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Talkback: Courgettes and marrows

On 28/11/2011 in forum

end. Initially the flesh was green with the smaller ones but I let a couple grow for the fun of it and they are orange inside .. is it a type of pumpkin ? It is dark green with stripes and has huge pips. why are my courgettes going rotten at the ends


Talkback: Grow your own chutney

On 28/11/2011 in forum

thought in case you want siomething slightly less sweet- it still keeps ok. i know this is off topic but does anybody know how to set up an allotment association? this year i am trying to grow a very large pumpkin at the allotment,i have one thats growing


Easy-care veg crops to grow

On 07/02/2013 in Plant features: Fruit & veg

The most daunting thing about growing vegetables for many people is the time and effort it will require. While it's true that regular attention is the secret of growing top-quality crops, you can keep on top of things by doing 'key' jobs little


Talkback: My favourite harvest recipes

On 30/01/2012 in forum

allomentt said its because of the rain,,,this is our 1st year of growing our own and my it is hard work but now so worth it,everyone is doing there harvest,rasberries still doing well,next year might try different tomatoes to grow and see which ones grow


Floppy Rose

On 05/07/2012 in forum

it's a young plant, will it grow up and start acting like a proper rose or will I have to prop it up somehow? It's description on David Austin's website says that it has a long arching growth habit and can be used as a groundcover rose - I would


Talkback: Growing chillies from seed

On 03/03/2012 in forum

. I use this method to grow beans up a fence, and last year tried it with pumpkins, and that worked a dream. Just used thin rope rather than string. What normally happens with a plant that you already have - i.e. will it survive winter and fruit again


can you save seeds from cut flowers?

On 09/01/2013 in forum

. Seeds probably wouldn't come true. I've just collecting some petunia seeds from a petunia in the garden which has died off. If I sowed them at the right time do you think they will grow? May be I will try cuttings -  if the flowers don't make seeds I


Talkback: Growing veg in containers

On 28/11/2011 in forum

when I will get any fruits, it is still quite small and young, looking forward to that yielding fruit. Previously I grew tomatoes quite successfully, so this year I have decided to grow beetroot, spring onions and a pumpkin. So far all seedilings


Talkback: 'Grow Your Own' Week

On 28/11/2011 in forum

onions are not doing well. Has anyone any advice for these? thanks How can I stop White Fly getting on my Sprouts ,last year was very bad for them,, Adam, I really want you to help me to grow pumpkins in my garden. The pumpkin leaves are a delicacy


Talkback: Sowing seeds

On 23/02/2012 in forum

-raised members of the solanum family - especially aubergines, which require a long growing season - should be grown early as otherwise summer is over before they have come into flower. I wouldn't advise growing courgettes or pumpkins now, as they will be growing


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