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Confused by Rod, Pole or Perch

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by peter » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:05 pm

A list of archaic measures.
In bold the measure, followed by its:
more familiar imperial measure definition.
metric or SI measure definition.
a...

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Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:44 am
Which potting compost?

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by Monika » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:59 pm

I have sown our onions today (Rijsburger 5 Balstora, in case you are wondering) in the only new potting compost I could get at this time of the year...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:40 pm
Pea - Kodiak

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by Chris » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:03 pm

Hi

When I sent for my seed order from DT Brown I clicked onto Kodiak pea. The order arrived yesterday. I guess it's a bit late now to ask if...

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Last post by Chris
Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:03 pm
going to seed

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by holttum » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:27 am

Hi

I`m quite a new gardener with veg and i have had a allotment for 3 years,the first year evry thing was ok but the last 2 years i had a lot of...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:24 pm
toms and planting

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by dispic1 » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:12 pm

what is the best time plant tomatos?

either growing from seed or from a ready grown plant??

thanks

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:06 am
Stop chitting

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by melliff » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:54 pm

I've just bought my early and maincrop potatos. How do I stop them chitting before I want them to? Every year I keep them in my garage which is dark...

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Last post by Chris
Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:53 pm
Pink flowered runner bean

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by Beryl » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:14 pm

Carol Klein was planting peas and beans in her programme this evening.(BBC 2) She showed a runner bean with pink flowers but couldn't name it. I have...

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Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:26 am
Compost V Manure

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by Andrew Parker » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:24 pm

I have been pondering for the last week or two about what was best for bringing my plot on now that I am getting more experienced with veg growing...

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Last post by Chris
Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:24 pm
Early potatoes

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by Trevor Holloway » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:46 pm

Was out on the plot yesterday picking my lunch and noticed that last years main crop volunteers are already about 2 to 3" high !

Is this good...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:11 pm
Rampant Raspberries

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by Dragon » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:24 pm

A couple of years ago I planted just 5 canes of Autumn Bliss along the side of a raised veg bed. They have done very well - however they now want to...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:56 pm
Manure!

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by Zena » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:54 pm

Ok,please don't laugh - I know this is probabaly a stupid question! :oops:

I've been offered some rotted sheep manure & bedding. Is this Ok...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:43 pm
Potato spinner?

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by Monika » Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:52 pm

What's a potato spinner? Sounds interesting.

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Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:48 pm
SEEDS IN LARGE QUANTITIES

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by Compo » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:52 pm

I am considering ordering one or two packs of seeds from moles as it seems logical to buy a large quantity of items such as carrots etc where large...

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Last post by Allan
Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:08 am
balcony growing

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by pwlynch » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:18 pm

We have a balcony and I was thinking of growing apple trees as cordons or espaliers on the side fencing,it's 6ft tall.The balcony is south...

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Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:56 am
To chit or not?

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by Mole » Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:17 am

My experience:

Chitting seed potatos seems to give an earlier crop, but makes no difference to quantity produced, therefore is only useful for the...

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Last post by Tigger
Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:22 pm
land drains

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by tracie » Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:11 pm

Dear All,

Happy new year to all allotmenteers. may all your weeds be small ones.

I have just taken over a third half allotment plot and have...

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Last post by tracie
Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:40 pm
Herb plant supplier

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by Monika » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:55 pm

Can anybody recommend a reliable supplier of herb plants? I lost my French tarragon plant about two years ago and have only been able to find Russian...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:31 pm
Daffodils

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by Tigger » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:46 am

I know - they're flowers not veg, but they are edible!

Homebase are selling off 5Kg sacks of good quality bulbs for £1.35 instead of £6.99....

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:35 pm
mini cyclamen - how long do they last?

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by Alison » Sun Nov 05, 2006 4:28 pm

I've just bought some reduced very-sub-standard mini cyclamen from B&Q and potted up the poor things (the sort you put in winter window-boxes)....

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Last post by Myrkk
Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:25 pm
asparagus blowing over

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by arwinfm » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:28 pm

Hi - my nearly 2 year old asparagus bed suffers geatly from a strong wind on my allotment. The stems just bend over. I have tried using canes,but...

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Last post by Wellie
Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:52 pm
French Shallots from Aldi

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by Arnie » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:21 pm
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I bought some French shallots from Aldi today 49p for 250g 11 shallots in total, They are about three inch's long, I think they are Bannana...
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Last post by Wellie
Thu Dec 28, 2006 8:50 pm
Desert Island Edibles

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by cevenol jardin » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:23 am

I'd be interested to know from you all what you would choose to grow if you could ONLY have 3 vegetable varieties (i know that is cruel)to grow....

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Last post by Marge
Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:33 pm
APPLE TREE

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by Compo » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:28 pm

The ground today was pretty wet, but I managed to move my rhubarb to a new raised bed which after being divided up it is now luxuriating amongst some...

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Last post by peter
Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:26 am
Runner beans -location

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by JohnN » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:18 pm

As part of a veg garden reorganisation I plan to move my runner bean trench. Can anyone please advise on whether beans need lots of sun, or are they...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:01 am
runner beans and sweet peas

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by cockneycarrot » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:15 pm

Just been reading Delia's Kitchen garden book,she says you can plant runner beans and sweet peas up the same sticks together, has any one else tried...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:52 pm
Woodash.

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by beeman2 » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:34 pm

I burn logs on an open fire, just using a small amount of Coal to get it going.Would the resulting ash be ok to use on my veg. patch? The idea has...

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Last post by beeman2
Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:21 am
Growing and using lemon grass

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by Allan » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:12 am

Has anyone information or experience of growing lemon grass?
It looks as if it would be easy and prolific given protection during the winter e.g....

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:14 pm
Big parsnips, useless carrots in same patch

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by skip » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:13 am

Hi - Can anyone offer any advice, to why my parnips - hollow crown -(which were planted in alternate rows with carrots) are massive, & the...

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Last post by skip
Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:37 am
Cotoneaster seed

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by beeman2 » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:46 pm

Hi to all, have any of you grown Cotoneaster from seed, and if so how did you go about it?
I have millions of Berries, both red and yellow and would...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:39 pm
New Raspberry Canes

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by acrylicspud » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:10 am

Hello
I hope it's ok to start a new thread on raspberries I have read the KG article on raspberries but I wanted to double check a few things.
At...

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Last post by PAULW
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:33 pm
Growing plants on compost heaps

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by Primrose » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:41 pm

I've done it myself with potatoes and know that others use their compost heaps to grow courgettes and squashes. However, all these plants are quite...

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Last post by skip
Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:06 am
Onion advice

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by Allan » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:13 pm

There was a question in the latest magazine (December) from a youngster having problems growing spring onions. No answer was given.
I have found...

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Last post by Allan
Sat Dec 02, 2006 4:57 am
Anyone tried Condy'sCrystals??

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by DahlisMarie » Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:28 pm

Hi :)
Have just come across this hint for keeping tomatoes grub free and wonder if anyone on the forum has tried it? I am going to get some toay....

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Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:30 pm
Tomato tryout from forum discussions

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by DahlisMarie » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:18 am

Having found the earlier discussion on the forum from my posting re. tomatoes being diluted from overwatering so illuminating re. deep root watering...

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Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:11 am
Green Manure

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by Weed » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:20 pm

My field beans have shot up so much so that the first plantings are about eighteen inches tall...

I reckon they might suffer from the impending...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Nov 25, 2006 9:21 pm
"new" salad, Polycress

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:19 am

There is in the cress ( Lapidium sativum) family a variant called Polycress which is not
generally known about but I believe it has special...

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Last post by Allan
Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:39 am
Growing squash in a grow bag

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by Primrose » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:32 pm

Has anybody ever successfully grown winter squash in a Growbag? I have a limited veggie growing area and as these monsters take up so much space I'm...

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Last post by Lyn
Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:03 am
Picking Sprouts

Last post by Allan
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by Colin Miles » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:31 pm

1) The advice is always to start picking at the bottom of plants. However, the bottom few inches usually have just 'fluff' rather than proper...

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Last post by Allan
Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:50 am
Kale - which variety?

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by Colin Miles » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:40 am

Which is the tastiest Kale variety, especially for the Jan - April period?

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Last post by Vivien
Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:12 pm
Watercress update

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by Allan » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:41 am

I have spoken on this subject several times before and this is all available from a simple search.
The point of this mailing is to give a few tweaks...

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Last post by Allan
Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:41 am
3 inch pots

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:56 pm

Which of the polypots correspond with what is nominally called 3" pots? Polypots offer 2.5 by 3" which .5ltr and 3 x 3.5" which is...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sat Nov 18, 2006 5:12 pm
Hot-Beds

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by Cider Boys » Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:37 pm

There appears to be many small stable owners advertising their manure for free collection. Perhaps this fresh manure could be used for hot-beds that...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:30 pm
Starting a Propogating area.

Last post by Compo
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by Andrew Parker » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:00 pm

I have a very small garden, I took on an allotment plot about a year ago. What I would like to do now is establish a propogating area in my garage....

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Last post by Compo
Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:05 pm
Cauliflowers

Last post by Tigger
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by Bloaterfish » Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:31 pm

Hello all,
my cauliflowers this year were quite the disaster. Though the curds formed they were very thin and spread out looking more like a splat...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:13 pm
wood Anemones - help!

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:21 pm

My wife has bought 90 of these and I have an ideal spot under the Magnolia Tree - I hope. However, I can't find any planting instructions. The only...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:53 pm
bamboo seeds

Last post by Diane
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by Diane » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:08 pm

I've been given some pods from a black bamboo and was wondering when and how to plant the seeds. Is it worth planting some now and growing on the...

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Last post by Diane
Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:25 pm
Raspberries

Last post by Alison
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by hilary » Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:29 pm
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Hi,
I have just decided to cut down my autumn raspberries as they are nearly finished. When we moved in last year the bed had a mixture of summer...
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Last post by Alison
Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:04 am
Organic foliar feeding

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by Allan » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:44 pm

The last thing I want to do is start another war of words,just musing, but is any sort of foliar feeding permissible under Organic rules. I have...

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Last post by richard p
Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:34 pm
cap sticks

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by jane E » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:27 pm
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I heard Bob Flowerdew give advice on sticks on Gardeners' Question time last Sunday.He reminded us to cap sticks and them suggested gluing little...
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Last post by GILL B
Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:41 pm
Advice on Clubroot Control

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by Arnie » Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:52 pm

Hi
Has anyone grown F1 Kilaxy Cabbage a club root resistant variety. I am having some serious problems with clubroot on my allotment :twisted: I...

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Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:12 am

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