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I am new to growing fruit.I bought a malling promise last year it grew about five feet,and gave me quite a good harvest in July to September.A local gardener told me not to cut it back,to benefit the wildlife.I dont know what to do now,any advise? by sal3

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22/01/2012 19:38:41

by sal3

Potatoes grown in a sack

I have harvested the ‘earlies’ do I start again by adding new compost and new tumbers or do I leave the original tumbers and compost in the sack and just take out the ‘earlies’ when harvesting lose in late June? Many thanks. Once you harvest first by Gmitch2000

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19/04/2012 18:25:51

by shropshire rat

Crocosmia

I've harvested the seeds from my Lucifer Crocosmia and would like some help on sowing them next year, ie timing, heat or not and will they come true to the parent plant? Thank you. They will take several years to get big enough to flower. They are a by Sarah Novice

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05/09/2012 20:47:21

by kate1123

beetroot eaters

beetroot so they could be the cause. YOU ARE VERY LATE HARVESTING Jo17, I don't think you are very late harvesting - I've harvested some of my first sowing but still have another sowing going strong. Some to eat fresh and some to pickle. Better check those by jo17

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21/09/2012 17:23:55

by figrat

Time to bring in pumpkins ?

With the funny weather we have had I'm wondering what to do with the squash etc , How are others harvesting this year? Keep an eye on the forecast and bring them in to a cool, frost free place before the first frosts. Make sure you cut at least a by lucky3

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11/10/2012 11:48:13

by obelixx

Moonwort (honesty) seeds

Does anyone have any spare moonwort seeds? Also known as honesty? Im happy to swap with some of my seeds if I have what you are looking for. Thankyou. I'll have some with the next harvest Sam. Remind me if you haven't got some by then. Great. Thanks by Sam Glendinning

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01/03/2013 17:31:50

by Sam Glendinning

Onions getting seed heads on

first when you harvest them, as they will not keep. by BarbaraJoan

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06/05/2013 13:03:12

by Welshonion

Talkback: Growing vegetables - tips for planting out lettuces

i was under the same impression that they could go straight out. Am confused.By the way when you harvest the salad do you just trim it and it keeps growing like chives? I thought you could sow lettuce straight in to the ground, when the earth has by Tina`1783

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24/11/2011 15:29:31

by lucky10carol

pruning gooseberries

i have a huge gooseberry bush which needs pruning. I cut back the side shoots last June by six inches and had a good harvest. However it is really much too big. Is it too late to prune now without losing next years crop? Stuctural pruning is best by bovril

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10/09/2012 17:47:27

by jon24ty

Talkback: Growing garlic

kirky allotments liverpool Grew Garlic this year for the first time as there is competition in my small garden with the flowers so grew it among my flowers - had wonderful harvest. Well pleased with the result. last year we grew garlic,couldn't stop by kaycurtis

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28/11/2011 18:41:03

by Flowers-Rain

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