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Talkback: Leggy seedlings

On 28/11/2011 in forum

I've always read that leggy seedlings are a result of cold temps - if yours are getting real sunlight, even shaded, that should be more than enough... I grow all my seedlings under florescent strip lights (that according to my light sensor is less


Talkback: Sowing seeds

On 23/02/2012 in forum

first batch has got brilliant groth Where do you keep your tomatoe seedlings? I always think of chillies as being one of the hardest things to grow...I think this may say more about our relative levels of competance than anything about chillies


Talkback: Gardening with children

On 28/11/2011 in forum

At the age of five i was launched on my love of gardening by a teacher who taught us to grow cress on the windowsill in the classroom. I could not wait to get into school each morning to see how it had grown. The icing on the cake was when she


Brocolli and other brassicas

On 23/07/2012 in forum

I went to the supermarket today to buy some brocolli to put with a nearly bolting piece of cauliflower from the garden to make at broc & cauli cheese for lunch. All my brassicas have been loose and quick to bolt as I believe has been the case


Completely new to veg growing

On 02/01/2013 in forum

of making friends).and  of course always enjoy a hot cuppa while viewing your results. Remember that veg and flower growing isn't really that different.   If you're growing something for it's fruit, flowers or seeds ( e.g.tomatoes, cauliflowers, peas


Talkback: Ornamental veg

On 28/11/2011 in forum

that i couldnt grow veg all around it as it wouldn't look right(by the other half!). My solution has been to choose vegetables that have different coloured stems, flowers and or pods. I have 5 large wigwams different varieties of beans that are begining


confused..

On 30/03/2012 in forum

and different information. Can anyone recommend a book etc... That will give me all the advice and information I need to become a good gardener. I am very interested in growing vegetables..please help! There are a multitude of books on veg gardening available


One very happy Birthday Girl:))))

On 10/03/2013 in forum

Oh WOW! I'm a happy woman today....hubby got me the perfect birthday pressies.....a greenhouse heater, a potting bench, tray etc.,  and a beautiful rose bush  (now he's either encouraging me to keep growing and listened to me oohing and ahhing over


Talkback: Snail attack

On 28/11/2011 in forum

and eaten the leaves 3ft up. If I was French I would be rubbing my hands in glee and saving pounds on meat bills instead I am spending a fortune on pellets! My girlfriend and I have been growing our own vegetables for the first time this year. We were so


Welcome to the fruit & veg forum

On 01/08/2012 in forum

From novices to veg-show veterans, this is the forum for anybody who loves to grow edible crops.  Discuss the dos and don’ts of tomato growing, the pros and cons of potato cultivation and wade into the debate on chemical vs. organic gardening


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