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Poorly lilac tree
. What can I do to revive it? It's probably about 12 foot tall. I think some of the suckers are now growing in my next door's garden - and are in bloom! The neighbours fruit tree (plum?) is planted very close to the lilac. My husband has also used feed by S Harrison
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02/06/2012 01:10:43
by S Harrison
Talkback: Growing tomatoes: best tomatoes for flavour
actually... I wonder what variety Waitrose grows. Do they all turn out the same? If it’s an F1 variety you could get lots of different tomatoes similar to the parents of the Waitrose ones, rather than the ones you bought…Grow5aday – I’ve never grown a plum by Daniel Bolnei
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28/11/2011 18:43:13
by Mike Eagle
Feeling good
. Then off up the greenhouse devising a plan of what to grow this year....really made me smile...let's hope that this weather continues and we can all get out their and enjoy it. Enjoy your week everyone Thanks Yvonne, hopefully today will be nice as well by yvonne parsons2
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03/04/2013 08:21:51
by Verdun
2 year-old Choisya ternata
systemic vine weevil killer and my problem seemed cured, plants recovered well, it needs to be done every so often and kill any adults you find..they particularly like plants in pots pls don't give up... rosie plum and Amy0824.  Thanks so much by yarrow2
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17/07/2012 13:20:31
by yarrow2
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
Seeds & cuttings on a windowsill
the winter), or will they always be stunted? Is it worth bothering to grow annuals from seed when you don't have a greenhouse, if it takes so long for them to mature that you don't have long to enjoy the flowers? I'd be glad to hear your advice and experience by karenfletcher
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20/05/2013 17:53:43
by lorna samuel
Talkback: Potato blight and Bordeaux Mixture
, but I've found their taste is nothing to write home about. I'm trying some of the other Sarpo varieties this year to see if at last there might be that happy combination of resistance and taste.I also grow lost of earlies to get round the problem by Green Horn
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14/02/2012 15:43:47
by crazy witch
Talkback: Growing tomatoes: dos and don'ts
This is my first year of trying to grow tomatoes - will need to keep this blog and refer back to it. I do love this site, so great to just click the mouse and get so much free info! Did get blight last year and ruined the plum toms and affected by growing tomatoes
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28/11/2011 18:40:31
by John from London
Rabbits have eaten my bark!!
young pear trees I planted were nearly killed by rabbits almost ring barking them. They really love young apple/pear bark but strangely left my plum trees alone. I don't have deer issues but they are worse, I understand. Or you can use commercial tree by jenni carys
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21/05/2012 17:02:56
by paull2
tomatoes
on here??? Talking of hybrids. Several years ago I was growing a mini-plum variety called Rosada in the GH and someone gave me a couple of yellow plants, probably Golden Sunrise or the like (medium fruit but average flavour), which I remember did not do by H7
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27/07/2012 19:50:07
by Italophile