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Latest posts by artjak

Perennial project the forum way

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:49

Salino, what a lovely garden

japanese knot weed

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:43

Hyper C F is right, it is very serious and you need to do proper research on it.

What has happened???

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:41

Oakley witch; Am doing the compost course in about 10 days time; am so excited! I will post a thread about it afterwards

GardenIng jokes

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:22

A wild life joke;

How do you tell a weasel from a stoat; a stoat is stoately different from a weasel - a weasel is weasaly distinguishable from a stoat.

Used Compost?

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:18

I just learnt today that vinegar works on the slugs, snails I just hurl into the back field. In fact I want to introduce a new sport for the Olympics 'Snail Hurling'

The compost heap needs to be turned every now and then, since it is a heap rather than a bin, I suggest using a garden fork. Then you can see what is going on inside it. In a week or so I am going on a course to become a 'compost master' so any info I get I will post.

Our own A to Z of our Gardening

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 20:11

stephani3; I'll say it again - your link doesn't work!

Plants beginning with 'C' hmm.. so many more than those beginning with 'B'

Carrots! I love growing them and I love even more defeating the carrot root fly.

Cauliflowers; I've grown them once but they were tiny, then the neighbour who gave me the seedlings told me (several months later) that they were designed to be tiny!

Courgettes, easy and fun to grow (I'm sensing a vegetable theme here)

Grew Cucumbers for the first time last year and was suprised to find them...well... odd; they were sort of warty on the skin, but I was told by younger and wiser people that that is how home grown cucumbers look.

Our own A to Z of our Gardening

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 10:46

Brassicas; I love cavolo nero, to look at and to eat. Buddleja globosa with it's yellow pom-poms is fun.

Indoor gardening? Do you do it?

Posted: 09/04/2013 at 10:30

Steph, the link doesn't seem to work.

Used Compost?

Posted: 07/04/2013 at 21:36

I put it on the veg bed, and some around the plants on the flower bed - mixed with organic chicken manure pellets.

Our own A to Z of our Gardening

Posted: 07/04/2013 at 21:22

I love Abutilons, but they don't like the chill in the Fens. Also Alstroemeria, which I would like to try and grow; any tips about this gratefully received. Am also fascinated by Agaves and Aloes, but don't grow them.

Discussions started by artjak

Morning Glory

Should I pinch out the tops? 
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Last Post: Yesterday at 17:09

Make do and mend

Using unusual materials for problem solving 
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Last Post: 18/05/2013 at 22:17

Chelsea 'Bud' Show?

How will they get things to flower? 
Replies: 3    Views: 142
Last Post: 05/05/2013 at 11:05

Compost course

Feedback from 2 day course. 
Replies: 44    Views: 809
Last Post: 30/04/2013 at 14:17

Aaargh! the design of seed packets!

A whinge about the packaging of seeds 
Replies: 8    Views: 210
Last Post: 16/04/2013 at 20:39

2 plants for large pot

What plants would work well together? 
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Last Post: 12/04/2013 at 19:48

emails about threads

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Last Post: 29/03/2013 at 12:46

Flowers we don't like?

Are there any cut flowers we don't like? 
Replies: 33    Views: 786
Last Post: 11/03/2013 at 08:43

Cheap seeds

Where to get cheap seeds 
Replies: 44    Views: 2229
Last Post: 28/02/2013 at 19:31

Sick gardenia

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Last Post: 30/01/2013 at 18:42

What we are doing this week

Day to day seasonal gardening 
Replies: 66    Views: 1567
Last Post: 14/01/2013 at 15:55

The Year of the Slug

How slugs have enjoyed the weather 
Replies: 23    Views: 613
Last Post: 25/01/2013 at 21:03

All I want for Christmas is...

What is on a gardener's wish list 
Replies: 25    Views: 949
Last Post: 10/12/2012 at 16:17

I simply don't believe it

Unusual things in the garden 
Replies: 10    Views: 454
Last Post: 18/11/2012 at 22:12

Wallflowers and roses

Do wallflowers affect roses badly? 
Replies: 4    Views: 325
Last Post: 17/10/2012 at 17:39
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