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Talkback: Unseasonal weather

as footballs and the tree is huge. I have an allotment in Hastings, East Sussex, I also have raspberries, strawberries, very healthy broad bean plants & I am concerned that when it turns cold they will suffer and die off. Yesterday, whilst weeding I saw that I by kathryn.brock

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06/01/2012 22:39:12

by Benjet04

Talkback: Crop rotation

second year of crop rotation and in one particular bed I had garlic last year and this year I'm doing broad beans and sweetcorn but I wondered what category sweetcorn came under so I can start planning for next year (ok, maybe not actually 'planning by Roeleke

28/11/2011 18:31:05

by Advanced Nutrients

Talkback: Wet soil

the base to loosen the soil for good drainage,which is a must. I was late and it wasn,t till July before I planted brussel sprouts,sutton broad beans,minicole cabbages,purple sprouting brocole,carrots and tomatoes. I can tell you I was amazed by antonihoe

28/11/2011 18:37:36

by viv

Talkback: Annual allotments week

into helping dig them up, then covered as much as poss with black plastic over the winter, planted spuds through the plastic in spring. Sowed broad beans in a small patch last October and reaped the benefits in May.Needless to say it is now payback time by Lesley

28/11/2011 18:29:50

by Jim

Talkback: To spray, or not to spray?

, and mowers that were for ever breaking down, so ,as I prefer biodiversity anyway, I decided to get rid of my three lawns and do some more interesting gardening. Glyphosate was the answer and I still can grow broad beans free of blackfly and seldom have any by happymarion

28/11/2011 18:39:40

by jeannie

Talkback: Winter Wonderland

but the spring greens and winter kale seem fine and the few broad beans that had been showing above the soil before the snow came. We have another two months of winter to fear for the plants' safety but it makes sense,if you have any cover, to start seeds like by Adam Pasco

28/11/2011 18:42:46

by Thomasina18

Talkback: Cold spell

going to start cleaning it out! Nor am I likely to potter about outside - the leeks & chard will have to survive, or not, & the broad beans sown in the autumn are either surviving or not. Such is life! This year I will be making the attempt to grow by galloway130

28/11/2011 18:37:44

by PhillDoc

Talkback: Autumn on the allotment

cabbages too, also Pak Choi. In November try broad beans.A vegetable patch needs more care than a flower garden, regular watering and attention is very important. Good luck. We have what we think is eel worm in our soil - we have a small garden. need by Kathryn

28/11/2011 18:39:36

by Lila Das Gupta

Talkback: New arrivals

displaced. We are glad to say our dead count is at 6, though 1 under my beans, and another where I couldn't get to it (also cemented in to prevent more attempts to lodge under the garage) are enough for me. Rats have never had it so good as around the Sutton by Mr Smith

28/11/2011 18:29:36

by carole

Talkback: Harvesting potatoes

growth). If you let the clocver flower before digging it into the soil, you'll provide plenty of flowers for bees, which will keep coming back to pollinate your crops. In september you can plant onions and garlic, and you could try sowing broad beans by Antonia

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28/11/2011 18:36:49

by eileenmaryann

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