I've overwintered chilli plants, but it wasn't worth the effort. They never really flourished like a spring-sown plant.
What!!? We sow them, nurture them, raise them, plant them, support them, feed them, protect them, now we have to start shaving them as well???:hehe:
a fine example of Faba Felix.What's his/her namer?
Thanks Freddy, I reckon I'll give it a go.
I have some of those, but I find them a bit awkward to use. Last time I bought some of the new (?) push-in corners. Possibly a bit better fit, I...
cabbage white caterpillars are yellow and black aren't they? Not that it helps much, I realise
Agreed. The instructions on Murphy's traditional copper fungicide say to spray at first signs of disease, but I can't see the sense in that....
I always get this sooner or later, but as mentioned, surprisingly it doesn't seem to matter much. They go through a phase of looking awful, then...
Very clear pics there Capney (shudder). I grew T&M's "blight resistant duo" Ferline and Legend this year. I've grown Ferline before, and I do...
I do understand your concerns about using chemicals F_S, honestly. Nobody likes to, but where I live it seems to be that or give up growing...
I reckon cooler, gloomier summers make for (relatively) milder chillies, but no probs besides that. In a greenhouse they can have a surprisingly...
Steady on!Tomato-like fruit on potato tops is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. Just don't be tempted to eat 'em!! Really. Don't...
Not really, but I suspect the more industrial the sprayer, the easier to get a good coverage.
No, I didn't mean **in** the rain as such, but what of subsequently?
You never can tell with these chillies. One year pleasingly hot. The next utterly volcanic! I think on the whole I prefer the former. You can...
I intend to spray my toms tomorrow, but with all this rain, will it just get washed off again?
Still time for the beans if you can distract the sparrows, although birds can be very single minded once they get going. Still, a bird feeder maybe??
I've got exceptionally lush plants, smothered in blossom. Bean production hasn't quite kicked in yet, but I'm bracing myself!!
There's still time for a crop of Chinese veg which grow very well in the late summer/autumn and there's a big choice these days. Check out...
Not half! It's like trying to keep a bath full when the plug's out.
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