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Pumpkin query

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by Catherine » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:32 pm

This year I am growing New England Pumpkins from Kings. Unfortunately I have lost the seed packet and I dont know when they are ready to be picked. I...

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Last post by peter
Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:01 am
Drying onions

Last post by Beryl
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by Primrose » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:11 am

I've pulled up most of my onions - need the space for something else - and wonder if there's a maximum drying heat for them? I've put them in my mini...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:44 pm
Argh: how do i dry beans i picked too early?

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by alia » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:20 pm

The garden has had a bad attack of bean mosaic virus, and we've been encouraged to rip up our bean plants if they get it. Well, I seem to have it,...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:39 pm
Gherkin problem

Last post by chrisanddan
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by chrisanddan » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:43 am

We're having another bumper year of mini cucumbers for gherkin making. And now encountering a problem I thought we had overcome last year. But we...

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Last post by chrisanddan
Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:56 pm
Florence Fennel Bulbs

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by WestHamRon » Mon Jul 20, 2009 6:59 pm

This year I've managed to grow some, but don't know what to do with
them.
I've found that the other parts of the plant don't keep their flavour...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:36 am
Are blackberries early this year?

Last post by glallotments
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by glallotments » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:48 am

Visiting the plot yesterday I noticed that quite a number of fruits on my cultivated blackberry were ripe and asking to be picked.

They were big and...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:28 pm
Potato yield

Last post by Primrose
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by Bren » Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:48 pm

What is the average weight of potatoes per root?.
My son dug up one root today for me, Charlotte 2nd earlies and they were 26 potatoes weighing 6...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:55 am
How do I tell when green tomatoes are ripe?

Last post by MrsL
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by glallotments » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:06 pm

Just for fun we bought a packet of Tomato Rainbow Beefsteak from Plants of Distinction.
They have red, black, green, yellow and orange varieties. We...

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Last post by MrsL
Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:29 pm
Elephant Garlic.

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by snooky » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:02 pm

I was given six cloves of Elephant Garlic this spring and planted them in a manure rich soil.One threw a"flower spike" which I cut off and...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:17 am
pickle shallots

Last post by MrsL
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by anthonyjb3 » Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:35 pm

Can you pickle shallots before drying them.
thanks

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Last post by MrsL
Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:00 am
Tefal jam maker.

Last post by Tigger
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by Tigger » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:07 pm

Has anyone got a Tefal electric jam maker? Being a bit of a gadget maniac, I'm easily tempted to buy all sorts of things that usually get used once...

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Last post by Tigger
Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:19 pm
Potato glut!!

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by Elderflower » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:29 pm

I`ve got a problem with my potatoes - well, not a problem really, there are so many of them.
This is the first year I was IC spuds and I planted what...

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Last post by Elderflower
Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:49 pm
Pickles

Last post by alan refail
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by Brenjon » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:16 pm

I will soon be harvesting some courgettes. Has any one got a recipe for pickling them. Are gherkins small courgettes? and do you make pickles out of...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:30 am
first early potatoes

Last post by alan refail
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by gordon » Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:54 pm

hello,started lifting what i thought were arran pilots,but this year they have patches of quite bright purple on them. Anybody any idea of what i...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:21 am
Garlic Question

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by OldMuckshifter » Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:01 pm

Hello there I am new to this forum (forums in general :D ) I have a question about garlic,last year I grew a good crop & we plaited & hung...

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Last post by OldMuckshifter
Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:23 pm
A question for chilli experts

Last post by Primrose
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by June » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:26 pm

Can anyone help with this please...
This year I've sown chilli variety 'Jalapeno Summer Heat' (from Thompson & Morgan) which were some seeds I...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:34 pm
Onions

Last post by Chantal
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by Westi » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:28 pm

Hi Ya

My onions all seem to be flowering already. I am
nipping them off but as quick as I do there are more.
They are bulbing up but are a way off a...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:45 am
Radish leaves

Last post by alan refail
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by toffeeman » Sat May 23, 2009 10:22 pm

Have grown radish in the border of the greenhouse and the leaves look so good - too good for the compost heap. Anybody here put them to culinary use?

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Last post by alan refail
Tue May 26, 2009 11:12 am
Asparagus

Last post by macmac
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by Angi » Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:54 pm

Not a question, but had to tell you I've just eaten my first asparagus of the year and very yummy it was!!

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Last post by macmac
Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:58 pm
peppadew bottled peppers

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by pigletwillie » Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:14 pm
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I have just eaten some "peppadew" whole sweet mild piquante peppers and was blown away by how good they were.

They look like small round...
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Last post by peppa
Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:19 pm
Cucumber Restina - Lidl

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by toffeeman » Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:29 am

Has anybody tried this variety of cucumber before? Just bought a packet from Lidl (47p and a huge amount of seed). Not a great amount of detail on...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:48 pm
Chioggia Beetroot

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:43 pm

Has anybody else grown the Chioggia beetroot which was illustrated on the packet with separate pink and white rings, and which I think came as a KG...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:24 pm
Preserving Beetroot in a jar without pickling !

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by skinny_bum » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:53 pm

I have just got in the last of my beets, I have cooked them and just about to skin them, I have jam jars with lids is there a way that I can put them...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:49 pm
Frosted spuds

Last post by Johnboy
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by Barry » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:07 pm

As per every year, I leave a quantity of my potatoes in the soil over winter and harvest them only when needed. The last crop of salad potatoes were...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:08 am
Meddling with medlars

Last post by peter
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by glallotments » Sat Oct 18, 2008 6:14 pm

A couple of years ago we bought a medlar tree - more for it's ornamental value than anything else.
This year we have harvested a bumper crop - well...

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Last post by peter
Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:08 pm
Cooking beetroot leaves

Last post by Stephen
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by Primrose » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:40 am

Yestday I picked a bucket full of beetroot and have armfuls of lush green leaves. I've read that these can be cooked like spinach and am ashamed that...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:47 pm
Sweet potatoes

Last post by JacquieB
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by bighughie » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:19 pm

:?: Has anybody tried to grow these and if so did you get a result Ours were very small it nay have been the lack of sun

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Last post by JacquieB
Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:08 pm
Best apples for storing

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:28 pm

Can anybody recommend the best varieties of apples for storing?
We have bought various varieties recently from farm shops and despite storing them...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:00 pm
Yellow mange tout

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:50 pm

My sister gave me some mange tout seeds which produce tall plants with yellow pods. Hers didn't germinate and she asked me to save her some, which I...

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Last post by Granny
Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:07 am
Oriental leaves

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by Jules » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:49 pm

I recently bought and planted four different 'oriental leaves'- Pak Choi, Baby Cabbage Wa Wa Sai, Salad Shungiku and Choi Sum Hong Kong.
The problem...

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Last post by Jules
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:00 pm
Grapes for winemaking

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by Primrose » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:33 pm

I was hoping to pick our Reisling grapes today for some small scale winemaking but despite the recent Indian Summerm they'restill too acid so I'll...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:30 pm
Lots of very small tomatoes

Last post by Farley
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by Catherine » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:38 pm

We have got lots and lots of very very small tomatoes and they are all green is ther anything we can do anything with them. We have managed to ripen...

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Last post by Farley
Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:15 pm
homegrown cucumbers

Last post by retropants
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by kranser » Fri Oct 17, 2008 6:42 pm

I have a few cucumbers that I have home-grown. However, they have prickles on them - do they need to be peeled before eating or are the prickles...

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Last post by retropants
Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:24 pm
To eat or not to eat

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by Monika » Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:07 pm

Quite a few of our leeks are bolting and I am never quite sure whether the "flower stalk" can be eaten when it is still inside the leek and...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Oct 15, 2008 7:12 pm
carrots

Last post by Johnboy
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by legraph » Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:40 pm

i have flyaway and nantes 2 in raised beds .is it best to leave these in or pull and store now.what is best way to store

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:02 am
SWEETCORN

Last post by Piglet
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by Compo » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:23 pm

I have had a reasonable harvest of sweetcorn minipop, very sweet, easy cook and freeze. However, picking it is a different matter, I know the advice...

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Last post by Piglet
Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:22 pm
Celery

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by Catherine » Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:09 am

I have grown self blanching celery for the first time this year. My problem is that they are not very big, they are starting going brown and speckly...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:09 am
Hawthorn chutney

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by penny » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:47 am

Hi All,
What good weather for a change!
I rad an article in independent mentioning hawthorn chutney. Any of you guys tried it? I have lots of...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:20 pm
Tomato & Bean yields

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by Primrose » Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:36 pm

2008 yields:

Tomatoes, 25 plants, 65lbs of tomatoes picked.
Climbing Beans (French/Runners) 24 plants, 48 lbs

Don't know how that compares...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:08 pm
storing swedes

Last post by Colin_M
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by The Mouse » Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:42 pm

Hi,
Last year I successfully grew swedes for the first time, having started them off in modules and later transplanting into the allotment. However,...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:16 pm
most productive plants in a small space?

Last post by alan refail
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by alia » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:02 pm

i'm posting this question here because i'm specifically interested in plants that have a yummy, preservable harvest. i have a 9 by ten foot square...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:37 am
Pumpkin poser

Last post by alia
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by Essexboy » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:49 pm

I have a number of pumpkins on the allotment that are mostly now nice and orange. The odd one is a bit greenish/odd green patches, my problem being...

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Last post by alia
Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:50 pm
Bottling cooked down tomatoes

Last post by goldilox
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by Primrose » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:07 am

The current large batch of tomato purree happily simmering on the stove will fill our freezer to absolute capacity.
I've still got lots of slowly...

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Last post by goldilox
Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:22 pm
STORING SPUDS

Last post by Johnboy
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by Compo » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:34 pm

Quite a lot of my second early Cara have small worm holes in them, will they store ok if they are otherwise clean and dry?

CoMpO

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:13 am
How do I preserve apple juice?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Chris » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:04 pm

Hi

I bought a reasonably heavy duty juicer earlier in the year (about £100) which has been fine for small quantaties that are used within days....

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:22 am
Sweetcorn

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by Pottyaboutveg » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:58 pm

When should sweetcorn be ready to harvest? I live in the North East of England so it has not been warm at all this year.
They are very large and...

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Last post by Pottyaboutveg
Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:00 pm
Storing Potatoes

Last post by Monika
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by Pottyaboutveg » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:55 pm

I have always eaten potatoes straight away because when I dont they go green. How do you get the potatoes to put a skin on so I can keep them?...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:26 pm
Pink Fir Apples

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by pongeroon » Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:29 pm

We have far too many of these delicious spuds, but we want to use a s many as we can, obviously. We have cut off the haulm, but would we be best to...

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Last post by pongeroon
Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:30 am
Bumper Tomato crop

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Essexboy » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:03 pm

How are othe people finding their Tomato crops under glass this year? I have a huge crop of the most enormous Tomatoes on the way. I don't know what...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:05 am
Saving broad beans

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Granny » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:28 pm

I am trying saving my own broad bean seeds this year for the first time. I left several pods on the plants after I'd picked the rest and left them to...

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Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:20 pm

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