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Grow Your Own / Re: Chitting sweetcorn, when to pot up?
« Last post by missmoneypenny on Today at 14:07 »Thank you Lotty, I’ll make sure to do that!
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General Gardening / Re: Post-plugs
« Last post by mrs bouquet on Today at 13:20 »I was going to take the 36 young ladies to the greenhouse and replant them into something else, not sure what yet. But as it is pouring rain and none too pleasant, thats another job to put off until .... GG are you putting your lobelia etc into the outdoors ? I could plant the fuschias into their container, but not sure how many to plant in it and also the weather. Surely we cannot have a frost now. Mrs Bouquet
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Grow Your Own / Re: Efficacy of organic slug pellets.
« Last post by Marijke Jones on Today at 12:13 »Ireland is famous for their slug and snail pest. This year I used Clearslug which has good results. Also I cleared away bushes in the shady part and found tons of them. Put them all in a bucket and put salt on them. It killed them instantly. So far I haven’t got any damage from slugs and snails on my veggies, especially the cabbages. Clearslug is more expensive but very effective.
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Grow Your Own / Re: What I did on the plot today 2024
« Last post by mumofstig on Today at 12:12 »Rain is too heavy to do anything outside 
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Grow Your Own / Re: Do I take the first round of flowers of a strawberry plant?
« Last post by mumofstig on Today at 12:10 »Just leave them to do their thing, they aren't babies any longer. 
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Grow Your Own / Re: What I did on the plot today 2024
« Last post by Marijke Jones on Today at 12:07 »I topped up the potato bags, did the weeding and gave all the green veggies their seaweed feed.
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Grow Your Own / Do I take the first round of flowers of a strawberry plant?
« Last post by Marijke Jones on Today at 11:27 »Dear fellow gardeners,
Last year I planted strawberries varieties Elsanta and Max Fruct. As they were first year I hardly had any crop. But I remember someone said to me I had to remove the first flowers appearing. All plants survived the winter well and most show flowers. Do I remove them as well and wait for new flowers to come or can I leave them as they are in their second year?
Last year I planted strawberries varieties Elsanta and Max Fruct. As they were first year I hardly had any crop. But I remember someone said to me I had to remove the first flowers appearing. All plants survived the winter well and most show flowers. Do I remove them as well and wait for new flowers to come or can I leave them as they are in their second year?
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Grow Your Own / Re: Allium Leaf Miner - Leeks and Micromesh
« Last post by Potty Plotty Lotty on Today at 11:20 »I would cover them and keep them covered.
No rush to plant them out-mine don't got out until early July!
Can't comment on when to raise the mesh-I just lift it when needed, I don't have the time/flexibility to base it around when it's raining!! I suffered a bit this year but that was my fault for being lax over pegging down the mesh.
No rush to plant them out-mine don't got out until early July!
Can't comment on when to raise the mesh-I just lift it when needed, I don't have the time/flexibility to base it around when it's raining!! I suffered a bit this year but that was my fault for being lax over pegging down the mesh.
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Grow Your Own / Re: Chitting sweetcorn, when to pot up?
« Last post by Potty Plotty Lotty on Today at 11:16 »Definitely pot them up today! They grow very fast....
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Grow Your Own / Re: Chitting sweetcorn, when to pot up?
« Last post by missmoneypenny on Today at 10:04 »Sorry that’s incorrect they’ve put on some growth since I last looked