Zoomer44

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christmas tree

Posted: 06/12/2012 at 20:56

TCB I also inherited a Christmas tree the size of the house. Couldn't get the root out and it took several years before the stump finally toppled over.

Growing Sweet Peas

Posted: 05/12/2012 at 22:54

I can't throw a carpet over the GH David, do you think a fleece covering is called for?

What's the weather like in your area?

Posted: 04/12/2012 at 20:31

I was near Todmodem today and it was trying to snow just outside Burnley, drove through sleet for quite a while. Another cold, wet day.

My first effort

Posted: 03/12/2012 at 21:48

I couldn't get in either

I was thinking of getting a real tree this year and on impulse bought a potted one from Lidl at the weekend for £7.99, it's coffee table size (a little over 2ft) not sure it will stand the cold weather outside at present but was thinking of putting it out after Christmas. If it lasts 10yrs Flowering rose it will be money well spent

What's the weather like in your area?

Posted: 02/12/2012 at 19:27

Another frosty morning, cold but dry.

Scrubbed the patio this afternoon to clear moss, a job I'd been meaning to do all summer, it started to go dark so the path will have to wait till another day. I've pots in the GH which need washing, cleaned the glass a few weeks ago.

What's the weather like in your area?

Posted: 01/12/2012 at 18:04

Another frosty morning, had to scrape the car windscreen of ice before venturing out. It's been cold all day but thankfully no rain.

Went to the tip with the last of the garden rubbish before going shopping. I'd been toying with the idea of getting a real Christmas tree this year and thought to buy one Christmas Eve on account the house is very warm and the last time I had a real tree somone flicked it a couple of times with their finger and all the pine leaves dropped off

There were some real tree's in Lidl today, only three left though so on impulse bought one in a pot, it's coffee table size, I've never bought a tree this early before, no doubt it will be dead before Chrisatmas day

nobbys

Posted: 30/11/2012 at 21:40

If you like broccoli you might want to try growing calabrese.

I grew Calabrese Marathon this year, it's similar to broccoli and after harvesting the head, produces masses of side spears. This variety didn't seem to mind the wet weather either and can be sown as early as February, although I wouldn't recommend an early sowing. I seem to recall sowing it early April and was picking calabrese in July.

I planted similarly to brussels.

Another veg which caterpillars love

What's the weather like in your area?

Posted: 30/11/2012 at 21:07

Cold but dry here. Noticed the bird baths have both frozen this evening.

nobbys

Posted: 29/11/2012 at 21:04

When you plant out you seedling sprouts next year make a trough in the soil and plant them in it, as they grow earth up. Sprouts need a long growing season, this gives the plants a deep and secure root base as they grow and they are less likely to be affected over the growing season by winds which rock the plant and cause the developing sprouts to blow. Sounds like your sprouts may have blown, I stake mine with a cane as a precaution but only have a few plants.

Caterpillars love them, so a net covering is advisable if you can't tend your allotment daily.

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