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New to Espaliers - Help Needed

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by Smurfy » Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:14 pm

I've just moved house and to my absolute joy now have a lovely large garden (will post pictures at some point). With the hope of starting a family...

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Last post by peter
Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:11 pm
CUT FLOWERS

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Urban Fox » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:14 pm

It is always nice to be given flowers. But the cost can be expensive and some are flown hundreds of miles.

So, I though it would be nice to grow a...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:54 pm
Tomato blight trial

Last post by Gerry
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by ken » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:00 pm

A few years ago we saw a trial under way at the Organic Garden at Yalding, Kent, then run by Henry Doubleday/Garden Organic - a lot of outdoor...

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Last post by Gerry
Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:40 pm
Courgettes

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Peet » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:51 am

My first attempt at growing courgettes and they are coming along fine (big leaves and large yellow flowers). My question is “when can I pick them?”...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:31 pm
Flowering Onions

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Westi » Fri Jun 04, 2010 5:55 pm

Hi All

Today at least 6 of my onions are beginning to flower. I nipped the
flower off but wondered is this a sign that they are ready? In the
past I...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:56 pm
Harvesting maincrop potatoes

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by hilary » Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:28 pm

Hi,
Unbelievably after the dry spring the potatoes I am digging are big and a good crop. My question is the Sarpo Mira planted on 16th April are...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:25 pm
Weirdo pepper

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by ken » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:44 pm

Have just harvested four sweet pepper Bell Boy for roasting. My wife cut them open. Essentially they are all fine for eating, but what was odd was...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:50 pm
Rudolph potatoes - did anyone else grow these?

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Elle's Garden » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:55 pm

I had a bag of these free with my tuber order this winter and they have been growing in the same plot as the Maris Pipers, King Edwards and Desiree....

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:25 pm
Fruit trees

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by Brenjon » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:05 pm

I have minarette fruit trees on my allotment. the apples have done well this year but the plums and pears have not fruited although they did flower....

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Last post by Brenjon
Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:12 pm
Beetroot from seed.

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by sarahscottdavies » Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:03 am

I get so frustrated with beetroot. I have had years where i.ve had wonderful gluts. But whilst people say it is almost impossible to fail with...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:28 am
Bridgewater climbing bean - anyone know this variety?

Last post by Compo
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by adam-alexander » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:28 pm

I picked up some climbing beans at our Seedy-Sunday seed swap. Six seeds, the envelope was marked Bridgewater Climbing French Bean. The seed is a...

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Last post by Compo
Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:12 pm
The advantages of mulch on a vegetable garden.

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by Nature's Babe » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:04 pm
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Having tried this no-dig method, I thought y'all might like to hear the advantages of mulch on a vegetable garden.

* Helps moderate the soil...
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Sat Jul 23, 2011 9:39 pm
Cucumber seeds - which way up?

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by Diane » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:39 pm

Does it really matter which way up - or sideways? - or flat ?? - a cucumber seed is planted?

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Last post by Diane
Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:36 pm
Using fresh manure

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by Ballydoolagh » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:33 pm

I was wondering if it would be ok to use freshish manure in the autumn and dig it in and leave it until next spring or so.
I had no well rotted stuff...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Jul 18, 2011 6:39 pm
What went wrong?

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by Colin Miles » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:49 pm

The contrast between this
Harrier Butternut Squash
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and this
Crown Prince (Invincible)
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could not be greater. Both sown...

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Last post by toffeeman
Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:55 pm
Peat vs peat-free experiment #2

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by alan refail » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:45 am
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Now my first attempts are well under way I am planning a second trial with different peat-free compost.

I have bought some Vital Earth Multipurpose...
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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:43 am
growing veg in the work place

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by the custodian » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:32 pm

i have managed to convince my work place to allow me to grow a few things, trouble is the only space i have is a car park surrounded by wire mesh...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:27 pm
Waste Water

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by freddy » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:08 pm

Hi folks.

I've recently built a Koi pond. I won't bore you with the filter/bacteria process, but the end result is water that has a certain amount...

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Last post by freddy
Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:33 pm
Mange-tout "Golden Sweet"

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by alan refail » Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:10 am

I have got some of these from Ben and Kate at Real Seeds.

Has anyone seen, grown or tried them? They seem to be climbers, so I am looking...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:39 pm
Garlic Query

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by haggis » Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:57 pm

Just been up to the plot and some of the garlic is dying back. I lifted 3 or 4 plants and noticed that there is secondary growth of mini cloves...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:54 pm
Horse or Cow?

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by freddy » Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:35 pm

Hi folks.

Quite simply, horse or cow manure, which is best? I'm considering building a bin to compost manure. As I have access to both, I'd...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:55 pm
Peat vs non-peat experiment #3

Last post by alan refail
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by Colin Miles » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:18 am

The details of the peat-free compost I am using, as far as they are given, can be seen at and the specific bag I bought is the orange one in the...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:35 am
Jeyes Fluid

Last post by Geoff
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by Redfox » Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:14 pm

Has any one ever used Jeyes fluid to sterilize the soil on their allotments?

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:29 pm
Attractive pea if you combine flowers with veg potager style

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:07 pm

I tried a heritage variety of yellow sugarsnap pea, they are now over 3ft tall, growing strongly, and just coming into flower - a purply red flower,...

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Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:08 am
Cucumbers not developing

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Ian in Cumbria » Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:08 pm

Hi all

I had 2 cucumber plants in my 8' x6' greenhouse (all-female but can't just recall the variety without going back out). One rotted off at...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:22 am
Follow on crop from Peas in pots?

Last post by Johnboy
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by MikA » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:26 pm

What can I put in the pots to follow the peas using the same or improved compost?

I would like to put Dwarf French Beans or Carrots.

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:21 am
RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Elle's Garden » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:23 pm

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this variety of apple? It is shown in one of the Lakeland catalogues and I am sure it said they were...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:14 pm
Comfrey

Last post by Johnboy
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by Bren » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:00 pm

Hi Johnboy
You mentioned that you take quiet a few cuttings each year of comfrey, is it just the tops you cut or right down to the ground? and when...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:41 pm
Shallots - replanting last years ???

Last post by peter
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by darkbrowneggs » Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:30 pm

Hi all - I usually do well with shallots and keep some for next years seed. Last year I had some rot in some of mine so bought in all new seed...

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Last post by peter
Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:24 am
ASPARAGUS SEEDLINGS

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by Compo » Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:57 pm

I have some asparagus plants that I grew very successfully from seed in my cold greenhouse, they were sewn in March this year. I have brought them on...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:10 pm
cucumbers

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by Brenjon » Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:58 pm

I grow cus. in 2 gallon black plastic buckets in the greenhouse.
The lower 6 cus make large fruits but any of those above that have flowers and very...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:25 am
Swede

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Ken65 » Thu Dec 02, 2010 6:30 pm

I have been growing veg on for many years but the one thing I appear to fail miserably at is producing a decent size swede. They never seem to get...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:56 pm
Salsify

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by ken » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:06 pm
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I'm just a bit concrned. Visiting a friend's garden, I spotted in her flower border a couple of plants I took to be weeds, and offered to dig them...
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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:02 pm
Lavender Cuttings.

Last post by thetangoman
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by snooky » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:40 pm

I have two different lavenders on my allotment and they are smashing.I take cuttings from them every year following R.H.S. guidelines but I can't get...

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Last post by thetangoman
Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:38 am
leek pips

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by tracie » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:22 pm

Hi All,

I am growing some leeks from pips. Will these leeks be bigger and better than last year, or will they be just the same as leeks grown from...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Jun 21, 2011 3:57 pm
Dwarf fruit trees

Last post by billnorfolk
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by billnorfolk » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:09 pm

Just bought some dwarf fruit trees ,would like to plant direct into garden out of pots,if i did would they grow tall,or do they need to be kept...

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Last post by billnorfolk
Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:32 pm
Failing Ferline tomatoes

Last post by hilary
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by hilary » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:35 pm

Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone else is having problems with Ferline tomatoes this year. The others I grow in the cold greenhouse are doing fine...

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Last post by hilary
Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:42 am
Pruening fruit trees

Last post by billnorfolk
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by billnorfolk » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:15 am

Hi every one,this is my first post,am looking forward to learning from you all.
I bought 7 fruit trees Apple,Pear,Cherry and plum,the question is can...

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Last post by billnorfolk
Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:12 am
Alan Titchmarsh on peat use

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by alan refail » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:51 pm
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He said he would carry on using peat-based compost until a “perfect substitute” is discovered.
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Last post by KGAdmin
Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:20 pm
A new pea

Last post by Johnboy
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by Nature's Babe » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:07 pm

What do you get if you cross a yellow podded pea with a purple podded pea?

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:44 pm
Responses on peat reduction consultation - Defra

Last post by Johnboy
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by alan refail » Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:31 pm

Defra has now published
SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO THE
CONSULTATION ON REDUCING THE
HORTICULTURAL USE OF PEAT IN
ENGLAND

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:16 am
Perlite or Vermiculite?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by snooky » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:48 pm

I always thought that they were the same difference and whichever was the cheaper at the time,I bought to add to the compost in my pots etc,now I...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:24 pm
Spuds

Last post by gloworm
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by freddy » Mon May 23, 2011 9:03 pm

Hi folks.

My earlies are growing at quite a pace, so much so, that there are flowers developing. Is this normal ?

Cheers...Freddy.

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Last post by gloworm
Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:12 pm
homemade liquid feeds

Last post by gloworm
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by nemo » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:41 pm
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i make comfrey,seaweed,nettle and manure liquid feed each in its own barrel every spring i remove the old nettle stems and seaweed and add these to...
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Last post by gloworm
Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:56 pm
Pruning a grape vine in early summer

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:56 pm

My grape vine, pruned back before it started to sprout in Spring, is becoming rather unwieldy and tangling up with other shubs nearby. Would it hurt...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:46 am
Help required for a new gardener

Last post by the custodian
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by Ballydoolagh » Thu May 19, 2011 12:06 am

Hello all, just joined the forum.

Over the next little while I will no doubt annoy everyone with stupid and regular questions but c'est la vie!
I...

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Last post by the custodian
Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:28 pm
Other ways of using Comfrey

Last post by alan refail
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by Nature's Babe » Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:01 pm
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So useful as a liquid fertiliser, but there are other uses.- If you know of other uses or tips please feel free to add them -

Comfrey as a copmpost...
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Last post by alan refail
Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:47 pm
starting from scratch

Last post by thetangoman
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by Urban Fox » Sat May 28, 2011 7:02 pm

After a false start - I was offered a plot before Christmas but decided to wait things out a bit longer...I now have a half plot after three years on...

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Last post by thetangoman
Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:27 am
Advice needed on getting sensible sized squashes

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin_M » Sat May 28, 2011 11:46 pm

I love growing squashes, but most of the ones I end up with are pretty heavy (usually 10-12 inches diameter). A quarter of each fruit is more than...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon May 30, 2011 7:08 pm
asparagus beds

Last post by pongeroon
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by pongeroon » Sun May 22, 2011 4:29 am

Our asparagus beds need topping up, as the soil level has sunk a bit over the years. I thought I would combine this with feeding them after their...

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Last post by pongeroon
Mon May 23, 2011 12:56 am

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