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using under-ripe aubergines

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by pongeroon » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:05 pm

Is it possible to do this? We have eaten a few of the aubergines as they ripened, but most of them will not have time to ripen before the cold...

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Last post by pongeroon
Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:55 pm
What's the secret of tasty sweetcorn

Last post by John
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by Colin_M » Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:30 am

Most of the varieties I've tried in recent years have been delicious. But as the old gardening adage goes, if you don't use them quickly after...

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Last post by John
Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:44 pm
Prolonging the life of fresh berries

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:45 am

A fried of mine has just sent me this tip which she says works well if you don't want to freeze them.

Apparently you wash them with vinegar!....

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:24 am
Red Chard

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by Urban Fox » Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:10 pm

We had a nice day out at Osterly park last week and they have a lovely walled kitchen garden.

They had red chard dotted around. The bright red stems...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:56 am
Brussel sprouts/rhubarb chard/carrots

Last post by Johnboy
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by Catherine » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:31 pm

Last night we picked our first brussels. They were fabulous. Nothing like shop bought. I will be growing them next year. This year we planted 6...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:08 am
Blaushocker peas!! not sure about the spelling.

Last post by Johnboy
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by Catherine » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:43 pm

This year we grew some peas which on the packet looked really nice. They grew really tall before the pods developed. They were purple pods which...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Oct 22, 2011 8:57 am
Help! Knee deep in apples...

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by Marigold » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:14 pm

Well, our landlord arrived with two more large sacks ( cattle feed sacks}of windfall apples... we could not refuse lest we lose offers of fruit for...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:54 pm
Storing Swede

Last post by Geoff
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by Ken65 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 12:14 pm

Is it possible to Store Swede, if so, how?

Ken

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:26 pm
Chillies

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by sincerity » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:15 am

On 'Beechgrove Garden', the presenter said that chillies could simply be placed ( whole ) in a freezer bag and put straight into a freezer. I have...

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Last post by Tigger
Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:02 pm
apples

Last post by Marigold
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by Malk » Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:51 pm
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when do you pick apples? Some of mine are getting big, but I've shaken the tree gently and nothing comes off. I don't want to pick them too soon, but...
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Last post by Marigold
Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:52 pm
Celeriac - again!

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by Primrose » Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:46 pm
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This is my third year attempting to grow celeric and despite all the manuring, watering and pulling off of outer leaves, I still have bulbs no larger...
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Last post by FelixLeiter
Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:07 pm
What size do Shirley Tomatoes grow to.

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by MikA » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:45 am

I chose Shirley as from the descriptions on the seed company websites I thought they would be a pretty standard medium sized tomato for sandwiches...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:38 am
Harvesting potatoes grown in dustbins

Last post by MikA
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by MikA » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:36 am

I am growing maincrop potatoes in old galvanised dustbins (Cara and Romano). The haulms have died back and I have taken them off.
I was leaving the...

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Last post by MikA
Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:09 pm
Mini Sweecorn

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Beryl » Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:49 pm

I can't believe I have have cut my first mini sweetcorn today.
It's been a good many years since I have grown it because the badgers usually get to...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:15 am
calabrase

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by william.t » Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:19 am

Hi, please could you tell me, how do you harvest this and how long will they produce the florets? Many thanks williamt....

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:36 pm
Harvesting Sugar Ann Peas.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by MikA » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:23 pm

I am very disappointed with these peas. The rare odd one we tried was pretty sweet and tender as expected but most when picked small had nothing and...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:14 pm
They said it would be a good year for fruit.

Last post by Elaine
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by Nature's Babe » Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:27 pm

Anyone else struggling to preserve / use all the fruit? Loads of strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, jostaberries .... and I just noticed the...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:05 pm
Rain spoiling the fruit

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:54 pm

What a topsy turvy year, now the soft fruit is in full swing we have the heavy rain to spoil it. No point in picking wet fruit is will just go off....

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Last post by Beryl
Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:20 pm
Good Harvest Preserving

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:19 pm

Hello dencap, welcome to the forum.

I've been trying to make the best use of everything I grow and bought myself a new book "Organic...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:43 am
Leeks rule!

Last post by Edible
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by Marge » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:21 pm

Considering I hated leeks as a child this is quite a statement - but leeks absolutely rule!

Not only have they proved easy to grow but despite...

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Last post by Edible
Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:18 pm
The strange case of the exploding melons!

Last post by Edible
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by Nature's Babe » Tue May 17, 2011 3:52 pm

It seems like farmers in china were after a fat profit, and it backfired !

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Last post by Edible
Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:20 am
Things ripening early

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Nature's Babe » Sun May 29, 2011 6:40 pm
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Well, we are still in May... just ... I have a few ripe cherries, and my blackcurrants and Jostaberries are beginning to change from green, to...
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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:38 pm
Spindly Rhubarb.

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by snooky » Sun May 01, 2011 1:56 pm

I don't know if anyone else has this problem this year but my rhubarb stalks are thin and spindly.I don't know if it is the weather conditions...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon May 02, 2011 8:05 pm
Frozen pastry

Last post by Beryl
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by Monika » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:09 pm

It's not really a 'harvesting' query, but this is the only place I can think of posting it: I recently bought a frozen raw shortcrust pastry pie dish...

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Last post by Beryl
Mon May 02, 2011 5:57 pm
The Barren month. What did you manage to harvest in March

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:20 pm
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I thought this might be a good exercise to help us do better next year :?:
Pool ideas. I was not too well organised this year because of caring for...
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Last post by Nature's Babe
Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:43 pm
Celeriac & parsnip leaves

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:54 pm

This is probably the wrong time of the year to ask, but does anybody do anything useful with their celeriac & parsnip leaves when they harvest...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:03 pm
Swedes

Last post by Beryl
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by Brenjon » Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:43 pm

Although I am successful with most veg I have had no success with swedes .
Has any one any fail safe advice to get good results with swedes
advice...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:04 pm
unusable squashes

Last post by Westi
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by MKPoshfan » Sat Jan 15, 2011 8:02 pm
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can anyone tell me what I have done wrong? I harvested what I thought would be a good crop of various squashes in autumn of last year, but they're...
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Last post by Westi
Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:58 pm
Winter nettles

Last post by Johnboy
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by Joolz » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:26 pm

Hi everyone,

I was browsing for chestnut recipes and came across a winter nettle and chestnut risotto on the BBC website. Now, I'm a big fan of...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:46 pm
Getting root veg "sweet"

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:56 am

People are often advised to leave things like parsnips in the ground until they've been frosted, to improve the flavour.

I have some Mangel Wurzels...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:46 pm
Swede

Last post by freddy
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by freddy » Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:23 pm

Hi folks. I've pulled up a couple of swede over the past couple of weeks, but have found that once cooked, they're a bit tough. Would I be right in...

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Last post by freddy
Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:28 pm
Strawberry Bonus

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Westi » Sun Nov 14, 2010 4:14 pm

Putting lottie to bed for winter today and spotted a flash of red -
juicey ripe strawberry! Further hunting around and got another 4
ripe with...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:34 pm
onions

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Meow » Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:23 pm

my onoins have started to rot
i harvested them after the stalks had died down and i thought they were dry. i even left them spread out at home for a...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:35 pm
Pretty Saffron crocus + Cooks harvest

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:12 pm

It's another sunny day so I was doing a spot of weeding and noticed some of my saffron crocus are in flower, so I have started harvesting my first...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:05 pm
When to harvest shallots?

Last post by dazarooney
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by Piglet6 » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:50 pm

They have 'flattened out' but the leaves are still pretty green in colour. I'm worried that this wet weather might cause them to rot. When is best to...

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Last post by dazarooney
Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:56 pm
Any chilli growers out there?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Primrose » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:46 pm

Perhaps somebody can answer this question. I normally grow Hungarian Hot Wax which we freeze or make Sweet Chilli Sauce with. But this year I bought...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:34 am
Parsnips - lift or leave

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Elle's Garden » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:01 pm

I have a great row of parsnips in my raised bed of which I am really proud. But I am a little concerned, I have pulled about half a dozen or so now...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:00 pm
Outdoor melon

Last post by glallotments
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by glallotments » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:29 am

We planted Noir des Carmes melons this yaer. It is said to be one of the easiest melons so having had little successpreviously we decided to give it...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat Oct 02, 2010 10:20 am
A new use for sprouted potatoes

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by John Yeoman » Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:51 pm

Has anybody tried this trick with potatoes? In April this year, I chanced on some supermarket potatoes that I had left in the pantry too long. They...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:42 pm
green tomatoes

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by iknownothing » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:33 pm

I have grown gardners delight tomatoes outdoors in my small veg patch (have decided to dig up some garden for next year definately need more...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:47 pm
Podding Runner Beans

Last post by Johnboy
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by John P » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:17 pm

I have been advised that instead of consigning Runner Beans that have grown too bulky and stringy to the compost bins,to pod them and cook as you...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:28 pm
Storing cucumbers

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:19 pm

As I'm picking cucumbers faster than we can eat them, does anybody have any good tips for storing them in good condition? I find that whether I keep...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:10 pm
cider

Last post by tracie
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by tracie » Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:37 pm

Hi All,

having seen the article in this months Kitchen Garden mag I am tempted to have a go at making cider.

Has any body else tried this?, and...

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Last post by tracie
Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:09 pm
Spriong onion

Last post by Fair Weather 33
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by Fair Weather 33 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:23 pm

Hi there

I planted "Furio" in a trough and then forgot all about them. They have turned into small silverskin type onions. Is it possible...

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Last post by Fair Weather 33
Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:08 pm
Freeze tomatoes - raw or cooked?

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:51 pm

We are being overwhelmed by our tomato crop and I would like to freeze some. As I use them mainly in soups and casseroles, I don't want to make a...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:14 pm
Onions

Last post by Geoff
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by Geoff » Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:55 pm

How have your Onions been this year - mine have been rather strange.
As I've said before, I grow them all from seed in clumps of about 5 a foot apart...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:16 pm
Onion Squash

Last post by digitalis
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by digitalis » Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:49 pm

I've grown a really good crop of onion squash this year. The plants have started to die back quite quickly in the last couple of weeks and the skins...

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Last post by digitalis
Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:03 am
Disappointing Winter Squash

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Colin Miles » Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:10 pm

In 2006 I had a good crop of Orange Dawn Winter Squash - this was the first time I had grown Winter Squash. Since then things have gone downhill with...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:12 pm
Elephant Garlic - question

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Elle's Garden » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:02 pm

I lifted my Elephant garlic at the weekend and it looks really great, but around the base of the main bulb are tiny little 'clovlets' that are...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:41 pm
Sweet Potatoes

Last post by digitalis
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by inFrance » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:55 pm

How long do I have to leave my sweet potatoes before harvesting? I have some in potato growing bags in the greenhouse and some growing in the open...

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:26 pm

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