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Talkback: Growing veg in containers: keep it cropping
since my husband died - his maxim was "if you can't eat it don't grow it" so I grew the flowers!I have 2 small greenhouses in which at this time of year I grow tomatoes, chillis and salad leaves. I usually have an abundant crop but this year it has by lusia62
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28/11/2011 18:44:03
by thecookinggardener
Does the grass stay green?
months then was the grass still green when the snow went? How did other spring bulbs/plants fare? I can imagine oxygen/insulation might have been OK but what about light? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm intrigued! Not dumb chilli lover. It by chilli lover
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24/01/2013 22:27:19
by Zoomer44
Talkback: Protecting daffodil shoots
sowings with favourites such as greenhouse tomatoes, sweet peppers, chillis and aubergines.....mmmm!Kay : Yes I have to admit I too adore daffs, perhaps it is some of the too double forms I do shy away from,.....Rip van Winkle for example!!Flower : Mostly by Pippa Greenwood
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28/11/2011 18:37:53
by Flower
Leaf Curl
Have just started growing veg last year, which, with the way the weather was I think may have spoilt us. this year we purchased a greenhouse and have planted tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and chillies. The problem is that 3 out of 6 tomatoe plants by Stemar
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28/06/2012 20:35:22
by Stemar
Protecting plants from frost
been unusually chilly recently. The most sensitive plants in your list will be the dahlias, fuchsias and lobelia. The sweet peas are more hardy. It's a pain, but you would be wise to cover them with fleece if frost is predicted. Not all years are like by Abby2
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16/05/2012 22:25:21
by Strewberry
Cucumber how to grow
grow I'd be grateful thank you and the easiest to grow I'm trying to find out the best way to grow cucumber s Jason-are you using an I-phone by any chance- you messages are a bit incoherent Wat u mean Then Jason- read what chilli lover has written -it by Jason Raymond
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02/01/2013 14:00:08
by Geraldineb
Teasel
My teasel, newly planted and enjoyed last year has lots of tiny plants growing from the seed heads. Are these likely to be viable new teasel plants? If not pulled out and checked, you will have them take over, they grow anywhere and everwhere! I by Stacey Watt
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08/01/2013 20:08:54
by nutcutlet
What doe Hybrid F1 mean on a seed packet
http://www.growveg.com/growguides/saving-seed.aspx   Thanks Geoff  Im off for a nose F1 Hybrids can be good for beginners growing Tomato or Chilli seeds. The only down-side is not being able to re-use the seeds the fruit produces. by Sam Glendinning
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24/01/2013 13:41:54
by Huntertony
Talkback: Greenhouse fund
bought my greenhouse and am totally besotted with it. It is a great place to chill out among the chillies and make plans for the veg plot next year. It has really added a new dimension to the garden and as I am in Scotland I am growing peaches and a vine by Paul Eke
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08/02/2012 12:15:50
by Gardening Di
Talkback: Growing radicchio
hi everyone, im anxious to grow some winter vegetables in the small patch i have in my garden, i have great onions, lettuce and potatoes, but i"d like to have some fresh veg over the winter,,any ideas what i can sow, when i can sow them etc by andy smith
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28/11/2011 18:41:09
by joanna holding