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Planting potatoes

On 09/08/2012 in forum

Hi i have half a sack of marfona potatoes sprouting which i bought from my local farm,Can i plant them now for a christmas crop


What to do now in your garden - week 51

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

Make a Christmas wreath Welcome visitors by making a beautiful Christmas wreath with bundles of twigs and evergreen foliage from your own garden. Keep it simple so that it's easy to make and choose tough, resilient foliage so that it will last


Talkback: How to force daffodil bulbs

On 24/11/2011 in forum

I'll try this - have done hyacynths' before. Will be nice to have some early colour. I'm really enjoying my paper-whites at the moment. How can I make them flower at Christmas again next year?


Plant suggestions for conservatory

On 10/05/2012 in forum

Easter and Christmas Cacti and they are surviving well.


Mini cyclamen

On 07/09/2012 in forum

I love these little plants which are in garden Centres now and had a wonderful display from them last year. They were planted under a rhododendron and were in flower until Christmas! But are they cyclamen coum or cyclamen hederifolium? (does


What to grow on a one acre site?

On 19/03/2013 in forum

's greatest gardener, something easy to grow that requires little maintenance would be ideal. Obviously I need to be able to sell whaterver I grow and hopefully make a reasonable return. Initail thoughts were Christmas trees. If I had two acres,I would have a


Greenhouse job checklist - week 24

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

Increase greenhouse shading if temperatures inside are getting very hotTake cuttings from houseplants such as weeping figs and Christmas cactiDamp down the greenhouse floor every morningWater pots and growing bags dailyPlace potted tagetes near


Potato's again!

On 21/08/2012 in forum

Hi I bought some potato seeds for Christmas and planted them into two compost bags the beginning of August.  They grew to the top of the soil and I filled it up again with about 12ins of compost they are growing out the top of the soil again, do I


Talkback: Bird watching

On 28/11/2011 in forum

We feed the birds regularly and are rewarded as we frequently see Blue, Great, Coal & Longtail tits along with all the other usual birds. Last year we put out a niger seed feeder and this attracts Goldfinches, we were very pleased when on Christmas


Gardener's World - Monty's Sweet Pea Experiment

On 26/01/2012 in forum

Hello - I coped Monty's Sweet Pea experiment by planting some seeds prior to Christmas to see if they prove to be better plants than those to be planted later....I forgot to note when 'later' is!  Can anybody advise? The first batch are going strong


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