03-07-2018, 05:24 PM
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Back after a month long holidaySpent the first two day weeding.
To day just back from picking red currents and goose berries.
This year also had a great crop of unions, no white rot and big bulbs so it seems Jayes Fluid does work as the last two years most of the sets died
03-07-2018, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by galty
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Back after a month long holidaySpent the first two day weeding.
To day just back from picking red currents and goose berries.
This year also had a great crop of unions, no white rot and big bulbs so it seems Jayes Fluid does work as the last two years most of the sets died
You'll soon catch up again after your holiday Galty.
It is so satisfying picking your won stuff isn't it.
How are your wildflowers for the bees going on?
04-07-2018, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups
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You'll soon catch up again after your holiday Galty. It is so satisfying picking your won stuff isn't it.
How are your wildflowers for the bees going on?
Firsts results disappointing. Mostly weeds
Thing is do I weed??????
04-07-2018, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by galty
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Was stated that it will take 2 years.Firsts results disappointing. Mostly weeds
Thing is do I weed??????
Could you just pull up any thistles/nettles and .... what's the name I'm looking for, the creeping thing that twines round plants and strangles them?
Or maybe even compromise and make the area a little smaller and more manageable maybe?
04-07-2018, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups
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Could you just pull up any thistles/nettles and .... what's the name I'm looking for, the creeping thing that twines round plants and strangles them? Or maybe even compromise and make the area a little smaller and more manageable maybe?
I may pick my jostaberries if goosegogs are now ready. They looked black and plump the few ones I looked at today, but had the dog with me but no receptacle.
18-07-2018, 11:11 AM
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Ok back for the last 3 weeks.Madly watering in early Morning, to hot after 9am.
90% of strawberries have died.
Beetroot not bad.
Sweetcorn not bad.
Lost all but one of my cucumbers.
Tomatoes are struggling but the first truss are turning red
Tried to dig the rest of my Onions and Elephant Garlic up but could not penetrated the soil much to hard bit like concrete.
Forecast is no Rain for at least another month.
18-07-2018, 04:38 PM
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Terrible, isn’t it? Watered my onions and carrots this morning, and also my fruit bush, but don’t think it helped much.The communal gardens, where I let Holly run about, is also like concrete, which I find difficult to lie on when retrieving her ball from under a hedge. Wish we had days of solid rain, but then again...all the weeds and grass would go out of control again on my own allotment.
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