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Cells or Flats and for what?
to grow on - seedlings are surprisingly resilient if handled properly. I suppose it depends on what space you have and what you want to grow. I've got a greenhouse with an electric propagator, and have already started sweet peas, garden peas, mange tout by blackest
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19/03/2013 17:30:38
by figrat
Seed packet grumbles
Why do seed packets contain so little information?  I purchased some seeds from Sara Raven but regret it constantly. There is just not enough info on how to grow the seeds! For example - Morning Glory... they need more than just popping into seed by Outdoor girl
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01/05/2013 21:50:08
by muddy mare
Cats
My cats have taken a liking to my vegetable patch to do their business - rather offputting. How do I stop it Is there any harm done if I still grow vegtable there I can remember hearing years ago Radio 4's Gardeners Question Time a gent on teh panel by dg43
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10/05/2012 22:29:30
by Jotting Pen
Propagation - help!!!
unheated conservatory is!! I would like specific hints on. Sweet pepper plants - f1 sweet sunshine. Gazania kiss series. Liatris. Marigold - African. Echinacea. Verbena. Scabiosa. Coreopsis. Lobelia- queen Victoria. I don't want masses of perennial plants by Greenbucket
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07/03/2013 19:00:40
by Greenbucket
Talkback: ...and so to bed
was thrilled by the vegetable and herb plantings outside the Palm house. What an improvement on the usual bedding. The temptation to pick some of the peppers, especially the black ones, was only just resisted and I am definitely going to grow some of the exotic by Methuselah
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28/11/2011 18:29:57
by Linda
Talkback: Watering the allotment
for a very tidy, straight row garden. But the Sweetcorn shelter the runner beans who shelter the marrows and melons and peas, they grow up sticks, unlike the Bulgarian way my neighbour uses, these in turn provide shade for cabbage. The peppers, provide by happymarion
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12/12/2011 13:56:50
by Martina Mercer
Gardening newbie with loads of questions
and seedlings at the correct temperature.The other gravel bed is for the tomato's peppers and chili, all in pots I never use grow bags after a calamity with bad compost years ago, filling my own pots I can see what goes in and the watering is better controlled by Tina_i_am
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30/05/2012 18:54:12
by Tina_i_am
Talkback: Plants for shade
Leishout If a garlic solution works, would it make a difference as a companion plant? I didn't know about the season for growing garlic, and it was available as growing bulbs in a store near me, so I planted some a couple of weeks ago. Just wondered by Galic and Snails
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28/11/2011 18:31:25
by SuzyQ
Talkback: Autumn on the allotment
in this field. I have a patch of about 8feet by four feet. Can you pls advise me how to prepare the soil and what can I plant at this time of the year. I tried to grow some vegetables, but did not succeed excepet cherry tomatoes grew in abundence. Thanks by Kathryn
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28/11/2011 18:39:36
by Lila Das Gupta
Talkback: Growing melons
. The melons seeds i used are johnsons emir. tolerant to cool conditions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2009/06/03/melonman_feature.shtml i am growing melons in my greenhouse for the first time i also have tomatoes,peppers,beans,and chillies by Val Beale
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09/07/2012 21:08:36
by pepedraft