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Grow Your Own / Re: safe to plant veggies in soil that has been previously treated with ant powder?
« Last post by Aunt Sally on Today at 14:50 » Deltamethrin is a form of Pyrethrum so should be okay.
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Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels / New to tomato growing
« Last post by Stephen Byrne on Today at 13:48 »Hi , Received a poly tunnel 2 years back and tried growing tomatoes . Unsuccessful with only a handful acceptable . High number split , poor quality , skin marled . Having read up on watering I'm not comfortable as to watering requirements . Planted Alicante and Ailsa Craig this time - looking fine so far . Based Glasgow .
Any advise would be appreciated .
Any advise would be appreciated .
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Grow Your Own / Re: safe to plant veggies in soil that has been previously treated with ant powder?
« Last post by 19004317 on Today at 13:20 »I looked at the powder I used it seems it was deltamethrin based. I'm gonna go for it and trial the first peas on the kids 
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Grow Your Own / Re: Strawberries not thriving
« Last post by Grubbypaws on Today at 12:21 »The grubs are what the nematodes attack - you'd see small white C-shaped grubs in the compost if you tipped it out for a bit - best to check whether that is the issue before spending money on them
https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/vine-weevil
One of my plants was so poorly that I was unlikely to get any fruit so I dug it up. No roots left and lots of horrid vine weevil larvae
. I will leave the rest to crop but what should I do then? The plants are only in their 2nd year. Should I buy some nematodes or simply start again?5
Grow Your Own / Re: safe to plant veggies in soil that has been previously treated with ant powder?
« Last post by Aunt Sally on Today at 12:03 »If it’s a Permethrin ant killer it would be okay as you say you did it earlier in the year. I think permethrin is active for about 6 weeks. The residue level would be quite low after that.
Permethrin fact sheet:
https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASharedDocuments/permethrin.pdf
Permethrin fact sheet:
https://health.maryland.gov/phpa/IDEHASharedDocuments/permethrin.pdf
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Grow Your Own / safe to plant veggies in soil that has been previously treated with ant powder?
« Last post by 19004317 on Today at 11:19 »Hi All, earlier in the year I treated part of my garden with ant powder, not to eradicate the ants but more to control the numbers. The area is quite close to the house and I didnt want them migrating inside.
Further compost has now been added on top, about an additional 6 inches deep.
My question now is whether its safe to plant out my pea seedlings in this area? The kids love eating the peas straight from the pod and I'm worried there may be a residual effect from the powder.
I'm leaning towards it probably being ok but I thought I'd seek advice on here.
Cheers
N
Further compost has now been added on top, about an additional 6 inches deep.
My question now is whether its safe to plant out my pea seedlings in this area? The kids love eating the peas straight from the pod and I'm worried there may be a residual effect from the powder.
I'm leaning towards it probably being ok but I thought I'd seek advice on here.
Cheers
N
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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s the weather like where you are? 2024
« Last post by Lardman on Today at 10:19 »Mixed bag today, switching between bright sunshine and threatening rain clouds pretty quickly due to the freezing wind which isn't nice to be in at all.
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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s the weather like where you are? 2024
« Last post by mumofstig on Today at 09:57 »It's grey drizzly and only 12C
I've switched the central heating back on, feeling cold makes my old bones ache
I've switched the central heating back on, feeling cold makes my old bones ache
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Grow Your Own / Re: Daily harvest 2024
« Last post by Subversive_plot on Today at 03:06 »Broad beans, down south in Georgia, USA!!
I did manage to harvest a few for eating! I know it's not much, but they have a can't-be-grown-here reputation in my state. These were grown from seeds of a lone plant that survived a -14 C freeze in December 2022 (Windsor variety, I call these Windsor -'Hardy').
Any other beans I get this year will be saved for next year.
Agua dulce that I tried to also grow this spring never got off the ground. Maybe try some more of those this autumn?
Added later: I de-podded them and blanched them per instructions online. My verdict: delicious! Nutty, creamy sweetness, like peas, but better. They will be a protein topping a salad tomorrow. Mrs. Sub_p is a bit suspicious of unfamiliar vegetables, I'll see if I can get her to try what she calls "those weird beans".
I did manage to harvest a few for eating! I know it's not much, but they have a can't-be-grown-here reputation in my state. These were grown from seeds of a lone plant that survived a -14 C freeze in December 2022 (Windsor variety, I call these Windsor -'Hardy').
Any other beans I get this year will be saved for next year.
Agua dulce that I tried to also grow this spring never got off the ground. Maybe try some more of those this autumn?
Added later: I de-podded them and blanched them per instructions online. My verdict: delicious! Nutty, creamy sweetness, like peas, but better. They will be a protein topping a salad tomorrow. Mrs. Sub_p is a bit suspicious of unfamiliar vegetables, I'll see if I can get her to try what she calls "those weird beans".
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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s for tea? 2024
« Last post by mumofstig on Yesterday at 20:52 »Chicken Tikka slices with salad, coleslaw and a jkt spud 