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Talkback: Sowing seeds - chillies and sweet peppers

On 19/06/2012 in forum

pepper seeds have been left long enough? Mine always take ages to come up even on a warm windowsill! hi can i grow seeds in greenhouse in april without a heater. Eireens, I agree with Rosemary that you're being impatient! Chilli and capsicum seeds can


Talkback: Bindweed

On 04/07/2012 in forum

or not it stifles too many of the earlier wild flowers. Luckily, bees seem to like it despite its (to us)awful smell! It's pretty, but nearly as pretty as willow-herb which it does seem to be strangling. The bindweed in Scotland mainly has pink flowers and looks


Talkback: Cats and catmint

On 18/05/2012 in forum

such as herbs, seems to discourage the more than a dozen feral cats i have in my area. I also grow another Nepeta in a 10 inch pot which seems to confuse the cats as to what to do with it. I totally agree with Daisy and the only solution I have found is mass


Talkback: Growing veg in small spaces

On 28/11/2011 in forum

Cayenne Chili - cropped for months for me last year and saved us about £60 or maybe even more... (we buy lots normally!) I only started experimenting with growing veg last year in a few pots but would like to expand this now so I can produce more. I


What Type of Garden is Yours.

On 20/03/2013 in forum

Having just joined I,m interested what you,se folks garden Big, full of wildlife with lots of wild and other plants to attract lots of species. At the moment wet and bedraggled as I've never seen it before. Mines flower garden really , but have herb


Talkback: Ants

On 01/07/2012 in forum

this will get rid of them...plus you'll only be killing one ant per nest, in fact the other ants will be doing it as they will be taking her the food ;) I am an Organic Gardener, treating plants with Herbs & SpicesTo get rid of Ants, just peel an onion, cut


Talkback: Organic pest control

On 28/11/2011 in forum

the only plants left alone were a few of the herbs, the rosemary and sage and chives, the geraniums, citrus trees.....not much more than that. We lost a lot of fruit this year due to bugs, but have learned to compost slugs! We have a plum tree on our


Talkback: Tomato blight

On 05/08/2012 in forum

very useful info - thanx I have been informed that once I have had this tomato infection I cannot grow tomatoes for seven years, is this true? didnt find an answer to the question as to whether the tomato blight area of last year has to wait 7 years


What is your kind of garden?

On 02/08/2012 in forum

really . Can't be doing with little rows of soldiers - but like doris says - each to there own. Never fancied growing veg but next project is herb growing - it's a start ! Loving my amelachier at the moment - its full of berries and full of birds ! Now


Talkback: Unpleasant plant smells

On 01/07/2012 in forum

when I pull them out. Also dislike the smell of Lemon scented herb thing whose name I foget. I hate the smell of most lilies, but love hawthorn blossom - just as well as my garden's full of them. Hubby says they smell of old cat wee to him.  I think


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