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Talkback: Growing veg in shade
Sorrel is lovely crop to grow in shade, even dry shade. In my garden it grows under a clematis montana which grows under an ornamental cherry. It requires no real attention and produces tangy, lemony, tender, heart shaped salad leaves by Pink Heather
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06/06/2012 22:11:04
by gummer4england
just moved to Shetland
Hi I have just moved to Shetland from the Midlands, I have brought my plants from my old garden to see if they will live ...(you know the old 50-50 chance live or die) but was wondering if anyone know what plants will grow well up here, I'm also by Hezzie
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18/05/2012 22:43:02
by Laura Corin
Alternative Gardening
!) and they kept growing and the tomatoes went on until the end of September. We had beans, sweetcorn, lettuce, radishes, beetroots etc. our first year.  I recently joined our local horticultural society and mentioned my gardening habit and they looked at me by summerpots
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04/06/2012 12:48:27
by summerpots
Talkback: Planting out tomatoes
toms & peppers (in a propagator) relatively late, i.e. mid-April, then housing them in the greenhouse till the end of May (I grow lots for a village plant sale). BUT this year, they've not grown strongly and are so TINY, I may only be able to charge 25p by oldchippy
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01/06/2012 22:12:57
by Anaconda2
Talkback: Greenhouse fund
purchased the plastic variety last year. I started to grow peppers, cucumbers, toms and forced some beetroot in there as well. I was unfortunately too late in the year and although everything grew (from seed) the weather started closing in too quickly by Paul Eke
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08/02/2012 12:15:50
by Gardening Di
Talkback: Squirrel damage to Brussels sprouts
everything and the little sprout buds don't look the best, this is my first year growing veg and the courgettes,beetroot,celery and carrots all look and taste fantastic. now i am also worried about my spuds getting blight fingers crossed they will be ok, i by Antonia
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28/11/2011 18:30:33
by Simon N
Square Foot Gardening
to grow some veggies. I'm doing this with my 4 year old son - he loves it!!!!  So far we have raddish x 2, spring onions x 2, beetroot, salad leaves, peas, dwarf beans - every week we plant a new couple of sqaures to keep him interested - it's great by cliffbutler
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09/05/2012 11:37:16
by Marinelilium
Seeds as wedding favours
like a lovely idea but in reality, gardeners want to grow specific plants and seeds are hard work for non gardeners. Christine2 wrote (see) My daughter is getting married in July this year and would like to give seeds to guests.  What seeds would by Christine2
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27/05/2012 13:46:57
by sotongeoff
Talkback: Bug boxes
to grow,i grown veg last year, i grown beans carrots and peas.i hope to grow lots more this year. do you have any advice for me on growing plants. Reply to Weakleys. Please do not buy butterfly caterpillars to release in the garden. This is a waste by Anonymous
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28/11/2011 18:37:51
by mal
Talkback: Sowing seeds indoors
is rather easy to grow but a bit more unusual then tomatoes and lettuce i feel like going wild xx my dwarf french beans are 6 inche now in my make shift green house i made from a family members fish tank and some insulation i got off my brother in law by northernwindowgardener
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28/11/2011 18:38:29
by Johnroberts