Has anyone grown anything yet?

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    Must have been half a million Jenny:thumbsup: :biggrin:
     
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      Not sure if this counts, but my big Frits (F.imperialis "Rubra" and F.persica) have got through the winter and poked their heads up. Too damned soon really bearing in mind the weather:help:
       
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      F imperialis is pretty frost hardy, and I guess the rest are also.
       
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      Lost all but one of my F.persica to rot last spring when it turned wet and cold. This is the first time that I've grown F.imperialis though............
       
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      I think the top growth is very hardy frost wise.
      Underground is a different proposition.
      I find slugs eating the bulbs is my main problem
       
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      I never knew they did eat bulbs pete:doh:How deep down under can they survive to chomp :frown: and how could or would we be able to protect bulbs? x
       
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      I'm not sure Jools, but I think certain species of slugs actually live underground most of the time.
      They say, plant the bulbs surrounded by sharp sand, slugs dont like grit.:biggrin:
       
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        Look everyone!!! Clueless has grown an avatar at long last, picturing the new love of his life! :dbgrtmb:
         
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              I think you've got some crawling to do Clueless. :heehee: The colour of your car matches your Moderator tag as well, perfect! :biggrin:
               
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                Top ten! She's doing well!

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                  The black slugs live underground. From what I remember, they usually go to about 2" - 3". If you're having a lot of trouble you can get the anti-slug nematodes.
                   
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                    Mine should be safe then as the tops are 20cm (8"?) down!
                     
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                    Although we haven't done anything this year yet there are a few things doing OK. The onions and garlic that we planted at the end of the autumn have survived and the rhubarb is begining to look fairly happy.

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                    We did a bit of weeding towards the end of the year but we really need to get going again now.

                    As you can see, the surface of the ground is pretty dry now. We've had no rain since the snow and very little rain since Christmas.
                     
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