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Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by greencuisinequeen, Aug 18, 2011.

  1. greencuisinequeen

    greencuisinequeen Gardener

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    I only started gardening as a trial this year and me being me jumped in with both feet, over did it and chose to grow from seed but must admit in all honesty I never thought they would take never mind produce! Thanks to the help, advice and banter from GC'ers so would like to show you the story so far and of course if there is any advice then please do send it my way always gratefully received :thumbsup: First 2 pics are Butternut Squash and then Courgettes, my first grown was 24cms. Don't think my peppers are doing so well though, any thoughts:scratch: These were taken about 3 weeks ago so slightly bigger now only getting round to posting today
     

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    • Phil A

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      Great stuff GCQ:dbgrtmb:

      My Peppers have not done well this year, had one fruit & the plants given up:DOH:

      Don't think the weather has been good enough for them. Chillies have done better, just repotted one into some mushroom compost & fed it, trying to get a bit of colour into the leaves before the show.
       
    • greencuisinequeen

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      Aw that's a shame Ziggy, least i'm not on my own there although me thinks it was because I was slow upsizing the pots but am feeding them once a week with miriclegrow (blue powder stuff) Thought they looked rubbish compared with ole Monty's on GW lol
       
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      Now Ziggy, do judge that vegetable on the base of the MELPLASH SHOW big, straight and unblemished standards...
       
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      My peppers have been very slow this year too, still haven't had a single one yet :( Might pick the first one in about a months time at this rate
       
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      I have had two, one had a hole in it and when I sliced it open a earwig crawled out :OUCH:

      But it was still tasty :heehee: only I knew what had come out , so I was told :heehee:

      Spruce
       
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      Well done, GCQ :dbgrtmb:

      Peppers are slow here as well. Soon as your one starts getting a move on I would repot into something bigger - and try to keep it under cover as the nights have been a bit cold.
       
    • greencuisinequeen

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      Thanks Shiney will do and see how it goes
       
    • miraflores

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      You have done very well.
       
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