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We went to the coast today , it was a few degrees cooler than Guildford which got to 29c. It was much hazier and the sea breeze was helping.
I've got tomato seedlings coming up between slabs, it's only sand underneath. They are very tough plants.
I would, carefully labelled so you know next year. They appear to be a variety that suits your soil and conditions.
The haze has gone so it's going to be hotter today. 20c now going to 30
Another hot sunny dry day, 19c now with a high of 28.
@SiriusThe Expert series by Dr Hessayon are the best in my opinion, get the Greenhouse and fruit and vegetable books for tomatoes
It's a lovely hot day 26c
Yes it's gradually colonising the whole garden. Some come up in the veg patch but I've never found it in the greenhouse or among the tomatoes. I...
I've bought Westlands with Bio3 in previous years and think it was ok. All composts seem to me to vary in consistency and components week by week....
I've been mixing it 50:50 with top soil from one of my borders. In previous years I've bought bags of top soil from Wickes for this purpose.
I promise @hailbopp
First tomato ripened this morning, Sungold as always, teaspoon for scale[ATTACH]
I believe you can keep sowing spring onions till August @hailbopp
I never think about it, just tie them automatically. I can't understand these written descriptions and would get in a muddle with them. Never had...
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I've heard of straw bales being used for tomatoes commercially so potatoes should grow in straw just the same. My thoughts are they will need all...
I used to grow a variety called Parthenon which didnt need fertilising, it was very reliable. Unfortunately I haven't found any seed of this for a...
Sunny intervals, feeling muggy as if rain is on its way. 18 to 24c
Same here, I put it down to companion planting tagetes amongst the tomatoes. This year my tagetes are still too tiny to plant, victims of this...
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