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Talkback: Your tulips were made for kissin'...

On 28/11/2011 in forum

grudges! I've had a look at Jaques Amand website, but Tulip Anthraceit is not listed in the UK or US store. I'll try again next year. Tulips are brilliant, tulip heaven is the Keukenhof Gardens in Holland. Obviously I bought some while there but they didn


FEED UP WITH THIS WEATHER

On 24/05/2012 in forum

lifting the pumpkin by the stalk as it can damage the plant. And let it "cure" when you pick it if you are going to store them for winter i.e dry it in the sun for a week -12 days, or in a greenhouse or inside if weather turns wet. Good luck!


Summer bedding plants

On 03/06/2011 in Plants

bedding every year.It's not the plants themselves I object to (although some DIY-store favourites are downright horrible and wouldn't be seen dead in my garden thank-you-very-much). Many bedding plants are mass-produced, grown in peat, potted


Talkback: Plaiting garlic

On 28/11/2011 in forum

it is stored correctly.Thanks for any advice. Really interesting to see everyones comments a bit of a mixed bag I planted garlic (elephant & solet wight) in the autumn and have lifted most of the crop and have had a fair result small but very strong garlic


Favourite tools

On 28/04/2012 in forum

end of an old spade handle I also find useful for holes for potatoes or leek planting or planting bulbs.  But when my small fork and trowel were lifted from the garden recently I could not wait to beg, borrow "not steal" them from friends


Talkback: Growing onions: seeds versus sets

On 02/05/2012 in forum

really well and we had a really good crop. I've planted Autumn onion sets that we got from a discount store in Morecambe for 45p. They are doing very well. So you can still save money if you shop around, you don't have to always buy from expensive garden


Talkback: Grow Yourself Healthy: May jobs

On 28/11/2011 in forum

i would like you to cover how to store beans of all types and how to store tender veg like cougetts and squshes i have just planted out my second batch of climbing french beans and my second batch of runner beans as the last frost got my first ones


Talkback: Frost and potatoes

On 06/04/2012 in forum

with Chiswickian - the best thing to do if you're worried about blight is to plant early varieties so you've got them lifted and safely tucked away before the blight strikes.I have tried the Sarpo varieties - but not in a year when blight was bad on my plot so I


Talkback: Potato blight

On 28/11/2011 in forum

last Saturday but tonight they are flat and look rotten! I will lift some tomorrow but as I am a novice I wondered if there is a reason for this happening as it was a bit of a shock!!! Also does anyone know how I can store potatoes for future use? I


Perennials not growing

On 09/06/2012 in forum

've looked it up they've needed to be lifted and stored over winter. The best thing to do with all your new plants is to get online when you bring them home and read up about what care they will need. And of course take in to consideration that winter


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