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Talkback: Eating weeds

"coffee". Wild garlic is great but the secret of enjoying all salad weeds is to catch them young and tender to avoid bitterness. When I weed my veg plot I always throw the weeds into my chicken run. The hens love them and often eat the roots as well by Dave Hamilton

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28/11/2011 18:43:18

by Femina Athur

Planting seeds in the greenhouse

perspex roof and is probably about 7 degs during the day. Sorry to say-not warm enough-this is why it is worth waiting so after germination the correct conditions can be provided for growing on Cheers geoff guess im going to have to take over by Kirsty3

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09/03/2013 15:06:14

by sotongeoff

what jobs done over easter.

covered over outside slowly growing. plant everlasting sweet peas,dug up some yellow celandines growing in the wrong place,water new plants,potted Camellia into new big pot and then turned blue with the cold,me that is. Nothing No, not quite true. I took by barbury gardener

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03/04/2013 11:28:29

by Joyce Goldenlily

Welcome to the problem solving forum

with this problem. Please do let us know how you are getting on. Emma. gardenersworld.com team Just in case anyone found using garlic good for keeping slugs off, I expreimented with garlic powder purchased from an Asian Supermarket. I made a strong tea out of it by Daniel Haynes

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30/04/2013 00:42:01

by shahwon

Talkback: Nature in the garden

so far but the weather here is still very mild. They will (probably) be back when it gets really cold. I grow teasels and evening primrose for the birds, they really like the seeds. What other seeds attract them? I should say that the fields here by rogerT2

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19/03/2012 20:45:57

by DAT

Talkback: Aphids

of ladybirds.Sadly this doesn't seem to work on broad beans - the blackfly seem to win this battle.Adam I grow nasturtiums specifically for luring blackfly away from my other plants; not sure how lured they'd be away from broad beans though I am going to try a by alistair

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22/06/2012 19:54:03

by LisaJ

Talkback: Sweetcorn

my sweetcorn suffered from the usual wild life attacks and for some reason suffered from stunted growth which could possibly be put down to insufficient hardening off. This year I have enclosed their growing area with discarded shower doors (I'm a by Graham Heyes

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28/11/2011 18:36:42

by tryingliz

Why May?

age, nicking and knotching to make them grow how you want.... there's me thinking I knew it all But how frustrating is it that most will not yield anything until next year! May, my favorite... Congratulations, Itsnotmyfault! Love your nickname by itsnotmyfault

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26/04/2013 12:50:15

by Fairygirl

Talkback: Harvesting potatoes

basement which is cool. Is that a good idea?reinier van der Leij This is my first year of growing potatoes. I took advantage of a special offer in the magazine a few months back for 3 patio planters and 3 varieties of seed potatoes, and I'm pleased to say by Antonia

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28/11/2011 18:36:49

by eileenmaryann

Talkback: 'Grow Your Own' Week

Adam,this is good practical advice and I enjoy your tips in the magazine. But am I the only one who struggles with wanting to grow vegetables? I'm doing it because I feel that I should -- I want to teach our children how, and I've been persuaded by Jools

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28/11/2011 18:40:37

by Russ

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