Gardening Thread

[Mochamoo]

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Hadn't twigged there was a gardening thread. As a keen gardener and allotment holder, good to have found this thread.
zeitgit

Ohhh tell us more, whatcha growing? You can stick up piccies too if you want...we have loads up near the start of this thread x

[zeitgit]

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Re: Sapphire's post - "We also have a Damson tree at the bottom of the garden which is laden with fruit, I always end up giving the fruit away."

(Not sure how to deal with quotes.) Have you thought of making damson gin? Beats sloe gin any day, and great for Xmas presents or self-indulgence. I've a fabulous crop of damsons this year, hard winter, lots of rain, best harvest in years. That's what I'll be doing over the weekend. Also for anyone troubled by earwigs in dahlias, vaseline smeared on the stem below the flower works a treat.

Hadn't twigged there was a gardening thread. As a keen gardener and allotment holder, good to have found this thread.
zeitgit

[WendyB]

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Oh I love ragged robin,lynchnis flos-cuculi, its one of our lovely native wildflowers x Its actually in decline in the UK and is now actively being cultivated! Have you considered selling it on ebay?

what??? That horrible weedlike thing with the purply flowers? People would actually pay money for it? I'll have to make sure it is actually ragged robin (although I'm sure my sister says it was and she's a gardner). I am off to have a look at ebay now. It's certainly not in decline in my garden lol. I rip out loads of the stuff on a weekly basis.
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well have had a look at some photos but can't decide if it is or not. The plant I have only has tiny flowers, but the stems are indeed reddish in colour. I will text you a photo later and you can give me the nod if it is. Just seen someone selling on ebay for 37 quid! (No buyers mind lol.

[Mochamoo]

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My garden has done well this year, I've grown loads of different lettuce, salad leaves oriental veg, peppers, chilli's, carrots, tomatoes, runner beans, mangetout, peas, potatoes, blueberries, gooseberrys, raspberries and alpine strawberries and regular strawberries and all my herbs as normal oh and onions, shallots, leeks and garlic too...


Plant wise all change The 8 50ft conifers on the right fence have come down, to be replaced by an ugly 6 ft fence to I now have a huge shade border which I filled via freecycle. I now have a lovely fernery mixed in with foxgloves and aquiligia. The fences have black bamboo, honeysuckle and jasmine growing up them.

I've put in a gravel drive out front and now have a boarder with lavender, hollyhocks, aquiligia, lupins, gladiolia, and much more

I have a new HUGE amazing project that I am sooooo excited about so I have been frantically taking cuttings of every plant I see and my garden is now being taken over as a nursey...if anyone wants to donate plants or seeds they would be gratefully recieved lol my current cuttings are not going to make even the smallest of dents in the new space. My neighbours will be banning me from their gardens soon , lol stripping everything for cuttings.
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Am on a personal vendetta against the bloody ragged robin weed stuff which invades my back garden .

Oh I love ragged robin,lynchnis flos-cuculi, its one of our lovely native wildflowers x Its actually in decline in the UK and is now actively being cultivated! Have you considered selling it on ebay?

[WendyB]

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well I decided to grow some peppers. Got as far as putting the seeds to dry on a saucer on the windowsill. That was about 6 weeks ago........

We have two tomato plants which have done well out in the garden, not that I care cos I don't like tomatoes anyway but OH does.

Have planted bizzies, petunias etc in big troughs at the front of the house and they have come out well and look lovely.

Am on a personal vendetta against the bloody ragged robin weed stuff which invades my back garden and chickweed which I can't seem to get rid of out of the front garden.

Tony's parents are moving house soon so he has already been round their front garden earmarking which plants he wants when they go.

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I thought I'd resurrect this thread and ask how everyone has got on growing their flowers and veggies this year.
I've only done runner beans this time as we are changing things round in our garden and I'm also campaigning for a greenhouse, they are getting cheaper all the time now, so hopefully will get one pretty soon.
I'm hoping to grow some Mediterranean veggies in there, now coming from a confirmed meat eater who don't eat veggies this is a first for me, but I have found that I really like Mediterranean veggies roasted in the oven with olive oil and garlic. I might even start trying out the regular veggies one day too lol.
We also have a Damson tree at the bottom of the garden which is laden with fruit, I always end up giving the fruit away. Once its clear then we need to have it cut right back as its totally overgrown, and overshadows the space where the greenhouse is going to be.
Re: the flowers because only have one bed and the rest is tubs I have done an experiment and topped up my soil in some with Miraclegrow compost and left some as normal. Blimey the difference is amazing and I have the biggest Bizzie Lizzie's I've seen in years. I've even got then growing round the base of the Date Palms and Cordyline's we have growing in tubs. We're definately going to use it again next year.

For anyone who is into growing their veggies I have found an excellent little forum thats based in the UK rather than the majority that are in America Vegetable Gardening Forum- Gardening Forum

TTFN

[Glenn UK]

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Well this morning I went from this



to This

LOL

we have started a veggie plot up in the bottom half of our garden, it was over shadoweed by three large leylandii (i think) around 50 - 60 foot tall.

My neighbour who owned the trees wanted them down but didnt want to pay for them, so i took them down. Great fun and very satisfying wathcing the buggers fall over.

the lase and smallest one was a bit hairy though, nearly fell the wrong way but with some tugging and heaving it finally fell where we wanted.

Lets hope the veggies appreicate all the effort and soak up the extra light they get.

Glenn

[enaid]

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I tend to have a fair few sprouty tatties under my sink and the depths of my veggie cupboard, and i'm sure I saw some mushrooms in the kids wellies last week.

I'm so advanced

PMSL
and very green too lol

[Amethyst]

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Indoor gardening
You don't even have to have any outside space to grow your own. Potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, and herbs can be produced indoors in windowsills and under sinks. "
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"The budget option would be to use old plastic bottles as pots, buckets, bins, or even an old pair of wellies," says Corner.

I tend to have a fair few sprouty tatties under my sink and the depths of my veggie cupboard, and i'm sure I saw some mushrooms in the kids wellies last week.

I'm so advanced

[enaid]

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Wow Pkea, I bet your arms are killing! What a hell of a job , I had a lovely garden and really enjoyed looking after it, but since we had to move 4 years ago (to a flat, with not even a balcony), I havent done any, I miss it badly

So, any tips on indoor gardening welcome so far this year me n daisy have managed cress!! lol

Indoor gardening
You don't even have to have any outside space to grow your own. Potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, and herbs can be produced indoors in windowsills and under sinks. "Some vegetables thrive in containers on a windowsill or patio," says Barter. "Salad leaves, herbs, chillies, broad beans and beetroot will all grow indoors. It also means your plants are less likely be attacked by a pest or disease."
"The budget option would be to use old plastic bottles as pots, buckets, bins, or even an old pair of wellies," says Corner. "But if you have a little cash to spare then how about buying some planters, compost and seeds, which could cost as little as £30."
Economies of scale may mean the indoor option will not save as much, but the upside is by growing spuds indoors you won't find yourself furiously digging in the dark and rain in February to source the chips for dinner.
For more information, the RHS Grow Your Own campaign website offers hints and tips on getting started at http://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables; The Garden Organic website is at Garden Organic - celebrating 50 years of organic growing - organic gardening, farming and food, or call 024-7630 3517

[Mochamoo]

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Well done Pkea! I only got two of my trees down, chainsaw gave up half way through the first tree and had to do the rest with the hand saw and tree lopers. I gave up when the second one was done, will do the other two after the exterminator has removed the wasp nest and the chainsaw is fixed.

A loverly gentleman heard about my seedling joby and donated me his green house -its a whopping 3.5 m by 2.5m!!! So I spent today removing my raised beds getting bitten by zillions of very cross ants, can no longer see my legs through the ant bites

Hopefully whilst I am away the green house will magically construct itself Better do I planted 1000 seeds today and have officially run out of room

my perenial boarder collection arrived this afternoon and have just finished planting them out front Perennial : Perennial Collection - 40

Am now very happy but tired Going to have a bottle of wine and a Bath I think! I deserve it been out in the garden since 8am!

[Luminol]

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Wow Pkea, I bet your arms are killing! What a hell of a job , I had a lovely garden and really enjoyed looking after it, but since we had to move 4 years ago (to a flat, with not even a balcony), I havent done any, I miss it badly

So, any tips on indoor gardening welcome so far this year me n daisy have managed cress!! lol

[enaid]

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Get em delivered from Tesco I bet they are cheep too

[Amethyst]

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AHHHH I had forgotten about growbags...good plan cheers Nells, wonder how many i can carry in my Sholly lol

[enaid]

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We have a growbag with lettuce on the top balcony and tomatoes everywhere, starting the spring onions and raddish soon, loverly.