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Shrub planting advice please

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by Primrose » Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:18 am

Have just received a bare rooted shrub I ordered.
We still have snow on the ground where it's to be planted and soil is very cold. Can somebody...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:01 pm
Spuds

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by JohnN » Mon Feb 04, 2013 1:40 pm

I've bought my Arun Pilot and Kestrel earlies and put them in trays for chitting, But two quick queries, if I may.
1. Some of the Kestrel are very...

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Last post by JohnN
Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:31 pm
Root trainers

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by Colin Miles » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:47 am

Ok - I know it should be rootrainers, but to me they are root trainers. Question, how best to fill them with compost? I think they are one of the...

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Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:02 pm
Post potato blight cleanup actions?

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by peter » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:22 pm
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Right, definitely got blight on my potatoes.
On digging clean looking spuds go into a plastic two-handled bucket, bags of stinking slime and dodgy...
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Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:55 am
BigBiocharExperiment

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by alan refail » Wed Nov 02, 2011 12:03 pm
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I can't say I know much about this subject, but if anyone's up for an experiment follow these links...
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Last post by broad ing man
Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:30 pm
Storing seed potatoes

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by Monika » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:17 pm
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My large box of seed potatoes has already arrived from Thompson and Morgan, which is awfully early. I am proposing to leave them in their netting...
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Last post by cywman
Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:07 am
Broad Bean germination problems

Last post by Colin Miles
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by runner_bean » Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:34 am

I am having terrible problems with germinating Aquadulce broad beans. The seeds generate good tap roots but mostly fail to produce the above-ground...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:18 pm
Pot size ?

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by Mark L » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:34 pm
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Happy 2013 to you all.

When you mention pots size eg 3", 7", 10" etc
Is this the depth of the pot or the width ?

atb
Mark
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Last post by pongeroon
Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:41 pm
Old parsnip seed

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by Primrose » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:58 am

I am resolved this year to try and use up some of my many half-used seed packets and have parsnip seed more two years old. Despite the advice it...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:45 pm
Survey in January's Magazine

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:44 pm

Why is the closing date for the survey in the January magazine 28th December 2012?

I would have liked to add a few comments re the layout of the...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:05 pm
Rockdust

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:59 pm

I have just read the article about rockdust in the January KG (saved it for Christmas, you see!). Has anybody used rockdust and DOES it work? I am...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:36 pm
tomato rotation

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by pongeroon » Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:37 pm

I thought I had posted this question, but I coudn't find any reference to itso maybe I just meant to and didn't :roll:

Can anyone tell me how long...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:09 pm
Tomato seed

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by wilde » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:24 pm
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I am looking for a supply of a tomato called French Cross. I have seen it mentioned but no supplier.
Regards.
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Last post by John S
Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:33 pm
when is a raised bed not a raised bed ?

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by farmer jon » Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:05 pm

when will those in the gardening media that advocate the use of raised beds, actually show people & explain the way they should be made &...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:09 pm
Grape varieties

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by ken » Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:35 am

One of the family has put a grape vine on his Christmas wish list. This would be to grown on a pergola in Berkshire, so a reasonably warm part of the...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:47 pm
No Digging on Light Soils

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by LindaJane » Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:51 pm
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I did Charles Dowding's one day no dig course last January. I had already started to apply this in the previous autumn on my light well drained soil....
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Last post by LindaJane
Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:27 pm
Rock Dust

Last post by solway cropper
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by LindaJane » Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:29 pm

I've just read the article on rock dust in latest issue of KG. What are people's thoughts on this and has anyone tried it? I have been rather...

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Last post by solway cropper
Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:25 pm
best carrot fertlizer

Last post by Johnboy
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by tracie » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:41 pm
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Hi All,

I am preparing my large carrot box for next year. It is full of leaf mould, I will add some sand a bit later in the winter to be washed into...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:44 am
Time to feed your herbs for free

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Andra2000 » Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:12 am

Snip a bucket full of new nettle shoots, add water to the top, cover and leave for 2 weeks. Strain off the disgusting smelling liquid and feed your...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:11 pm
Buddleia

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:25 am

This isn't seeding and planting but I wasn't sure where to post. :roll:

My four year old Buddleia davidii has grown absolutely enormous this year,...

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Last post by Elaine
Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:50 pm
plot allocation

Last post by tracie
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by tracie » Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:20 pm

Hi All,

I have just taken on the role to allocate plots to new members.

My question is does your society have a check list to ask potential new...

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Last post by tracie
Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:39 pm
Strawberry Leaves

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by Geoff » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:53 am

I've finally tidied up my first and second year rows of Strawberries and planted out my new runners. This means I've put quite a bit of Strawberry...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:04 am
Eucalyptus bark

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by JohnN » Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:35 am

'morning all,
I'm pruning my mature Eucalyptus tree, (which is now 25ft high!) and wondering what to do about the bark, which is peeling all over the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:21 pm
Starting garlic

Last post by Johnboy
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by Monika » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:07 pm

I don't mean actually starting to plant garlic, but how do you get the first clove out safely, either for eating or planting? I always damage at...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:17 pm
Onions and Shallots-Downy Mlidew.

Last post by farmer jon
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by snooky » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:17 pm

I have lost my crop of Shallots and three-quarters of my Onion crop to Downy Mildew this year.Both crops were grown from sets bought in the same shop...

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Last post by farmer jon
Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:21 pm
Peppers and chillies

Last post by ken
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by ken » Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:10 pm
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Having concluded that temperatures and light levels are too low to expect peppers and chillies to ripen, I'm busy taking my plants out for compost....
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Last post by ken
Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:28 am
Pea 'Sima'

Last post by Monika
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by Binky » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:43 am

Does anyone know who stocks a pea called 'Sima'? I used to get it from Marshalls, but they discontinued it a year or so ago.

It is a wrinkle seeded...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:15 pm
latest poll

Last post by solway cropper
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by solway cropper » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:22 pm

I've just seen the latest poll on container-grown crops and suspect that many of the replies are from people who've never actually done it!

Having...

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Last post by solway cropper
Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:09 pm
pear rootstock ?

Last post by Johnboy
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by Nature's Babe » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:07 pm

My pear produced a shoot from the root which had different leaves, it came away with some root attached. Are pears always grafted on quince ? Do I...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:55 pm
pruning Cherry Trees

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by happy gardner » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:59 pm

Hello All This is my 1st posting on here Can anyone help? my mum has asked if we could prune her cherry tree It is a flowering one about 15 ft tall...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:18 am
Celeriac in Raised Beds

Last post by Westi
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by melliff » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:18 am

Has anyone grown Celeriac in raised beds successfully? If so, what's the secret?

I tried growing it this way last year and all the plants failed to...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:10 pm
Grafted versus non grafted tomatoes.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:33 pm

This year I purchased a couple of grafted tomatoes just to see if it was worth the extra cost. I actually took a sideshoot from the grafted tomato to...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:59 pm
If you could only have one.........

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Diane » Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:28 pm

......small tree in the garden - which would it be? :? :?

(We are talking about a small suburban garden. Ornamental tree - not apple, plum etc....

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:37 pm
Runner bean 'Moonlight'

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by John » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:31 pm
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Has anyone tried this new variety from T&M. Its supposed to combine the best characteristics of the runner and french bean.
I've made two sowings...
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Last post by Parsons Jack
Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:31 pm
Nitrogen nodules on broad beans

Last post by Geoff
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by Monika » Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:43 pm

I noticed something really odd when pulling out the broad bean roots: this year we grew Witkiem Manita, Masterpiece Green Longpod and Exhibition...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:54 pm
BURNS FROM PARSNIP LEAVES

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by Cider Boys » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:57 pm

I have spent a most enjoyable day at Knightshayes Court Near Tiverton and I highly recommend visiting this NT house, garden and grounds.

During my...

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Last post by ken
Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:17 am
Citrus

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by Westi » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:15 pm

I put my citrus out a bit early and they got nipped by a late frost. As a result they are putting out new branches from lower on the stem with a big...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:15 pm
Go-slow blight?

Last post by freddy
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by ken » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:24 am

From previous years, I'm very familiar with what late blight looks like on tomatoes. This year, where it has been fairly dry here in the SE since the...

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Last post by freddy
Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:52 pm
Autumn-planted shallots

Last post by ken
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by ken » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:51 am

Next month I'll be planting over-wintering shallots for the first time. Does anyone have any advice on feeding them? I'm guessing that they won't...

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Last post by ken
Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:38 am
Soil for garlic, onions etc

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:26 pm

I am shortly going to plant my overwintering onions (Radar) and garlic (Solent Wight and another whose name I can't just remember). The same bed will...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:58 pm
Can we trust any bought peat-free compost?

Last post by MikA
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by alan refail » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:54 am
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I put the question in the light of three bits of news I came across this morning.

1) Failure of two tomato trials at RHS Wisley attributed to issues...
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Last post by MikA
Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:31 pm
Pointed cabbage

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by donedigging » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:47 pm
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This year I have grown 'Grey hound' the results have been great
All 'hearted' up, very impressed, a first for me, BUT
they taste horrible, I'd say...
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Last post by AJC
Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:55 pm
Freezing chilli seeds

Last post by alan refail
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by Primrose » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:18 am

I've grown a number of different chilli varieties this summer & have just picked a selection of ripe fruits. I'm too busy to save & sort the...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:29 am
Tucker's Open Day 24-25th Sept

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by Colin_M » Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:45 pm

For anyone interested see below
Rijk Zwaan UK and Edwin Tucker Open Days
24th & 25th September 2012
You are invited to attend our...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:42 pm
asparagus

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by Urban Fox » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:58 am

I realise this may be a bit of a - "how long is a piece of string question" - but here goes....

I want to grow asparagus - but how many...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:38 pm
Small sprouts

Last post by Colin Miles
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by JohnN » Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:35 am

My 5 brussels plants have failed to develop very far since I planted them in May. Usually by end of August they are 3ft high, mine have grown to...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:02 pm
Grafted Aubergines

Last post by Geoff
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by Alan@Brighouse » Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:39 pm

I've tried growing aubergines from seed several times with very little success. Very few flowers set, and those that did produced poor, small fruit....

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:00 pm
Strange?

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by Nature's Babe » Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:54 pm
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Never noticed garlic bulbils attached to the roots before :shock:
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Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:10 pm
Drying chillis

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by phill » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:46 pm

Hi people
I am growing Prairie Fire and Krakatoa Chillis in my greenhouse and want some advice re: drying and storing said chillis for future use. I...

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Last post by phill
Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:53 pm
How difficult is it to grow Celery?

Last post by Tony Hague
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by vegpatchmum » Fri Aug 03, 2012 5:48 pm

Well guys the title says it all really.

We love a good old chomp on celery sticks, sprinkled (liberally in the case of himself) with salt and with a...

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Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:44 pm

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