16-04-2012, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by orangutan
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I grew Alicante years ago and seem to remember they were nice.
I used to buy a couple of plants from the WI Friday market and planted them outside. I may do that this year if I can buy some.
16-04-2012, 07:37 PM
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Shaz, I'm jealous..I wish I had more beds to plant in but hubby won't hear of the lawn being demolished (yet
)For the frost dates, in case anyone is interested, I went to
www.gardenaction.co.uk/main/weather You just enter your town name.[/QUOTE]
Janela
I have not dug up the garden
Have a plot on an allotment. Dug the beds, ready for planting. Do seeding in the shed in the back garden. After a while I take them to allotment, to be put in the greenhouse, ready to be planted out.
10-05-2012, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Janela
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Got the runner beans in on that sunny day we had a couple of weeks ago! But to be honest they haven't got any bigger and are surrounded with slug pellets 
The alicante toms are about 4" high, they've all caught up with each other.
my runner beans are a ft high doing great in their disposable mugs ..http://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=8460
11-05-2012, 06:40 PM
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It's been a struggle getting things started this Spring, one of the worst that I can remember (although we tend to forget the awful ones don't we). My strawberries though are looking really good and flowering well, I have managed to nurse my runner beans along and will plant them out this weekend and the salad crops seem to be OK, but just slow and needing a little more warmth to thrive.My biggest disappointment I think is the total failure of the Victoria plums to set fruit. The blossom was very early, brought on by the March sunshine, but then completely destroyed by a couple of overnight frosts. Of three small trees there will not be a single fruit this year, a real disappointment after harvesting around 10 to 12lb from each tree last autumn...
11-05-2012, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by plantman
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It's been a struggle getting things started this Spring, one of the worst that I can remember (although we tend to forget the awful ones don't we). My strawberries though are looking really good and flowering well, I have managed to nurse my runner beans along and will plant them out this weekend and the salad crops seem to be OK, but just slow and needing a little more warmth to thrive. My biggest disappointment I think is the total failure of the Victoria plums to set fruit. The blossom was very early, brought on by the March sunshine, but then completely destroyed by a couple of overnight frosts. Of three small trees there will not be a single fruit this year, a real disappointment after harvesting around 10 to 12lb from each tree last autumn...
12-05-2012, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Janela
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Having a bad memory, I thought it was just me thinking this spring was a bad one Barry 
Shame about the plums, my new greengage didn't flower but the new cherry had one flower
My gooseberries and blackcurrant are covered in whitefly
It has been such a nice warm day here that I took the plunge and hung my two hanging baskets ....... please don't let there be anymore frosts!
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