Fruit & Vegetables : Grow Your Own
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Started by Oldchap 8 years ago
I've grown carrots for a few years now and carrot fly is a real problem on the allotment. I've been using fleece for the last few seasons, but last su...
I've grown carrots for a few years now and carrot fly is a real problem on the allotment. I've been using fleece for the last few seasons, but last su...
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Started by Oldchap 9 years ago
I've been growing chillies under glass this summer in a small cloche. The lids have been off in the warm weather but are now back on.My question is ...
I've been growing chillies under glass this summer in a small cloche. The lids have been off in the warm weather but are now back on.My question is ...
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I would be interested to see you keep these plants in the cloche right through winter
I would be interested to see you keep these plants in the cloche right through winter
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Started by NewHomeNewGarden 9 years ago
With the purchase of my new house I inherited two apple trees in my garden. One doesn't seem to be doing anything, and the other is so straggly and to...
With the purchase of my new house I inherited two apple trees in my garden. One doesn't seem to be doing anything, and the other is so straggly and to...
remove this Last replied to by Florexpert 8 years ago
Hi Keyleigh Alice,You could try 'Avalon Pride' on a dwarfing rootstock. It is resistant to peach leaf curl disease, so y...
Hi Keyleigh Alice,You could try 'Avalon Pride' on a dwarfing rootstock. It is resistant to peach leaf curl disease, so y...
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Started by missflite68 8 years ago
Planted a cherry tree in 2014 and no growth on it last year, should I give up hope? Or is it possible for them to take a while to start producing bl...
Planted a cherry tree in 2014 and no growth on it last year, should I give up hope? Or is it possible for them to take a while to start producing bl...
remove this Last replied to by Florexpert 8 years ago
If there were no leaves at all last season and no signs of any live buds this year, then there is little hope it is aliv...
If there were no leaves at all last season and no signs of any live buds this year, then there is little hope it is aliv...
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Started by Englishklute 8 years ago
Does anyone know the best way to protect Asparagus from the Asparagus beetle .I won't use any chemicals as I'm growing it organically.Has anybody had ...
Does anyone know the best way to protect Asparagus from the Asparagus beetle .I won't use any chemicals as I'm growing it organically.Has anybody had ...
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It's quite an old row of asparagus I have grown , cut down the yellowing foliage every autumn .still get attacked by t...
It's quite an old row of asparagus I have grown , cut down the yellowing foliage every autumn .still get attacked by t...
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Started by craigmason71 8 years ago
in my garden i have a bramley seedling in a pot i would like an eating apple and pear that tastes nice and can grow in a pot suggestions please.
in my garden i have a bramley seedling in a pot i would like an eating apple and pear that tastes nice and can grow in a pot suggestions please.
remove this Last replied to by Rosie 8 years ago
I would go with Conference or Concorde, like Florexpert said, make sure its on a dwarfing rootstock. It can depend on wh...
I would go with Conference or Concorde, like Florexpert said, make sure its on a dwarfing rootstock. It can depend on wh...
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You can sow thinly by either mixing the carrot seeds with sand