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Sprouts - Petits Posy

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by lucysmum » Sat Sep 11, 2010 2:48 pm

Hi.
I bought some of these seeds from the KG magazine to try instead of sprouts this year, but am a bit confused. The packets says they are a cross...

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Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:30 pm
A question for Mike Vogel.

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Nature's Babe » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:24 pm

I noticed you had harvested some skirret, and I believe it has an 8 month growing season, will it overwinter with cloche protection ? I have some...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:30 pm
A suggestion for getting larger Garlic bulbs

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:21 pm

Some of you may already be doing this - apologies if this is old news.

Many people buy their "seed" garlic from The Garlic Farm (IOW)....

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Sep 12, 2010 11:14 am
Breeding plants for the home gardener

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by Nature's Babe » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:43 pm

Has anyone tried the new Redlove apple ? ( red fleshed )

Autumn fruiting Gold raspberry, these fruit on the tips, If I just prune off the tips...

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Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:43 pm
Growing corn on the cob

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by armstrom » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:21 pm
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Hello. A colleague of mine has been looking forward all summer to a crop of big, fat, juicy corn on the cob - the current status is a brace of...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:36 am
onion sets

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Brenjon » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:28 pm

Can anyone explain why my onions in the same raised bed range from very large to very small. The onions are from sets (turbo) and in the main I am...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:44 pm
Shepton Mallet show 'a record breaker'

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Nature's Babe » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:06 am

I was quite pleased with my potato crop till i saw this record breaker an 8lb 4oz potato makes mine look rather tiny. :mrgreen: I wonder what his...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:17 pm
Silver Leaf in Plum tree

Last post by John
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by Losos » Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:54 pm

I have sadly discovered one of our plum trees has 'Silver Leaf' there are many branches where the leaves have died back and many of the new shoots...

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Last post by John
Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:26 pm
Tomato help needed.

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by pongeroon » Tue Aug 31, 2010 11:04 am

In the last few years we have little success with tomatoes under glass. We water them regularly and well, feed them OK, but still we get BER and...

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Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:21 pm
Savoys

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by Geoff » Wed May 12, 2010 11:03 pm

Last year I got poor germination of Savoy Endeavour but managed as many as I needed, and very nice they were. I sowed the balance of the packet on...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:15 pm
Three Sisters

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by glallotments » Tue May 05, 2009 12:43 pm

I'm thinking of trying out the three sisters method of growing runner beans, sweet corn and squash together in a bed.

Maybe I am being untrusting...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Sep 03, 2010 7:13 am
Squash Pollination

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by Alan@Brighouse » Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:11 pm

I have 2 butternut squash plants which finally started flowering in August.

I have 2 questions :

A. About 6 female flowers have been pollinated by...

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:18 am
samphire

Last post by alan refail
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by tracie » Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:51 pm
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Hi All,

I have just ordered a couple of Samphire plants to be delivered towards the end of April.

There is very little advise in any of my...
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:58 am
'Blind' cauliflowers

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:34 pm

Some of our cauliflowers have no 'flowers' at all, they are just a lot of greenery without centre. What would have caused this? Early low...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:07 pm
best way to grow carrots

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by Bitzy66 » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:28 pm

Hi All ,
I am doing a bit of forward planning for next year ,this year I planted couple of rows of carrots and hardly any came up so I replanted and...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:29 am
Re-seeding lawn

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by JohnN » Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:14 am

Mornin' all,
Back in the spring I put some moss killer (lawn sand) down, got lots of moss out after it had died, leaving the lawn looking pretty bare...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:47 pm
cutting the tops off?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Meow » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:36 pm

i have grown some tomatoes, chilli pepppers and sweet peppers in pots on my windowsills (hoping to get a greenhouse on the allotment for next year)...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:09 pm
How best to save cucumber seeds?

Last post by alan refail
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by Primrose » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:37 pm

I've just returned from holiday to find several cucumbers which are too big to eat and wonder how best to save their seed. The Telegraph variety are...

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Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:11 am
Costoluto Fiorentino

Last post by Geoff
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by Nature's Babe » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:28 am

Tomato Costoluto Fiorentino,
We had high winds yesterday and although I had 2 canes supporting each heavily laden tomato plant the canes snapped...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:28 am
Late shallots

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:18 am

Has anyone tried planting shallots now and achieved a crop?
I pulled the ripe shallots over the weekend and, as we really appreciate immature fresh...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:04 am
Tomato ripening and peppers in pots

Last post by Johnboy
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by David » Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:36 pm

Hi all

A friend of the wife who visited the garden has made me think that I am dong things without thinking and maybe not getting the best out of my...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:58 am
Soil improvement

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by larkspur » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:56 pm

Can you advise how to improve the soil in my veg plot. I've added some compost in early spring but because of the continued dry weather and...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:54 pm
everbearing strawberrys

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:14 pm

has anybody tried these? I'm short of space and wondered if it would be better idea to grow everbearer in the limited space i have, I was thinking...

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Last post by mandylew
Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:13 pm
Saffron Crocus autumn flowering

Last post by Nature's Babe

by Nature's Babe » Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:26 pm

Have just taken delivery of some saffron crocus, has anyone else grown them? Any planting tips would be appreciated.

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Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:26 pm
Caliente Mustard

Last post by hilary
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by hilary » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:25 pm

Hi ALl,
Having read the posts with regard to the tomato trials I was thinking of buying some Caliente Mustard seeds - the best buy seems to be from...

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Last post by hilary
Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:11 pm
Runner Beans not setting

Last post by glallotments
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by Geoff » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:22 pm
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There have often been discussions here about problems with Runner Beans not setting reliably and I have always said I have never had this problem....
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Last post by glallotments
Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:59 am
Synergistic gardening

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by alan refail » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:41 pm
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Hi Nature's Babe

You wrote in the Rotation thread:
In my synergistic vegetable beds, leeks, onions, lettuce, courgettes, cucumbers, tomatoes and...
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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:29 pm
Tomato Trials

Last post by Geoff
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by Geoff » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:40 pm
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Not sure if I should post this but I think it ends up on the public part of RHS website. I have had an ongoing email correspondence with the RHS...
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Last post by Geoff
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:49 pm
New Strawberry Bed

Last post by Geoff
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by glallotments » Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:30 am

I want to set up a new strawberry bed and am trying to decide whether or not to grow the plants through a weed suppressant material.

I have always...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:47 pm
Feeding dwarf beans

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:29 pm

I had a new growbag left over in June, so I decided to grow some dwarf beans in them in the greenhouse (already grow lots outside). I planted nine...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:13 pm
rescuing asparagus

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by Meow » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:00 am

i took over my allotment 16 months ago and rather too hastily decided to plant an asparagus bed. the trouble is because the plot was such a mess and...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:49 pm
Salad

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by geacher » Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:39 pm

Hi

I was hoping on thickly sowing salad head seeds such as lollo, baby gem, oak leaf and just any that i have handy. Will they grow at a similair...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:28 am
Successional sowings of peas

Last post by Monika
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by Primrose » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:06 pm

Am not a pea growing expert so I wonder if somebody can answer my query.

My first row of peas this Spring was very lush, both in terms of foliage...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:10 pm
Hoover bag contents

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by quirkas » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:03 pm

Can I put the contents of my hoover bag in my compost bin? Can it stay in the bag or should it be removed (ugh) Does the bag contain chemicals?...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:08 pm
A question about Cavalo Nero

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:09 pm
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I've grown this for a couple of years and ought to know the answer to this but don't. I always start picking my leaves from the bottom and work up,...
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Last post by Primrose
Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:00 am
Broad Beans sulking!!

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Catherine » Thu May 06, 2010 8:15 am

I planted out my broad beans about three weeks ago, they were really healthy plants when I planted them but since then we have had cold weather.

I...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:54 am
Container-grown vegetables; organic or not?

Last post by Tony Hague
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by alan refail » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:18 am
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In the latest edition of The Organic Way there are a couple of opposed responses to the question whether organic guidelines can apply to...
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Last post by Tony Hague
Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:52 pm
Crop Rotation vs. Available Space

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Colin_M » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:39 pm

I understand the reasons for rotating crops around your plot from year to year. Can anyone advise on the best approach during the year?

For example,...

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Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:46 pm
Potatoes - poor yield

Last post by alan refail
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by hilary » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:22 pm
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Hi,
Just been digging my new potatoes, Foremost and I am really disappointed in the yield. The tubers are big enough (bigger than a duck egg) but...
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Last post by alan refail
Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:07 pm
Black Cherry Tomatoes

Last post by John P
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by Primrose » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:28 am

Am growing some of these for the first time this year and notice that all three plants developed two forked stems at an early stage. As all of them...

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Last post by John P
Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:42 pm
ericaceous compost what do with left overs?

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by quirkas » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:09 am

I have a large bag remaining after repotting blueberries etc. What can I do with it? Can I dig it into the ground, if so what should be added? Any...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:59 pm
Answer to Johnboys question re quality soil.

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Nature's Babe » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:41 pm
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Topsoil used to be 3 - 4 ft deep, now thanks to intensive farming methods it is barely a foot, like our skin soil has functions for the huge organism...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:50 pm
Cauliflower Galleon (Marshalls)

Last post by JOHN C
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by Ken65 » Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:05 pm

I've planted Galleon Cauliflower, there about 10-12" high about 8 leaves.
They have now started producing "Side Shoots" on the main...

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Last post by JOHN C
Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:01 pm
toms flowering but very few fruit

Last post by Bitzy66
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by Bitzy66 » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:22 pm

Hi all ,I was wondering if anyone can help ,I have Romas and Gardeners delight in the unheated greenhouse ,they are flowering like mad but after a...

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Last post by Bitzy66
Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:09 pm
Strawberry Tarpan F1

Last post by Johnboy
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by Elaine » Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:00 am

Has anyone grown this variety? We bought six plants as an experiment and because we were attracted by the beautiful deep pink flowers. They have...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:24 pm
Old/new strawberries?

Last post by Elaine
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by Elderflower » Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:48 am

At the end of last year I took the best runners from my three year old strawberry bed and gave them a lovely new well composted bed of their own.
I...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:48 am
Ivy leaves - leaf mould?

Last post by quirkas
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by quirkas » Sat Jul 17, 2010 1:33 pm

I have recently acquired the use of a piece of ground (the garden next door) the garden and the building next to it where covered in ivy and as I do...

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Last post by quirkas
Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:42 pm
What variety could this courgette be?

Last post by alan refail
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by Primrose » Thu Jul 15, 2010 4:54 pm

The seedling was an unnamed variety my OH bought home for me from a charity fair. I can't post a photo but the fruit has a light green skin with a...

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Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:34 pm
Pruning Squash Plants

Last post by alan refail
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by digitalis » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:55 am

Hi - my squash plants have really taken off this week and are now spreading vey quickly. The question is, should I prune them to stop them spreading...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Jul 17, 2010 2:08 pm
Small garlic bulbs

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by glallotments » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:21 pm

I've just harvested my Solent Wight and Purple garlic and am really disappointed with the size of the bulbs.

I have grown them exactly as last year...

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Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:58 am

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