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New veg grower and advice needed pls

On 16/04/2012 in forum

fresh air! Hope that helps Agreed. Seeds sown indoors will almost certainly grow quicker than those sown outside, purely because the conditions inside will be warmer. Once planted outside they will slow down a bit and the others will catch up. The green


Christmas traditions

On 24/12/2012 in Gardeners' musings

has been the traditional day for many keen show growers to sow their onion seeds, in a heated propagator in the greenhouse (not in the garden, of course). Do onions really have to be sown on Boxing Day, or could this just be an excuse to escape from


Overwintering chillies

On 25/09/2009 in Grow & eat

on, so I hardened them off quite abruptly by putting them outside.Against all odds, my chillies burst into new life and vigour. I repotted them in fresh compost and sowed seeds of red clover around the base of their stems, to act as a green manure. I


Sweetpeas

On 23/04/2013 in forum

I planted Everlasting Sweetpeas early March which are still sitting on my indoor windowsill. They are doing well and are about 6/8" tall but spindley. Should I pinch the tops and if so how? They each have around 5 lots of 2 leaves. Any help gladly


planting out runner beans

On 18/05/2012 in forum

head is 'sow runner been seed in the open on May 12th'. Thanks guys for your sound advice! I don't want to "ditch" my lovely beans, as they seem to be ok on my windowsill for now. So, I'll try and keep it as long as needed and possible. I live


Talkback: Growing potatoes and broad beans

On 28/11/2011 in forum

's so nice to get out to the backyard and work together. Yeah, sometimes we bicker a bit, but that's just part of it and we both enjoy our time together. Beware of mice!!! I can't sow broad beans in the winter as mice soon find them. Watch out for little


Beans not germinating/being eaten

On 17/07/2012 in forum

't survive either, haha Sayings of Haifiz,   regarding sowings........ It is when the hunter stops to roll a weed that the buffalo breaks cover,   or in another way, a watched kettle never boils,    or     a watched seed never germinates. Well they did


just made my 1st ever hanging baskets

On 10/03/2013 in forum

presumably you can "unplant" them-put them back in pots-keep those frost free and replant nice healthy plants in a few weeks. Niviac, it is far too early to plant up with those plants...they need summer warmth and good light. If you can keep them indoors I


Talkback: How to plant out runner beans

On 12/05/2012 in forum

suggest . I think I have made the mistake of planting my runner bean 'seeds' to early - they have been indoors and were growing up the kitchen wall already - so today I have planted them outside - I just hope its not too early and cold and they perish


Greenhouse Heating

On 01/03/2013 in forum

it not be wiser to wait for spring to arrive before you sow your seeds ?, is it possible to buy methylated spirit or kerosene .   Derek can you not move them onto window sills for a week or so til the weather gets better? I wouldn't leave a candle unattended ever


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