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Talkback: Transplanting shrubs

IN MY ALLOTMENT THERE IS A BORDER THAT GOSE ALLAROUND THE ALLOTMENT AND THE GIRLS THAT RUN IT PUT IN A LOAD OF SHRUBS THAT THEY GOT FROM A GARDEN CENTRE BUT THEY NEVER TENDED TO THEM AND THE WEEDS TOOK OVER AND THEY NEVER GOT GOING SO I TOOK CUTINGS by mick

05/03/2012 10:10:30

by Sandra Blakebrough

New plot

Just got an allotment off the council after 6 and half years of waiting but was talking to other allotment holders they only wait a couple of years what a con but thats another matter. The grass is about 4 foot high so i have streamed it just by shaun_lincoln

12/09/2012 21:35:45

by Sparklepinksunflower

Runner beans plants decimated up to 4 feet

We have a problem on our 48 allotments. Everyone's runner beans, peas, beetroot leaves and sweetcorn are being eaten. The beans are totally decimated up to 4 feet and the tops left intact. The leaves and beans are all eaten but the main stalk by Vernon Herridge

23/09/2012 09:44:54

by Vernon Herridge

Contaminated Farmyard Manure

I inherited a large pile of farmyard manure with my allotment - its at least 3 years old and according to the other plotholders it's contaminated with aminopyralid. Just need to know if I can use it now - removal would be difficult. I also have by JULIE MCVEIGH

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23/12/2012 18:56:17

by JULIE MCVEIGH

Talkback: Home-grown Christmas dinner

I think i am going to follow in your footsteps and grow my own christams dinner for 2010. Just got my new allotment, cant wait to get on it! :) Merry Christmas I went down to our allotment today to get greens and swedes, and the brassicas are a by Christina

28/11/2011 18:40:06

by Ann-Marie, IOW

Sheep it or Slug gone

. There was a thread recently, which I can't find, where at least two posters said that the wool pellets were useless against slugs - perhaps someone else can link you to it. I tried this last year on my allotment and it didn't work against the slugs and snails by dmball

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01/07/2012 22:02:59

by quite contrary

Cabbage Butterflies & Nasturtium

Until yesterday, when I noticed my Nasturtium was covered in Cabbage caterpillars, I had no idea that they particularly liked muching away on it's leaves. I then read about growing Nast.as a companion plant to Cabbages (which I have at the allotment by Leggi

19/08/2012 18:08:51

by Leggi

Garden Leeks

Can anyone recommend a garden suitable leek , i have not grown any for many years since allotment days I always grow Musselbrough leeks and get good crops even this year which has been difficult. I have three good rows to see us into next year by virgle

15/12/2012 18:44:51

by driverdiver

Water saving for veg plot

I have 2 wheelly bins of rain water on my allotment, i never had a lid on them so the water is smelly with fallen leaves etc in there, is this ok to water my veg plot with or do i need to use a waterbut with a lid on, water? I would say it's fine by racwelsh

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30/03/2012 23:49:28

by Lizanna

Asparagus

I have never grown asparagus before and it is something I would love to give a go. I have been six years now on an allotment waiting list and I do not hold out much hope of getting one any time soon but I think I will get some crowns. I generally by ThePotsmith

02/09/2012 10:06:54

by ThePotsmith

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