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I hear that it's not totally vital to 'chit' although if you wack them in a warm bedroom windowsill today you'll get some progress before it's planting time...
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I hear that it's not totally vital to 'chit' although if you wack them in a warm bedroom windowsill today you'll get some progress before it's planting time...
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just started chitting mine yesterday, I'm growing Javelin and a new variety to me called rocket. Apparently they are a vigorous first early so we'll see.
Oh Javelin are good but not overly heavy cropping.
Oh Javelin are good but not overly heavy cropping.
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Spuds chitting away nicely was going to stick with tradition and plant them on good Friday but what with all the "global Warming" b0ll0cks I am going to put them in 2weeks earlier just to experiment a little. In fact I am going to try everything both flowers and veg crops 2 or 3 weeks early this year and then pray for no late frosts when the tender stuff starts growing.
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Try spraying your chitted spuds now and every other day till you plant with half strength maxicrop, it'll strengthen early growth.
We're getting one of these
http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php?view=Chickens&about=the eglu
Not cheap, but it was the only way I could convice the wife.
There are loads of cheap chicken houses on fleabay too.
This is a really good book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Choosing-Ke...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204273369&sr=1-1
http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_services/products_services.php?view=Chickens&about=the eglu
Not cheap, but it was the only way I could convice the wife.
There are loads of cheap chicken houses on fleabay too.
This is a really good book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Choosing-Ke...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204273369&sr=1-1
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Wilco...Now find me a chicken hut and I'll throw some free range your way...
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Shrub Ideas
Shrub Ideas
Anyone got any ideas about which shrub types to plant behind Tin basher towers to hold the ground together and suppress weeds.
The ground slopes at about 45degrees down to a stream, is in sun for a very limited time each day (early morning / late evening) and given it's over the garden fence they will not get much TLC. The ground is not very firm and contains about 50/50 good soil/ rocks and cr@p. I have planted a Holly cutting there, and used an old tyre to help with soil retention, 3 years ago but it grows very slowly, similarly escollonia 2 years ago. I need something low maintenance but with a vigorous habit that can spread if it likes. No rhodies though can't stand the things.
Any thoughts
Shrub Ideas
Anyone got any ideas about which shrub types to plant behind Tin basher towers to hold the ground together and suppress weeds.
The ground slopes at about 45degrees down to a stream, is in sun for a very limited time each day (early morning / late evening) and given it's over the garden fence they will not get much TLC. The ground is not very firm and contains about 50/50 good soil/ rocks and cr@p. I have planted a Holly cutting there, and used an old tyre to help with soil retention, 3 years ago but it grows very slowly, similarly escollonia 2 years ago. I need something low maintenance but with a vigorous habit that can spread if it likes. No rhodies though can't stand the things.
Any thoughts
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cotoneaster horizontalis mate. Thrives in ****e soli, shade and or sun, doesn't need water but will live quite nicely along rivr banks. It is the shrub of choice for most councils as it spreads and covers everything in evergreen foliage.
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Cheers Gem off to dig up some corporation bushes as soon as it's dark thanks for the info.
edited to add - Just googled cotoneaster horizontalis Gem seems ideal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/main.jhtml?xml=/gardening/2002/12/07/gfoc07.xml
Just started to take a bit of interest in veg growing as my eldest boy (only 8) is keen to grow some veg this year. Just been donated some early spuds and been given this link http://www.the-gardeners-calendar.co.uk/
Any useful comments welcome, as you can tell i'm not a gardener apart from cutting the grass ready to get the BBQ out.
Any useful comments welcome, as you can tell i'm not a gardener apart from cutting the grass ready to get the BBQ out.
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That is a very good link mate.
As for growing a few veg you cando very well growing spuds in well drained big pots or buckets using the compost from growbags. start with about 4 inches of growbag mix and put 3 seed potatoes on the mix then half fill the bucket with more mic.Each time the green shoots come thrugh cover them with another inch of mixture till your pot is full thenjust water enough to keep them moist. The whole process takes about 12 weeks and each pot will provide plenty of spuds.
Another winner for kids is radishes, they grow very fast. Courgettes too take little care to produce excellent results but make sure you keep slugs and snails at bay with slug stoppa pellets.
Good luck.
As for growing a few veg you cando very well growing spuds in well drained big pots or buckets using the compost from growbags. start with about 4 inches of growbag mix and put 3 seed potatoes on the mix then half fill the bucket with more mic.Each time the green shoots come thrugh cover them with another inch of mixture till your pot is full thenjust water enough to keep them moist. The whole process takes about 12 weeks and each pot will provide plenty of spuds.
Another winner for kids is radishes, they grow very fast. Courgettes too take little care to produce excellent results but make sure you keep slugs and snails at bay with slug stoppa pellets.
Good luck.
Thanks for that, well that should keep him busy this weekend.
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New Gardening.
New Gardening.
Well I finally got around to sorting out my own little plot, I've only been here since august FFS! As I'm new to this green finger thing, can anyone answer a few questions?
Started off with your typical DHE garden of wonky patio, weed strewn lawn and the previous occupant wasted all the beds by covering them with plastic and pebbles. What a funkin mess!
The pebbles came in handy as I used them to improve the drainage in one corner of my garden (2 ft ditch full of pebbles makes a good soakaway!). Every time it rained one corner flooded... not had enough rain since I did it to see if it was succesful or not!
Utilised the bed along the back to plant some cheap fir trees along the fence, those DHE chainlink fences don't give much privacy!
DT_Xtremez_42: Although I may have to wait a few years until I can do some naked sunbathing!DT_Xtremez_28:
Lawn treated in early september, nice and easy one treatment and 90% of weeds gone! Gave the lawn it's first trim at the weekend.
Bought a couple of cheap propogators with seeds from B+Q. One to grow some plants (busy lizzies, lobelias and petunias) for the windowboxes on the little 'uns playhouse, the other has some chilli seeds (cayenne), peppers (corno de torro rosso and capsicum). Most of those have pushed up a fair amount of shoots just no show from the Capsicum or busy Lizzies! Am I right in thinking I just need to buy one of those small 1x2ft plastic greenhouses to grow it all in?
I've bought a couple of potato bags, thanks for the info about using growbags instead of compost, I'll give it a try. Just have to chit my potatoes, gonna be a tight ar5e and use some from tesco's!:: Am I right in thinking all you have to do is to keep them in a dark place for a couple of weeks or do I need to do anything else with them?
Hope you can give me some advice...
HTB.
New Gardening.
Well I finally got around to sorting out my own little plot, I've only been here since august FFS! As I'm new to this green finger thing, can anyone answer a few questions?
Started off with your typical DHE garden of wonky patio, weed strewn lawn and the previous occupant wasted all the beds by covering them with plastic and pebbles. What a funkin mess!
The pebbles came in handy as I used them to improve the drainage in one corner of my garden (2 ft ditch full of pebbles makes a good soakaway!). Every time it rained one corner flooded... not had enough rain since I did it to see if it was succesful or not!
Utilised the bed along the back to plant some cheap fir trees along the fence, those DHE chainlink fences don't give much privacy!
DT_Xtremez_42: Although I may have to wait a few years until I can do some naked sunbathing!DT_Xtremez_28: Lawn treated in early september, nice and easy one treatment and 90% of weeds gone! Gave the lawn it's first trim at the weekend.
Bought a couple of cheap propogators with seeds from B+Q. One to grow some plants (busy lizzies, lobelias and petunias) for the windowboxes on the little 'uns playhouse, the other has some chilli seeds (cayenne), peppers (corno de torro rosso and capsicum). Most of those have pushed up a fair amount of shoots just no show from the Capsicum or busy Lizzies! Am I right in thinking I just need to buy one of those small 1x2ft plastic greenhouses to grow it all in?
I've bought a couple of potato bags, thanks for the info about using growbags instead of compost, I'll give it a try. Just have to chit my potatoes, gonna be a tight ar5e and use some from tesco's!:
: Am I right in thinking all you have to do is to keep them in a dark place for a couple of weeks or do I need to do anything else with them?Hope you can give me some advice...
HTB.
Just have to chit my potatoes, gonna be a tight ar5e and use some from tesco's!:
First you shouldn't grow supermarket potatoes, they can introduce disease.
I thought you should chit pots on a sunny windowsill
DT_Xtremez_42: . Some expert advise would be nice.
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Bought a couple of cheap propogators with seeds from B+Q. One to grow some plants (busy lizzies, lobelias and petunias) for the windowboxes on the little 'uns playhouse, the other has some chilli seeds (cayenne), peppers (corno de torro rosso and capsicum). Most of those have pushed up a fair amount of shoots just no show from the Capsicum or busy Lizzies! Am I right in thinking I just need to buy one of those small 1x2ft plastic greenhouses to grow it all in?
I've bought a couple of potato bags, thanks for the info about using growbags instead of compost, I'll give it a try. Just have to chit my potatoes, gonna be a tight ar5e and use some from tesco's!:
Hope you can give me some advice...
HTB.
Capsicums are very slow to germinate, heat and patience is important best place to propagate them is in the dark of an airing cupboard, when they are through then bring them into the light. Growing them in the small greenhouses is perfect but don't forget to ventilate, they can get too warm otherwise.
False economy using spuds from tesco, seed potatoes are certified virus free and you can be sure of what you are going to get. However chit them in a light frost free room not in the dark. The shots in spuds chitted in the dark are too weak eveven though they look strong. All you are looking for is quarter to threequarters of an inch dark coloured shoots any colour from green, purple to black depending on variety. Don't worry if your seed potato goes green that is fine.
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