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with the 'old boys' with those beans. After the first flush I sprinkled a little potash around the roots and watered it in well - as I said the soil is very hungry and also they'd had a lot of nitrogen from all that manure.- after that there was no looking back by Verdun

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15/12/2012 05:54:26

by Dovefromabove

Peony

. They need some sun every day. They need a low-nitrogen, high potash fertiliser. they are supposed to be drought tolerant and can rot if they are too wet, but in my limited experience they do better if they are fairly well-watered. Otherwise there wouldn by Bunny..

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02/03/2013 23:19:38

by Bunny..

Bamboo

and running off/evapurating quickly and not getting down in the soil. Add some tomato feed to give them a boost of nitrogen. Oh Pete - I was just about to say how relieved I am that nutcutlet suggests watering. How do yours look? Mine have very dry by Lavande

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02/04/2013 06:34:55

by SeonaidD

gravel bed/border ... replace with bark?

,good luck Alan/Kate Bark does rot down over time but then needs replacing so you have to factor that in as a continuing cost and chore. Some people also worry about the rotting of wood depleting nitrogen from the soil but I think the levels would by djjjuk

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07/05/2013 18:31:36

by Verdun

Talkback: Knowing your onions

onions by adding manure/compost available free at my site. I dig this in along with some Blood Meal (onions I find do better with lots of nitrogen). In August I sow seeds of Japanese winter varieties which I transplant and then plant in my prepared bed by kenneth

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28/11/2011 18:30:15

by aileen

Talkback: Growing giant sunflowers - planting out

from work tomorrow to make my own organic nitrogen rich plant feed - I just hope my Poundland gloves offer some protection against the stinging. Read my blog http://theafterworkgardener.blogspot.com/ My one-and-only is 76cm this morning after the lovely by old chippy

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28/11/2011 18:43:41

by mooncarrot

WORMCASTS

(north facing) approx. 40 sq. metres. I cannot wait for a dry day as casts are always wet due to shade. I pick up all mower cuttings. I have a strict regime for feeding the lawn. Winter low nitrogen feed to encourage root growth. Spring high nitrogen feed by BILLYC

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13/03/2012 10:01:17

by BILLYC

Talkback: Green manure

the bed. I would leave the roots in the soil so their nitrogen-fixing nodules can feed your plants. Follow with a nitrogen-hungry crop, such as brassicas.Hannah - you'd probably be better off adding home-made compost and well-rotted horse manure by Kate Bradbury

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28/11/2011 18:41:24

by melanie

Talkback: Plants for bees

, high in nitrogen, wish me luck Buddleja is another brilliant plant to have.... Mine is covered with Beas and butterflies in the summer by happymarion_

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28/03/2012 15:19:37

by Victoria K

Talkback: Oriental hellebore

importantly, what should I feed to encourage growth? I feed mine with a high nitrogen fertilizer in the summer to encourage leaf growth - I use sulphate of ammonia sprinkled round the plants at the rate stated on the packet and forked into the surface. I would by Lorrie Flannery

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28/11/2011 18:30:57

by Margraet Iceland

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