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    Why aren't my cukes growing?

    HiI started cucumbers from seed in a propagator then put them into grow bags in my green house once they were a couple of inches tall about six...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 18, 2015, 13 replies, in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Stagnant water from water butt?

    HiI noticed a horrible smell from the water in a butt that's clearly gone stagnant. Is this OK for watering plants (or veg?) or should I dispose...
    Thread by: roger06, May 29, 2015, 4 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Gardener's delight toms - what next?

    HiMy GD toms seem to be doing very well so far - but too well? They seem to be growing out rather than up - i.e a but bushy.Is this OK? Or...
    Thread by: roger06, May 23, 2015, 6 replies, in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Cheapest way to heat a greenhouse?

    HiWhat's a cost effective way to heat a green house? As spring was so cold I've only been harvesting cukes and toms for the last three weeks...
    Thread by: roger06, Sep 17, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Climber for my new planter?

    Hi I knocked up a trellis-backed panter yesterday to hide ugly pipes. It's on the south side of the house. The pots in the pic are just...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 9, 2013, 6 replies, in forum: Container Gardening
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    Tomato growth vs last year

    Hi Looking at photos from exactly a year ago, I had tomatoes (grown from seed) in grow bags about 12 - 20 inches tall. This year's are barely...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 6, 2013, 8 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    give up on non germinated cucumber seeds?

    Hi I sowed Telelgraph cucumber seeds into 5 pots 15 days ago and put them on the kitchen window sil. One has germinated and is looking good; an...
    Thread by: roger06, Mar 20, 2013, 22 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    re-sowing garlic?

    Hi I dug up my Solent garlic today – the only thing that's done well this year. Given it's still quite early, can I split a bulb and sow the...
    Thread by: roger06, Jul 12, 2012, 7 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Attracting a better class of bird

    Hi All I seem to get in my garden are horrible Jackdaws. I want a better variety of smaller, prettier birds. I've hung up a small peanut feeder...
    Thread by: roger06, Apr 23, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Help - a tale of two garlics...

    HiI bought two varieties of garlic at the same time from the same place. I've planted them on 6 March in the same bed next to each other so...
    Thread by: roger06, Apr 26, 2011, 6 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    When to start cutting back?

    HiIs it OK to start cutting back things now? Shrubs mainly...I'm guessing waiting a month or so is probably better but when the autumnal...
    Thread by: roger06, Sep 16, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Taming courgettes ?

    HiWe've come back from a two week holiday to find the courgettes have gone mad - huge marrows everywhere!The leaves are now so big they're...
    Thread by: roger06, Aug 11, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Lettuce growing lots of small leaves

    HiWe've had a reasonably good crop of lettuce. However, after cutting off leaves they seem to be growing back as loads of small ones rather than...
    Thread by: roger06, Jul 7, 2010, 8 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Sprouts & caulis - are they beyond hope?

    HiA friend kindly gave me some small brussels and cauli plants he'd grown in his greenhouse. I planted them about a month ago but within days...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 16, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    how to feed?

    HiMy first attempt at a veg patch is going quite well - pots, garlic, carrots, lettuce, caulis, sprouts, peas, runners.I water the bed often...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 8, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Should I give up on onions from seed?

    HiI planted some 'Red Barron' onion seeds back in March. I also planted some carrots and lettuce from seed, both of which I can now see signs of...
    Thread by: roger06, Jun 1, 2010, 8 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Climber to hide ugly pipes?

    HiPlease see the attached photo of our (unfinished!) porch.I want to hide the ugly waste and drain pipes on the left. While there is a bed in...
    Thread by: roger06, May 25, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Ants?

    HiI have a 'standard' (?) rose in a pot (pic attached so you can see the type). It's crawling with ants and I've noticed some of the leaves look...
    Thread by: roger06, May 25, 2010, 2 replies, in forum: Pests, Diseases and Cures
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    Help - potatoes going dark and floppy!

    HiIt's my first time growing veg. I put in some seed potatoes mid March and they've been coming up well - looking really healthy.But today the...
    Thread by: roger06, May 12, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Evergreen lawn feed = lots of sark patches

    HiI put Evergreen lawn feed on my grass at the weekend - then it rained a bit.Now there are loads of black patches all over - looks almost...
    Thread by: roger06, May 5, 2010, 8 replies, in forum: Lawns
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