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Planning for ground frosts

remember was the night of 4 June. Lots of people lost their beans. I was really lucky and saw the late weather forecast and put sheets of newspaper over the potato shoots. The first frost of Autumn is usually in half-term week. by bcosergio

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08/05/2013 17:14:52

by Welshonion

Encouraging young gardeners

garden, which is beautifully kept and all sorts of things are grown there. There are senior schools involved also. my grandchildren have a tomato plant each and a pepper plant and garden peas and potatoes when they come at weekends they tend to there own by Woodgreen wonderboy

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10/05/2013 23:41:04

by Mummy Muddy Paws

How late is this 'spring'?

reckon they're a month behind. I an digging up stray potatoes from last year which just show signs of growth. Normally any strays would be 6 inch high by now. It is late but things have a way of evening themselves out-we have had lack of spring by Portnoy

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22/05/2013 21:47:52

by Fairygirl

Talkback: Drought damage in the garden

's no shortage of seaweed. I don't put it on the grass, but it's wonderful on the vegetable patch and on the compost heap. Hi, I live in West Sussex,UK and we have not had a good rainstorm for 3 months!!.I planted potatoes (Homeguard variety) and they have grown by Adam Pasco

28/11/2011 18:41:07

by jill

When do you buy your seeds?

at growing all typres of flowers and vegetables, but I alway feel like I'm just a bit late with sowing my seeds. I'm interested in growing herbs, hanging basket plants, carrots, peas, betroot and parsnips. Maybe next year try potatoes. So to get organised by Tina_i_am

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13/06/2012 22:38:25

by Sparklepinksunflower

yellow spots on tomato leaves

. No sign of darker spots in the patches. Brandywine Pink? It is a Potato Leaf? With the almost smooth, slightly scalloped edges? As distinct from the traditional saw-tooth edge of a tomato leaf? Glorious tomato. Possibly the best I've ever tasted. Only by joanna macdonald

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15/07/2012 07:19:51

by Dovefromabove

Today I feel so happy....

weather, I have planted beet root,more peas,early potatoes, and tidied the greenhouse which is full of rapidly growing veg seedlings. Let's be thankful that the weather is going to improve, the plants are going to grow, and in a few weeks by Pentillie

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08/04/2013 21:31:00

by CurlyCarly

Digging a vegetable Plot

especially made to grow various veggies in, potato bags, carrot and beetroot bags - pound shops are a good source of these, so are Wilko's - you'll find you don't need to dig the veggie patch at all, just keep the bags and pots on it!! I took over next doors by Jayn

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20/05/2013 15:57:42

by Mummy Muddy Paws

Composting and wormery

in wormtopia??? We eat loads of veg, so every day we put a bowlful of potato/carrot/parsnip/celeriac type peelings on the compost heap, along with the outside cabbage/sprout/cauliflower leaves and stalks, apple cores, egg shells, onion skins, tea leaves by Sam Glendinning

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04/01/2013 14:25:50

by artjak

Keeping Chickens

with some more. PS you probably know 'tattiebogle' is a Scottish word for scarecrow. A bogle for tatties (potatoes). As an exiled Scot living in England and considering the scruffy old clothes I wear when I am on the allotment I thought it was a suitable by David K

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14/06/2012 19:30:42

by sotongeoff

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