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apple tree advice please

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by pickledtink » Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:33 am

Will I be able to grow a semi dwarf Braeburn in a container? It says it will grow 10 - 13 ft if not pruned so if I prune it and keep it around 6-8 ft...

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Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:33 am
Long trailing marrow??

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by Monika » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:11 pm

We have sown and planted long trailing marrows from two different seed companies but neither have produced any trailers. Could that be the very hot...

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Last post by Carole B.
Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:06 am
Outdoor Ridge Cucumber

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by Belinda » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:37 pm

I'm growing cucumbers for the first time on my plot. The F1 Carmen mini cucumber has already provided several fruit and no sign of any male flowers....

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Last post by Belinda
Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:00 am
Tayberry plant

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by lizzie » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:47 pm

Hi all

I've got a tayberry plant currently in the greenhouse which I need to transfer outside.

When's the best time to do it? It has 2 large...

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Last post by lizzie
Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:09 pm
Triffids and Spiders

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by Tigger » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:05 pm

Is there anyone out there with Triffids (Red Alert) or Spiders (Red Pear) Tomatoes?

I'm growing both for the first time. Red Alert is supposed to...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:22 am
Watering onions

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by Brenjon » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:49 pm

In this extreme hot weather is it advisable to water my onions ( from sets) or should I leave well alone as they are as yet not showing any signs of...

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Last post by peat
Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:48 am
grass clippings as mulch round strawberries?

Last post by Carole B.
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by Clare » Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:12 pm

The subject header says it all really. Does the panel approve? In fact, can I use grass clippings as a mulch on other fruit and veg, e.g. tomatoes,...

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Last post by Carole B.
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:57 am
Spring onion germination

Last post by Chantal
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by David » Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:41 am

Hi all,

I always get awful germination on spring onions and when they eventually come through I normally lose the majority when they simply...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:26 pm
Tomato watering

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by David » Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:06 pm

Hi all

Given the weather and the,for me, risk of blossom end rot I wonder if anyone knows of statistics on the water requirements of tomatoes at...

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Last post by ken
Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:00 am
Practicality of deep beds

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:06 pm
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I haven't seen much about raised deep beds on the forum, no dig and all that. It seems a good idea on the face of it but how does it work out in...
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Last post by Allan
Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:23 am
moving goosberry bushes

Last post by Allan
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by doddy » Sat Jul 01, 2006 3:43 pm

I need to move four goosberry bushes I inherited when I took on my allotment 4 years ago. I have no idea of their age but they are fruiting well....

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Last post by Allan
Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:05 pm
A challenge to assumptions on old carpet as a weed control.

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by peter » Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:02 pm
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For some time I have been getting irritated by assumptions being cited by Councils, Organisations and Individuals about the terrible harm one can do...
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Last post by Carole B.
Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:43 am
easy planting

Last post by Allan
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by jaci » Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:21 pm
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Having a very bad back, I manage all right with broad beans and potatoes (I use piping) but plants are incredibly painful to put in and as my soil is...
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Last post by Allan
Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:19 am
Gardeners Delight

Last post by Allan
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by Moira » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:43 pm
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This is my first solo venture with tomato growing.

I am trying Gardeners Delight but I am not sure whether to take out the side shoots.
This was...
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Last post by Allan
Mon Jul 03, 2006 5:11 am
kiwi plant

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:39 pm

someone down at the allotmant has just given me a kiwi fruit plant ha has grown from seeds from a kiwi (well obviously!). It is about 5" high...

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Last post by mandylew
Sun Jul 02, 2006 11:11 pm
Watering greenhouse plants - Summer hols

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by toffeeman » Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:11 am

In Surrey (Sutton & East Surrey Water Co) we have a drought order. We are off on our hols for 2 weeks from the end of July and this year I really...

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Last post by toffeeman
Sun Jul 02, 2006 12:26 pm
Winter salads article

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:51 am

Get hold of the latest,July, copy of "The Garden", RHS journal. There is what must be the definitive article about growing salad crops for...

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Last post by Allan
Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:57 pm
No dig. Answers please!

Last post by sprout
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by submariner » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:47 pm

Because of mobility problems, and loving my garden, I have had a raised bed 18ft long and 8ft wide, between 2ft 6" and 3ft high (ground slopes!)...

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Last post by sprout
Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:01 pm
Leggy Toms

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by skip » Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:28 am

Hi There
I've 4 very leggy Tomatoes (sweet million) that I didn't plant out before I had to go away for work last week ... they were getting a bit...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:37 pm
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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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by Diva » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:45 pm
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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

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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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Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:14 am

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