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December gardening jobs

On 10/12/2012 in Gardeners' musings

to me waiting to be read. I know that I'll be growing tomatoes, chillies, cucumbers, climbing courgettes, and some of those trailing begonias that did so well last summer, so I must choose my varieties. Planning for the year ahead will give me something


A mild annoyance

On 07/01/2013 in forum

will germinate in damp sand, when I spilt some tomato seed on my hot sand bed I had better results than from the actual seed trays.As a lad we did not have bespoke compost so it was all done with soil, we had no problems with that so why do otherwise? Frank. Got


Teasel

On 08/01/2013 in forum

and and water the chilli, aubergine, pepers and tomatoes.   Teasel is a big plant, so you don't need many of them in a garden. Many garden centres sell small plants, from the end of February, about £1 each, in the wildflowers section. That's probably the most


What not to grow

On 30/01/2013 in forum

out of the ground and tasted of nothing when cooked. Now you'll be thinking it's just me, but I grow lovely carrots, tomatoes, courgettes, chillis, peas, beans, parsnips, potatoes and salads. I just can't seem to be successful with anything more


Greenhouse

On 02/02/2013 in forum

it sets, thus attaching the frame to the concrete in the ground. The greenhouse screws onto the frame. This meant I could have an earth floor for growing things eg tomatoes. It hasn't blown away yet! At first I had a Parasene heater, then OH put up a cable


Veg to sow in February...

On 17/02/2013 in forum

move it to anywhere in the garden for convenience. i have sown some seeds 3 weeks ago and they all come throu but i planted them in the greenhouse the seeds sown were carrot,cabbage,cauliflower,beetroot,onion,tomato,sweet pea


Pots , planters and compost

On 07/03/2013 in forum

garden and I have done well with tomatoes when its a good summer .Always looking to improve it now I have more time. Cheers  Mo Mo - Another suggestion, if you have the room (you say the garden space is limited but maybe you could sqeeze one in) a compost


GARDEN RELATED ....

On 10/03/2013 in forum

several times, I'm trying to decide what to grow in the GH bed which isn't a tomato, there's space for 9 plants, decided on what to plant in 7ish spaces.   Top of my list is this site .  I like to get gardening books from the library - just to look


Bargain Hunting

On 11/03/2013 in forum

tubs/troughs that will last more than one year. I have builders buckets but they are usually for my tomatos. Anyone got any contacts or cheap ideas. I need something for climbing French beans and sugar snap peas. Courgette, potatos and greens will go


Seed Sowing

On 15/03/2013 in forum

vermiculite or a heated propagator, but so far things are going well, my hanging basket tomatoes have emerged and there are signs of violas germinating - and it has only been a week or so!   This is what I was looking for This is only my second year


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