Which Compost?

Last post by Monika
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by GIULIA » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:33 am

I am studying the wholesale catalogues with a view to placing our big autumn order for the allotment stores. The most controversial item is always...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:23 pm
germination problem on parsnip

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by hiroko clark » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:04 am
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I have a problem on parsnip.
I put some seeds in spring but none germinated.
It was last year's seeds so I bought a new packet this year and put on...
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Last post by hiroko clark
Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:19 pm
Strawberries

Last post by Elderflower
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by Elderflower » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:02 am

In my allotmentI planted a new strawberry bed for this year which had a brilliant crop. However, the whole crop was stolen, progressively as it...

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Last post by Elderflower
Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:18 pm
Miniature fruit trees

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by pwlynch » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:04 pm

Has anyone had experience with miniature fruit trees?I'm thinking of getting ones you sometimes see in magazines-buy 2 apple trees and get a pear...

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Last post by pwlynch
Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:31 am
what can I plant next?

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by pwlynch » Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:06 pm

My potatoes are due to get dug up in the next week or so,is there anything I can plant in the same place or is it too late in the season?

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Last post by pwlynch
Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:29 am
Dumping weed seeds

Last post by Bren
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by JohnN » Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:24 pm

I've always found that putting weeds dug up from the veg garden on to my compost heap results in an even bigger weed crop when the compost is used...

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Last post by Bren
Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:37 pm
Passion flower fruit

Last post by Bren
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by David » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:59 am

Morning all

In this new house I have a rampant passion flower, loads of flowers but no fruit. If memory serves the passion flower I had ten years...

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Last post by Bren
Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:47 pm
which raspberry support?

Last post by madasafish
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by bigpepperplant » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:39 pm

I've just bought two summer-fruiting raspberries (in pots) - Tulameen and Glen Ample and would like to grow them in my garden erecting a post and...

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Last post by madasafish
Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:08 pm
Tomatoes not setting

Last post by hilary
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by hilary » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:35 am

Hi,
Has anyone had the same problem of tomato flowers not setting (different varieties in a cold greenhouse)- I am only getting a few sets on each...

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Last post by hilary
Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:13 pm
Can conifer clippings be used to make soil acidic?

Last post by June
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by June » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:30 pm

Hope this isn't a foolish question...
We have an area on our allotment that we want to turn into a bed for growing blueberries. At present we have...

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Last post by June
Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:43 pm
sweetcorn multiple shoots

Last post by John
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by Chrissey » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:04 pm

Hello

our sweet corn is growing 3- 4 shoots per plant- should these be removed if so how many. we have grown sweetcorn for a few years and never...

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Last post by John
Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:13 pm
Sambucus

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by David » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:45 am

And the same to you! I hear you cry but.......

On the Chelsea Show programs Carole has a Sambucus Niger on one of the entries she was looking at -...

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Last post by David
Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:14 am
Raised Beds.

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by glebeguy » Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:04 pm

Hello I am new to this site but already find it informative.
I am in the process of installing raised beds on my allotment and have a concern re...

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Last post by JOHN C
Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:50 pm
Losing butternut squash fruit

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by Primrose » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:13 am

The 3 small fruits on my butternut squash have all yellowed and dropped off although the leaves still look healthy and not yellow. Can anybody...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:29 am
Ran out of space for courgettes

Last post by mandylew
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by Happymouse » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:40 pm

My courgettes have outgrown their rootrainers and need to be planted. Do they really need a square metre space each to grow ? Slugs have eaten half...

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Last post by mandylew
Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:05 pm
strawberries

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by tracie » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:14 pm

I am looking to plant a strawberry bed and have a few runners from existing plants, but I need to order some more.

Can anybody advise which to...

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Last post by Beryl
Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:53 pm
Pinching out tips of broad beans

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by mazmezroz » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:17 am

Just read on Steve Partridge's wonderful blog how he's about to pinch out the tips of his broad beans to fool the blackfly. How tall should the...

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Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:22 am

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