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When do you take notice of best before dates on seed packs?

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by Pawty » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:26 pm
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I've always been a bit sceptical about the best before dates for seeds (have pretty much ignored them for everything except parsnip).

So, a few...
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Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:37 pm
Rocket

Last post by Geoff
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by Geoff » Sat May 21, 2016 3:22 pm

I've got a free trial packet of Rocket Artemis from D.T.Brown. Uncharacteristically I read the instructions.
"Sow outdoors in growing position...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Jun 01, 2016 11:29 pm
Liquid manuring

Last post by Johnboy
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by Regor » Wed May 25, 2016 6:20 pm

I'm feeding everything using a mix of pee and comfrey tea , I'm hoping this will result in a fairly balanced fertiliser as the two have quite...

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Wed Jun 01, 2016 9:31 am
Liquid manuring

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by Regor » Wed May 25, 2016 5:59 pm

I'm feeding everything using a mix of pee and comfrey tea , I'm hoping this will result in a fairly balanced fertiliser as the two have quite...

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Last post by Regor
Wed May 25, 2016 5:59 pm
Beefsteak tomatoes

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by Beryl » Wed May 11, 2016 5:59 pm

I've not grown Beefsteak tomatoes before. Can you tell me if it correct to pinch out the first flower on each truss to avoid overcrowding.

Thanks...

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Last post by Pawty
Sat May 14, 2016 7:08 am
Celery 'greensleeves'

Last post by Johnboy
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by Pawty » Sun Apr 24, 2016 5:22 pm

Hi,

I tried celery in my first year, as a bit of a novelty - it smelt and tasted great, but was tough so only good for stews. Haven't tried since....

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue May 10, 2016 10:09 am
Ravaged sweet corn plants

Last post by Primrose
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by Barry » Sun Apr 24, 2016 11:23 pm

At my new house, I don't have a greenhouse, something which is causing me a headache.

I have ordered a coldframe, which should arrive this week, but...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat May 07, 2016 9:50 am
Problem with shallots

Last post by Pawty
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by Pawty » Fri May 06, 2016 6:31 pm

Help please!

I haven't been able to get to the lotty for a few weeks, however given the rain, figured most things already planted would be OK. I...

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Last post by Pawty
Fri May 06, 2016 8:03 pm
Keeping records

Last post by Oakridge
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by Daveswife » Sun May 01, 2016 12:18 pm

For several years we have kept a gardening diary, recording sowing dates, progress, dates for potting-on, planting out, harvesting etc and the...

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Last post by Oakridge
Mon May 02, 2016 7:41 pm
A Shady Deal, Any Clues ?

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Thu Apr 21, 2016 7:30 am

The plot in the bottom right corner of our site was taken over by a nice couple, very ably helped by the ladies father.
He has worked hard on it over...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Fri Apr 22, 2016 1:22 pm
Watering tomato plants

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Barry » Sat Mar 19, 2016 11:55 pm

I was in Lidl today and bought a packet of Harzfeur tomato seed.

Interestingly, when I looked up care tips for this type, it said NEVER to use cold...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:49 am
Compost bins

Last post by Pa Snip
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by PLUMPUDDING » Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:03 pm

If you stand your compost bin on a sheet of galvanised aviary netting it will stop rats from getting in from underneath. The micro organisms and...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:18 am
Old "Weed and Feed"

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:41 am

How long is the efficacy of these lawn treatments supposed to last?
I found a 2/3 year old half used packet of Weed and Feed in the garage recently...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Apr 15, 2016 8:11 am
Grass growing help.

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Ricard with an H » Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:38 pm

Notice I didn't ask for help on lawns, you would be hard-pressed to call our grass areas as lawns. I gave up on using 6X which is my favoured and...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:01 am
Emergency planting

Last post by Barry
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by Barry » Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:34 pm

Given my uphill task of erradicating weeds in time to create soil in which I can plant things, it has occurred to me that, despite my efforts, I am...

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Last post by Barry
Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:45 pm
Dynamiting rhubarb?!

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Barry » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:25 pm
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Right, I thought, I am going to dig up part of one of my exisiting rhubarb plants and move it to my new allotment. I don't want all the plant, since...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:51 am
Poison ivy?

Last post by Gerry
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by JohnN » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:10 am

I'm trimming the ivy on a fence - there'll be about five wheelbarrow loads of leaves and thin stalks. Can this be added safely to the compost heap,...

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Last post by Gerry
Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:35 am
Globe artichokes

Last post by Westi
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by Pawty » Sat Feb 20, 2016 8:55 am

Hi, I'm going to (I hope) grow some globe artichokes plants from seed for a friend and for myself. I was thinking of dedicating a 1m2 area for them...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Mar 19, 2016 5:53 pm
Heritage peas

Last post by Marigold
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by Marigold » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:52 pm

Around 15 years ago when I first came to Ireland I joined Irish Seedsavers. One of the varieties I had samples of was Carlin Peas, an old pea from I...

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Last post by Marigold
Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:11 am
Pea shoots

Last post by alan refail
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by eileen54 » Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:37 pm

The past couple of years I have grown pea shoots to eat in salads , do I have to keep buying the packet that says pea shoots or can I use any pea...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:00 pm
Germinating tomato seed

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 3
by Barry » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:54 pm

It's happened again and I am stuck to know what I am doing wrong.

I planted a variety of tomato seeds in a propagator in the house, using John Innes...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:39 am
Moving soft fruit bushes

Last post by Pa Snip
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by FredFromOssett » Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:53 am

Back in October I dug over part of my plot with the intention of moving some blackcurrant, whitecurrant, redcurrant and gooseberry bushes to a new...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:49 am
Tips on Oca and Sweet Potato, please

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:37 am

Bearing in mind that I am likely to be passing my plot on to my daughter this year, I am tempted to try growing both Oca (New Zealand Yam ) and Sweet...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:45 am
Transplanting raspberry canes

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Replies: 3
by Barry » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:05 pm

Having failed to track down a source for Teri-Louise raspberries, which I don't think are grown commercially any more, I decided to dig up my...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:43 am
Heeling in strawberries

Last post by Barry
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by Barry » Sun Feb 14, 2016 3:35 pm

I want to acquire some Rosie strawberry plants to put in mid-March.

I am after Rosie plants. Firstly, does anybody know of a mail order company...

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Last post by Barry
Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:59 pm
Fencing treatment advice please

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by Primrose » Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:08 pm

I need to re-stain / put a fresh coat of wood preserver on a fully boarded fence but some panels seem to have been affected by a light mossy coating...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:08 pm
Garlic

Last post by Pawty
Replies: 5
by Elen » Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:48 pm

Last summer I harvested, dried and stored in the shed a good crop of Garlic . Since starting to use them in cooking finding they are going soft &...

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Last post by Pawty
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:49 am
Have you ever killed an asparagus plant?

Last post by peter
Replies: 4
by Barry » Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:07 pm

I am about to move some three-year-old asparagus plants from my old to my new allotment.

I have done such a thing in the past, moving some...

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Last post by peter
Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:48 pm
Planting bare root apple and pear trees

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Barry » Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:57 pm

I have had on order for a couple of months 3 bareroot apple and 2 bareroot pear trees.

It has been so wet in Kent that I have dared not go and...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:40 am
Time to change the greenhouse border soil

Last post by mikepearce45
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by mikepearce45 » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:57 pm

When previously changing the border soil in the greenhouse, I have used a mixture of Garden centre bought "Farmyard Manure" (which is...

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Last post by mikepearce45
Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:53 pm
Growing a coffee plant

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:28 am

I've been growing a coffee plant from seed and it is now about 1 year old and 30 cm high. It is in a soil based compost with plenty of sharp sand...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:17 pm
Bolting Leeks

Last post by Johnboy
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by Monika » Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:04 pm

Almost all our leeks (Musselburgh and Oarsman) have bolted this year. As I usually use them for soups in any case, I have now dug them up and frozen...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:32 pm
what would you advise

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:04 am

So on Mr or Mrs Anon's plots up and down the country its been a bad year. Mr or Mrs Anon are new to kitchen gardening and are already fed up and...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:08 am
VOLCANIC ROCK DUST

Last post by Biffa28
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by lez » Fri May 17, 2013 1:55 pm

I read an article about volcanic rock dust from scotland I think and am tempted to try it. You can get it from B&Q's. Has any one ever tried this...

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Last post by Biffa28
Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:05 am
Leafmould.

Last post by Johnboy
Replies: 5
by snooky » Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:47 pm

I have been collecting the leaves of the oak trees in my garden and allotment and bagging them up to rot down into leafmould.My next door neighbour...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Dec 30, 2015 1:31 am
Slow growing

Last post by Karmina
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by Karmina » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:54 am

Hi everyone,

I've got a big issue which I do not really understand in my garden, I've been growing cucumbers for few months but they haven't really...

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Last post by Karmina
Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:24 pm
Γίγαντες

Last post by sally wright
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by alan refail » Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:27 pm

Or, if you prefer, Gigantes.

I may have a dislike of runner beans, but I have tried these for the first time this year. They are genuine runners...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Dec 03, 2015 12:39 am
Good suppliers. (got someone you can recommend ?)

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Pa Snip » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:04 pm
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I have mentioned before about the difficulty experienced in our area in finding someone to deliver bulk manure.

Recently I found a potential source,...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:34 am
Moving a gooseberry bush

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 6
by Barry » Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:09 am

Hi All,

I am in the middle of transferring to a new allotment in a different town. I can do this quite leisurely.

While it is fun buying in new...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:34 am
Garlic question

Last post by WestHamRon
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by WestHamRon » Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:29 pm

The received wisdom appears to be that garlic requires sub-zero temoeratures to split.
The garlic bulbs I've just bought from Tesco come from Spain....

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Last post by WestHamRon
Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:46 am
Miniature rose house plant

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 3
by Primrose » Sat Sep 26, 2015 1:25 pm

I've been given a very pretty miniature rose house plant and wonder whether these are specifically bred for indoor enjoyment only. I'd like to plant...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:46 pm
crop rotation

Last post by Elen
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by Elen » Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:49 pm

I know about crop rotation for all the various reasons but recently I was told that Runner Beans were ok to plant in the same patch on the plot each...

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Last post by Elen
Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:16 pm
Dividing sage

Last post by dilettante
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by dilettante » Mon Sep 21, 2015 9:48 am

I have a sage plant which is now rapidly spreading out and seems to have formed three main clumps on longish sections of stem (which formed from...

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Last post by dilettante
Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:07 pm
Coffee grounds

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 2
by Monika » Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:02 pm

Knowing that we grow our own vegetables, our local coffee shop offered me a bucketful of their used coffee grounds. Now what do I do with them?...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:02 pm
Brussel tops

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:08 pm

Is there a right time to remove Brussel tops to eat? Mine are looking so good now, no white fly either I am very tempted or is it too early.

Beryl.

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Last post by Beryl
Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:50 pm
White tomatoes

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by hilary » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:23 am

I was wondering if anyone else can explain why the outdoor green tomatoes I brought into the green house to ripen off have turned whiteish in colour,...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:47 pm
Chrysanthemums.

Last post by Pa Snip
Replies: 5
by oldherbaceous » Sun Sep 13, 2015 4:31 pm

I've grown some lovely white bloom chrysanths this year, but now have a real problem with them.

The problem is, very shortly after they have been...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:38 am
Digging in manure

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Barry » Mon Sep 07, 2015 5:27 pm

On a new plot, which I have been clearing since mid-July, I have access to lots of reasonably well-rotted horse manure. If you were me, would you dig...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Sep 10, 2015 11:52 am
Pruning Tayberries

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:02 pm

I've cut the fruited wood off the tayberries but wondered whether to cut off or reduce the thinner side shoots from the new stems.
I don't want to...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:28 pm
Self fertile kiwi plants

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:04 am

I suddenly have a bare space of west facing fence to fill and was wondering about growing a self fertile Kiwi plant to have something productive from...

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Wed Sep 09, 2015 2:32 pm

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