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plaited leeks

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by JohnN » Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:11 am

Oh dear, another puzzle! About 25% of my leeks have grown with their stems like a plaited rope, from the roots right up to the greenery. Other ones...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:55 pm
Blown sprouts

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by JohnN » Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:56 am
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For the second year in succession my 5 sprout plants have totally "blown", though they've all grown strongly. Last year you good folk...
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Last post by sally wright
Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:20 pm
Frost

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by robo » Mon Sep 25, 2017 2:05 pm

I've got around 10 celery and 5 to 6 of each red cabbage and savoys all looking really good but at the back of my mind I keep hearing this voice ( no...

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Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:01 pm
Growing a Christmas tree from a cutting

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by gloworm » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:11 pm
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Can this be done ?
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Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:28 am
Soya Beans / Edamame

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by Westi » Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:07 pm

I've had some success with growing these - actually free seed so even happier! :)

Now I've been looking on the net to see when these might be ready....

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:30 pm
Chilli and Sweet Pepper

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:29 pm
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My chilli and sweet pepper seedlings have grown too lanky for my liking. Now they are ready for potting on individually, could I plant them very low...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:12 pm
Saving chilli seeds?

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by Pawty » Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:32 am
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Hi,

I have a few piccanti chillies left which were brilliant - produced loads at the allotment and tasted lovely! as I haven't been able to find the...
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Last post by Pawty
Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:16 am
French bean Cobra

Last post by Primrose
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by Tony Hague » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:33 pm

I wonder if this is just me.

I have grown Cobra beans for many years. It used to be my favourite and most successful variety, carrying on producing...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:33 pm
Experimenting with peas

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:53 pm

My existing row of sugar snaps will shortly be finished and ripped up. I have an almost full packet of dried soup peas in the cupboard and want to...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Sep 10, 2017 6:19 pm
Manure

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by Daveswife » Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:30 pm

I enjoy digging and for several years I have meant to get some well rotted manure and spread it over the veg area once it is dug. Our soil is free...

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Last post by robo
Wed Sep 06, 2017 1:24 pm
Can anyone identify this squash?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Westi » Thu Aug 10, 2017 8:36 pm

Hi All!

I found this wee plant in the flower bed & it just looked like a squash/pumpkin so transplanted it behind the greenhouse. It's a thug -...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:25 pm
Chickpea seed

Last post by Westi
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by Pawty » Sat Jan 07, 2017 9:46 am
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Hi,

New year, new seeds!

I think it was Westi who mentioned growing chickpeas as an allotment snack. So I thought they could be this years new...
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Last post by Westi
Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:03 pm
Beef Steak tomatoes splitting.

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:00 pm

I treat all my tomatoes the same with water & feed but find my beefsteaks are splitting at the stem end. I think some have had a snail nibble...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Aug 02, 2017 7:16 pm
Understanding seed packet instructions

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Colin2016 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:38 am

Trying to understand how the instructions on some seed packets work.

Seed 1.jpg

SpinachBeet

When I plant in March the first harvest is June 3 ½...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:13 pm
Make tomato skins softer

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by Colin2016 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:27 am

Is there anything I can add to make tomato skins softer?

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Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:27 am
Comfrey

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by Nick Dawson » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:49 am

I have tried for two years to germinate Comfrey with total lack of success.Has anybody got any tips?

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:53 pm
Ripen Tomatoes

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Colin2016 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:15 pm
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Heard on gardeners question time that I should remove tomatoes from plant to ripen then off rather than wait till they ripen on the plant. How do I...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:07 pm
Chicken manure pellets

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Fri Jun 30, 2017 5:29 pm
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I need to order another big tub of these, ' probably online, and wonder if any of you have any experience as to whether any brand is specifically...
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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:04 pm
Chilli plants - fruit setting problems

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Pawty » Tue Jun 27, 2017 2:26 pm

Hi,

I've grown lots of chilli plants this year - mostly successful. Plants inside and out have loads of fruit.

However, I have one 'ghost chilli'...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:40 am
Mint - is there scientific proof that growing different types together affects the individual flavours?

Last post by KG Steve
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:58 am

My mints are all grown in one bed and I can still taste the different flavour of each one. Monty Don said this on his programme and it says the same...

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Last post by KG Steve
Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:40 am
slugs and WD40

Last post by vivienz
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by Diane » Sun Jun 04, 2017 2:28 pm

I've just read, on another site, a tip to deter slugs from eating pot grown hosts - spray a little WD 40 around the outside of the pot. Anyone tried...

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Last post by vivienz
Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:23 pm
Growing shop-bought tomatoes

Last post by tigerburnie
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by alan refail » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:15 am

There has been some discussion on sowing seed taken from bought tomatoes here
and here

Tomatoes I have liked recently are Jack Hawkins and...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Fri Jun 23, 2017 6:51 pm
Planting out Swedes

Last post by robo
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by Colin Miles » Fri May 12, 2017 12:18 pm

Hi Everyone,

Long time since I posted! With just the 2 of us no point in growing lots of veg so just concentrating on getting a few things done...

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Last post by robo
Fri Jun 23, 2017 4:10 pm
Stopping Tomatoes

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Geoff » Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:55 am

If you stop tomatoes to try and induce early ripening when do you do it, after how many trusses?

Does it work?

I have 10 plants earlier than the...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:14 pm
Yellow Tomatoes leaves

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:53 pm

One of my tomato plants has yellow leaves at the bottom, any idea of the cause.

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Last post by Colin2016
Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:52 am
Growing Potatoes

Last post by robo
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by Colin2016 » Fri Jun 16, 2017 7:38 am

I am going to get a couple of those potatoes growing kits which has raised this question. I have some farm shop brought not supermarket potatoes that...

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Last post by robo
Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:38 am
Would you prune an old cherry tree?

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:39 pm

I have two quite old cherry trees both on dwarfing rootstock, but they are at least 12 ft high and wide so I can't net them and as I said in another...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:22 pm
Sweetcorn problems

Last post by Westi
Replies: 31
by Pawty » Mon May 22, 2017 8:34 am
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Hi,

After some advice please.

The first sowing of 'lark' resulted in poor germination. There's still a few which are kept in reserve.

I sowed some...
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Last post by Westi
Tue Jun 06, 2017 8:21 pm
Pa Snip Enterprise, Do you know your onions ?

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Pa Snip » Tue May 23, 2017 10:49 pm
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Any suggestions what the problem here might be.

A neighbouring plotholder approached me tonight asking for my thoughts on his young onions grown...
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Last post by tigerburnie
Sat May 27, 2017 9:14 am
Outdoor cucumbers - how do you grow yours?

Last post by Primrose
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by Pawty » Fri May 12, 2017 7:05 am

Hi,

So germination of cucumbers was successful, they been re potted on and are looking healthy (fingers crossed / nothing guaranteed at the moment)....

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Last post by Primrose
Thu May 25, 2017 3:26 pm
Stem damage to seedlings - what's the cause?

Last post by Westi
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by Pawty » Thu May 11, 2017 5:53 pm

Hi,

Hoping someone can help me! A few days ago I noticed all my kale seedlings (young) had pretty much died. I had transplanted them and figured...

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Last post by Westi
Fri May 12, 2017 8:24 pm
Yew Tree

Last post by Diane
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by melliff » Mon May 01, 2017 8:38 am

My neighbour has a well established Yew tree growing next to the wall between our properties. It has been well cut back so it does not shade my...

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Last post by Diane
Sun May 07, 2017 12:22 pm
Square or Round Pots

Last post by Westi
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by Colin2016 » Sat May 06, 2017 8:31 am

Is it important for plants to have either a round or square pot?

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Last post by Westi
Sat May 06, 2017 7:31 pm
Yogurt pot propagators

Last post by Pawty
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by Monika » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:17 pm

Emma in the Kitchen Garden May issue suggests using large yogurt pots as individual propagators. Thinking it was a very good idea, I immediately put...

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Last post by Pawty
Mon May 01, 2017 7:49 am
To water or not to water?

Last post by Primrose
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by Westi » Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:28 pm

Been flicking through the internet & getting lots of different opinions on how much to water & how often with certain plants with some very...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Apr 30, 2017 11:01 am
Strawberry 'mara des bois'

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:23 am

I'm thinking about splashing out on some runners of this variety. Has anyone grown it or have any comments before I hit the 'buy now' button?

I'd...

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Last post by vivienz
Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:17 pm
Watering when frost is expected

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Primrose » Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:59 pm

My soil is so dry that seeds in my veg patch are proving very slow to germinate.Will I help to speed up the process by watering when frost is...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:58 pm
Greenhouse ventilation for tomatoes

Last post by amandan
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by jayjaybee » Sat Feb 11, 2017 12:11 pm
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I have a 8x6 glass greenhouse which I plant up with mainly tomatoes. I have suffered from tomato leaf mould for the last two seasons. Ventilation is...
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Last post by amandan
Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:27 pm
Raspberries

Last post by Geoff
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by Binky » Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:20 am

Two new canes on my summer fruiting raspberries (Glen Ample) have red leaves. The rest are green, as usual. The plants are six years old and have...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:14 pm
home made compost

Last post by Tony Hague
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by ltweddle » Thu Mar 23, 2017 2:54 pm

I've at last been successful in producing some decent looking garden compost, and now I'm not sure what to do with it, apart from mulching! Can I use...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:31 am
Help Reduce Pollution

Last post by Monika
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by Cider Boys » Mon Mar 20, 2017 11:18 am

Just thought that I would share a worthwhile tip when changing oil in your cultivators etc..

This tip saves me wasting fuel in taking sump oil to...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:24 pm
Aeonium - help please

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Tue Mar 14, 2017 1:46 pm

I have successfully rooted this rosette Aeconium ‘Nigrum’ from the plant I bought last year. But can anyone tell me how do I get it to branch out...

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Last post by Beryl
Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:24 pm
Cucumber Chinese Slangen Veg Seeds

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:43 pm

I have a packet of Cucumber Chinese Slangen cucumber seeds which I would like to grow upwards, are these suitable?

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Last post by Colin2016
Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:56 pm
Tips on manure

Last post by Pawty
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by Pawty » Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:48 pm

Hi,

So I had my first delivery of manure to the allotment today. The young farmers deliver it and are raising money for Macmillan in the process....

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Last post by Pawty
Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:20 pm
Green manure

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Barry » Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:50 pm

On average, if you dig in green manure now that was planted in the autumn, how long will it take to break down?

Would you be happy immediately...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:27 am
strawberry safety!

Last post by retropants
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by retropants » Thu Mar 02, 2017 3:38 pm
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We have just planted out a completely new strawberry bed, as the old one had lost it's vigour. Has anyone found a way to keep the fruits clean that...
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Last post by retropants
Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:32 pm
Mesh cleaning

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by jayjaybee » Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:43 pm

Has anyone found a way to get veggie mesh clean? My Envoronmesh is several years old and going green. I can rinse it off to remove soil but the algae...

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Last post by jayjaybee
Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:15 am
Strawberries from their seeds

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Primrose » Fri Mar 03, 2017 9:25 pm

Am watching the Science of Food programme re strawberries where it was mentioned that animals eat ripe strawberries, their seeds pass through in poo...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:09 pm
Pricking Out Tomato Seedlings - Leaf or stem?

Last post by richard p
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by KG Tony » Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:34 am

Well, if you look at the March issue of KG it looks like our expert gardeners have different approaches to pricking out tomato seedlings. On page 33...

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Last post by richard p
Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:14 am
Growing in containers

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by Ovalman » Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:37 pm

Hello all, long time lurker here anyway I spotted a local food bank/ community group growing in pots so I suggested to put in some raised beds. Well...

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Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:51 pm

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