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"Not much of a gardener, I tend to put in stuff that just keeps coming back but I have got a lovely crop of strawberries  "
Any tips on growing a good crop? |
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Spend hours in our Garden its another room of the house Conservatory opens out onto a decking and BBQ area Trellising all rond with clematis and passion flowers all round must be 10 foot no one can see in on a night it all lights up with solar power lights like Christmas tree lights and the lawns and flower beds are looked after plus we can play sometimes have friends join us |
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"Spend hours in our Garden its another room of the house Conservatory opens out onto a decking and BBQ area Trellising all rond with clematis and passion flowers all round must be 10 foot no one can see in on a night it all lights up with solar power lights like Christmas tree lights and the lawns and flower beds are looked after plus we can play sometimes have friends join us "
I'm envious, Iv always wanted patio doors leading out to the garden |
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"Are you a flower beds gardener, or fruit, veg and herbs, or a wildlife gardener, or a mixture of them all like me. Zen garden anyone?"
Dalhias , gladoli, geraniums , tulips , veoilas, pansies , potatoes ,tomatoes. strawberries , carrots and onions . I have five gardens in various locations so a lot of space to fill
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"Not much of a gardener, I tend to put in stuff that just keeps coming back but I have got a lovely crop of strawberries
Any tips on growing a good crop? "
Raspberries are easy to grow, get the autumn ones, if of course you like Raspberries, lol |
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"Fruit, veg, flowers and chickens here. Also have an allotment "
Me too, excellent stuff, love coming home with bags of fresh grub, cherries were amazing this years, stomach was a bit rife though,lol |
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"Raspberries are easy to grow, get the autumn ones, if of course you like Raspberries, lol
The yellow raspberries are sooooooooo sweet"
I always though they would be the opposite until I tried them, Blueberries are another favourite. |
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"Not much of a gardener, I tend to put in stuff that just keeps coming back but I have got a lovely crop of strawberries
Any tips on growing a good crop?
 No!
They're last year's plants that got left in the tubs and I haven't done anything, not even watered them!
But they're tasty 
That gives me some hope then "
The tubs are in a sunny spot and we've had plenty of rain so that's probs why they've done so well.
If you have a bed that fits that description strawberry plants will just keep coming back for years. The advantage of the tubs is that it's harder for slugs to get them - that's why people put straw around them (hence the name) to deter slugs and keep the fruit off the ground. |
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Potatoes even though we can't remember planting any!  Onions, tomatoes, garlic, fennel, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, chives, rosemary, marigolds, sweet Williams, calla lilies, roses, daffodils, tulips, crocismus, and an assortment of "what the fuck are they?" |
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Weeds !! 
Actually the tortoise does a fair job of keeping the dandelions at bay 
The only produce I grow, at the mo, are herbs and wild strawberries in an old Belfast sink next to the bbq. The intention is that I can add to anything I cook ( have another sink in the other side, which I full with ice, beer and wine ).
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"Not much of a gardener, I tend to put in stuff that just keeps coming back but I have got a lovely crop of strawberries
Any tips on growing a good crop?
No!
They're last year's plants that got left in the tubs and I haven't done anything, not even watered them!
But they're tasty
That gives me some hope then
The tubs are in a sunny spot and we've had plenty of rain so that's probs why they've done so well.
If you have a bed that fits that description strawberry plants will just keep coming back for years. The advantage of the tubs is that it's harder for slugs to get them - that's why people put straw around them (hence the name) to deter slugs and keep the fruit off the ground."
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"Fruit, veg, flowers and chickens here. Also have an allotment
Are chickens messy? "
They make mess like any other animals, but most complaints are about the noise. |
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small polytunnel to replace the plastic greenhouse that got mullered a couple of years ago, couple of raised veg beds..
usual shrubs etc and a decent sized area to sit out in during the summer..
love growing stuff and there's not much more satisfying than picking what your own fresh veg etc..
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"Potatoes even though we can't remember planting any! Onions, tomatoes, garlic, fennel, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, chives, rosemary, marigolds, sweet Williams, calla lilies, roses, daffodils, tulips, crocismus, and an assortment of "what the fuck are they?" "
" what the fuck are they" are my favourite  |
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them "
Dogs seem to eat more than we thing, I had one who used to chew on carrots like they were bones, and a Fox buried half a bag of prawn crackers on my allotment for a leaner time, we have much to learn,lol |
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them "
one of our dogs when he was a pup discovered he liked the taste of strawberries, even the green not yet ripe ones..
he pretty much put paid to that years crop and the result was less than favourable when they went through him later..  |
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I vary my growing from year to year but I've dabbled in nearly everything over the years, sometimes very successfully sometimes not
Strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and courgettes are the regulars! |
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them
one of our dogs when he was a pup discovered he liked the taste of strawberries, even the green not yet ripe ones..
he pretty much put paid to that years crop and the result was less than favourable when they went through him later.. "
Fizzy gravy, yuk!  |
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"I vary my growing from year to year but I've dabbled in nearly everything over the years, sometimes very successfully sometimes not
Strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and courgettes are the regulars!"
Happens to everyone, no years is 100%, especially when you grow a large variety, you're not alone. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!  "
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby  |
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"Next year I will be growing fruit and veg. Can't this year as the garden needs a full overhaul... bamboo is everywhere!!"
You can eat bamboo shoots, get clump forming varieties, Black bamboo in my favourite, green leaves against black stems are gorgeous. |
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"I have:-
Fig trees
Strawberries
Sweet peas
Sunflowers
Tomatoes
Apples
And some other stuff I can't talk about "
" it was there when I moved in officer" |
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Our house is only a terrace so doesn't have a proper garden, still got sunflowers, strawberries and some bedding plants.
Where we live its ridiculously windy so things blowing over is a problem
800ft above sea level on a hillside with no windbreaks - right laugh |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!! "
i have used a product which is basically tiny little nemotodes who eat the snails and slugs, they are present in the soil naturally but this is just a way of tipping the balance..
safer than pellets.. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
Get a hedgehog they will get rid of them for you "
Spot on, make sure they have access and water available, they will clear a garden in a couple of nights, little mates |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby "
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
Get a hedgehog they will get rid of them for you
Spot on, make sure they have access and water available, they will clear a garden in a couple of nights, little mates "
my 2 dogs would kill it |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr "
Hi baby doll |
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"Next year I will be growing fruit and veg. Can't this year as the garden needs a full overhaul... bamboo is everywhere!!
You can eat bamboo shoots, get clump forming varieties, Black bamboo in my favourite, green leaves against black stems are gorgeous."
I don't want anymore of it! Was there when we moved in and is tearing up the decking... |
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"I have:-
Fig trees
Strawberries
Sweet peas
Sunflowers
Tomatoes
Apples
And some other stuff I can't talk about
" it was there when I moved in officer" "
No, it looked like the Somme but covered in chicken shit when we moved in.
I'm sculpting it, slowly.
The back garden is the remnants of an old orchard. Or apple tree is the last one left. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr
Hi baby doll "
Ohhh too funny you aren't you, snuckems |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr "
Peace baby was meant as a general term from the 60s, calm down. Lilies are a good example of garlic spray, I think they were the first plants it was used on, leave some broken cloves soaking in some water, then sieve into the spray bottle, remember to spray after rain, works a treat. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr "
Get your clogs out and do a stomp |
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"Next year I will be growing fruit and veg. Can't this year as the garden needs a full overhaul... bamboo is everywhere!!
You can eat bamboo shoots, get clump forming varieties, Black bamboo in my favourite, green leaves against black stems are gorgeous.
I don't want anymore of it! Was there when we moved in and is tearing up the decking..."
Non clumping is a nightmare, I don't envy you mate, good luck sir! |
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"Weeds mainly. I sent off for the grow wild free seeds last year & this year to encourage bees. I appear to have wheat growing instead
Snap!  "
Try Naturescape, they have a website and send plant plugs too, Bee flowers is one of the best things you can do at the mo, please don't give up, some councils are planting Bee flowers in the beds and road verges |
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"I have:-
Fig trees
Strawberries
Sweet peas
Sunflowers
Tomatoes
Apples
And some other stuff I can't talk about
" it was there when I moved in officer"
No, it looked like the Somme but covered in chicken shit when we moved in.
I'm sculpting it, slowly.
The back garden is the remnants of an old orchard. Or apple tree is the last one left. "
Lot of digging up roots I suspect? |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr
Peace baby was meant as a general term from the 60s, calm down. Lilies are a good example of garlic spray, I think they were the first plants it was used on, leave some broken cloves soaking in some water, then sieve into the spray bottle, remember to spray after rain, works a treat."
Pmsl @this ok I'll try to calm down.. I'm sorry for my outburst Although I do fear they are taking over the universe!!!
I'm away for salt and some big boots... Kerrrrrunch! |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr
Peace baby was meant as a general term from the 60s, calm down. Lilies are a good example of garlic spray, I think they were the first plants it was used on, leave some broken cloves soaking in some water, then sieve into the spray bottle, remember to spray after rain, works a treat.
Pmsl @this ok I'll try to calm down.. I'm sorry for my outburst Although I do fear they are taking over the universe!!!
I'm away for salt and some big boots... Kerrrrrunch! "
Please be humane, poor little sods can't help it. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr
Peace baby was meant as a general term from the 60s, calm down. Lilies are a good example of garlic spray, I think they were the first plants it was used on, leave some broken cloves soaking in some water, then sieve into the spray bottle, remember to spray after rain, works a treat.
Pmsl @this ok I'll try to calm down.. I'm sorry for my outburst Although I do fear they are taking over the universe!!!
I'm away for salt and some big boots... Kerrrrrunch!
Please be humane, poor little sods can't help it. "
Stomp stomp keruuunch keruuunch |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr
Peace baby was meant as a general term from the 60s, calm down. Lilies are a good example of garlic spray, I think they were the first plants it was used on, leave some broken cloves soaking in some water, then sieve into the spray bottle, remember to spray after rain, works a treat.
Pmsl @this ok I'll try to calm down.. I'm sorry for my outburst Although I do fear they are taking over the universe!!!
I'm away for salt and some big boots... Kerrrrrunch!
Please be humane, poor little sods can't help it.
Stomp stomp keruuunch keruuunch "
No, my little mates, blubb |
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I don't do gardening!
When I landscaped my garden last year, I designed it specifically as a low maintenance garden.
I don't have ANY pot plants for a very, very good reason. They don't last long.
I either over-water them or don't water them enough. |
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I've got apples and cherries growing in mine. Also lavender but i don't do anything with that. My dog, guinea pigs and rats are buried in it as well.
My soil is sandy and very wet, so bushes and trees do well in it. Most flowers have died. I've mainly got bushes all around the edge, with trees interspersed in there too. I'm keeping the trees small. Letting the bushes grow wild.
I need a gardener... |
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We've currently got loads of herbs and vegetables growing in ours. I'm experimenting to see if I can feed two vegetarians with just a small container garden (and staples from the shops). It's an interesting experiment I think.
Yesterday I got a small poly walk-in greenhouse and I'm planning in the autumn to construct some hanging guttering inside to grow strawberries in. |
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"Are you a flower beds gardener, or fruit, veg and herbs, or a wildlife gardener, or a mixture of them all like me. Zen garden anyone? Dalhias , gladoli, geraniums , tulips , veoilas, pansies , potatoes ,tomatoes. strawberries , carrots and onions . I have five gardens in various locations so a lot of space to fill"
I,d like to know what strips the leaves of runner beans ? only attacks at night.
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I grow for wildlife and my own enjoyment. Plenty of wild flowers, something flowering at every point of the year, as well as for insects, birds, aquatic species and other wildlife.
My plants include the seemingly exotic. I have Bird of Paradise plants, various palm tree varieties and plants that evoke the jungle feel. Bees and butterflies love it here, and a summer evening always has a gorgeous scent in the air. My honeysuckles are pervasive and their scents are mixed with other flower scents, depending on the month.
I also like simple plants, so some sweet peas, which also have a captivating scent, are great too.
For food, I'll grow tomatoes, peppers and herbs mainly, as well as strawberries for dessert. |
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"Are you a flower beds gardener, or fruit, veg and herbs, or a wildlife gardener, or a mixture of them all like me. Zen garden anyone? Dalhias , gladoli, geraniums , tulips , veoilas, pansies , potatoes ,tomatoes. strawberries , carrots and onions . I have five gardens in various locations so a lot of space to fillI,d like to know what strips the leaves of runner beans ? only attacks at night."
Slugs and snails love runner bean leaves, so look out for their slime trails. If it's these, you could potentially provide some barrier, that would prevent them getting to the plants. |
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them "
I try and do this with figs Before the local blackbirds start pecking lumps out of them I don,t want them then only last week one blackbird Was trying his luck with a unripe fig they can,t wait to pounce. |
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"Weeds !!
Actually the tortoise does a fair job of keeping the dandelions at bay
The only produce I grow, at the mo, are herbs and wild strawberries in an old Belfast sink next to the bbq. The intention is that I can add to anything I cook ( have another sink in the other side, which I full with ice, beer and wine ).
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Like the Idea of the tortoise, but no spraying or slug pellets while he,s there I lost a hedgehog once due to the pellets, which really got to me Any I put down now is minimal and once A year, pleased to say we have the Hedgehogs back, but still thinking of Useing egg shells Instead in supply when needed pity they don,t keep the cats off. |
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"Fruit, veg, flowers and chickens here. Also have an allotment
Are chickens messy?
They make mess like any other animals, but most complaints are about the noise."
I Think the local red fox,s had Some local hens just across the yard,shame not to see them anymore but They were allowed to wander, black sussex, banti,s etc along with a rooster. |
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"I grow for wildlife and my own enjoyment. Plenty of wild flowers, something flowering at every point of the year, as well as for insects, birds, aquatic species and other wildlife.
My plants include the seemingly exotic. I have Bird of Paradise plants, various palm tree varieties and plants that evoke the jungle feel. Bees and butterflies love it here, and a summer evening always has a gorgeous scent in the air. My honeysuckles are pervasive and their scents are mixed with other flower scents, depending on the month.
I also like simple plants, so some sweet peas, which also have a captivating scent, are great too.
For food, I'll grow tomatoes, peppers and herbs mainly, as well as strawberries for dessert. "
Let me know when you are having a garden party |
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"Fruit, veg, flowers and chickens here. Also have an allotment
Are chickens messy?
They make mess like any other animals, but most complaints are about the noise. I Think the local red fox,s had Some local hens just across the yard,shame not to see them anymore but They were allowed to wander, black sussex, banti,s etc along with a rooster. "
A bloke on the allotments has never lost a chicken to foxes, and everyone else has, they want to kill the fox, he tries to explain why he doesn't lose chickens, but they don't want to know, everytime they kill a fox we suddenly get over run with Rats, Mice and Voles, and they moan about them. What is it that prevents some people from seeing sense? |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
I spray leaves with garlic spray, it's very good, I'm quite fascinated by snails and try not to hate anything, peace baby
There snails!! And don't call me baby! I love all gods creatures.. With the acceptance of snails and fooking slugs.. They've chomped their way through my Lillies!! And have now moved on to anything else they have taken a shine too.. Grrrrr "
Try some tiger lilys thou well Established they,d rather hide under The leaves as well as frogs etc quite Cool under there. |
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"Are you a flower beds gardener, or fruit, veg and herbs, or a wildlife gardener, or a mixture of them all like me. Zen garden anyone? Dalhias , gladoli, geraniums , tulips , veoilas, pansies , potatoes ,tomatoes. strawberries , carrots and onions . I have five gardens in various locations so a lot of space to fillI,d like to know what strips the leaves of runner beans ? only attacks at night.
Slugs and snails love runner bean leaves, so look out for their slime trails. If it's these, you could potentially provide some barrier, that would prevent them getting to the plants."
well if it is snails or slugs doing this I hate them worst than I did before with a passion, to Be able to chew through mature leaves There chompers know no bounds, ground up egg shells should help next time I,ll pile them high next year at the bases, I was thinking they may have been earwigs egg shells would not stop Them I lost half my plants this year.. |
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"My garden is decking,fake grass an slabs.I only have 2inches of top soil over a major layer of chalk.All the plants which are David Austin old English roses are in tubs."
I was reading the book by andrew marrs, Looking at britain from up above some Wonderful photo,s and it showed the White cliffs of dover and how this region developed from acient seabeds and how profound the chalk deposits were and the lay out of the land there Can,t be much fun being a gardener there sometimes, saying that does kent still have many orchards for fruit growing apple trees etc? must be a certain amount of soil there.
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"Fruit, veg, flowers and chickens here. Also have an allotment
Are chickens messy?
They make mess like any other animals, but most complaints are about the noise. I Think the local red fox,s had Some local hens just across the yard,shame not to see them anymore but They were allowed to wander, black sussex, banti,s etc along with a rooster.
A bloke on the allotments has never lost a chicken to foxes, and everyone else has, they want to kill the fox, he tries to explain why he doesn't lose chickens, but they don't want to know, everytime they kill a fox we suddenly get over run with Rats, Mice and Voles, and they moan about them. What is it that prevents some people from seeing sense?"
My folks had chickens let them roam, there was no red foxs to take them then like there Is now, but saying that we got brown rats instead so yes haveing a fox keeps vermin down, I don,t mind shrews, field voles, or harvest mice I have seen all these in the garden and Indoors before in the past but of course they belong outside and thats where i prefer them to be mostly. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
Get a hedgehog they will get rid of them for you "
Are hedgehogs expensive to buy and how do you ensure that they do not disappear into someone elses garden?. |
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
Get a hedgehog they will get rid of them for you Are hedgehogs expensive to buy and how do you ensure that they do not disappear into someone elses garden?. "
SuperGlue them to the plant you want protected |
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By *opinovMan
over a year ago
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Brambles, apples (cookers and eaters), red currants, strawberries, raspberries, loganberries, elderberries, hazel nuts, plums, gooseberries, etc.
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"Snails and they eat everything. I HATE them spawn of the devil!!
Get a hedgehog they will get rid of them for you Are hedgehogs expensive to buy and how do you ensure that they do not disappear into someone elses garden?. "
You can't 'get' them, you have to attract one to your garden. Start by cutting some notches in your fence that a hedgehog will fit though, and make sure you put out food that the hedgehog will like. Eventually you might get one that passes through your garden on it's nightly patrol. |
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Went out into the garden this morning and the whole place seems to have grown two inches overnight. :D The butternut squash and pumpkin vines have turned into triffids overnight and there are several courgettes that I'm going to pick this evening to make into quick pickles to top burgers during the week.
I planted a type of tomato called sweet pea currant this year too, which has formed the most beautiful, tiny, perfect little trusses of green fruit. Now just to hope my runner beans come through in the next couple of days... I want my bean curry! |
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Our Garden is like another room to us like i have already said on this thread spent a lot of money on it just had a watering system put in to water all the hanging baskets hay racks and troughs it would take me the best part of an hour twice a day to water them |
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them
Dogs seem to eat more than we thing, I had one who used to chew on carrots like they were bones, and a Fox buried half a bag of prawn crackers on my allotment for a leaner time, we have much to learn,lol"
do you have a prawn cracker tree now? |
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"Our Garden is like another room to us like i have already said on this thread spent a lot of money on it just had a watering system put in to water all the hanging baskets hay racks and troughs it would take me the best part of an hour twice a day to water them"
It gives me great pleasure just standing in the garden admiring the flowers when they are in bloom . When people passing by compliment me on the flowers it gives me a real kick.I have gardens in five different locations ..
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
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I love my garden We've grown salad potatoes, carrots, runner beans, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries and blueberries this year. The fruit is doing really well. No marrows though....lol |
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"Weeds !!
Actually the tortoise does a fair job of keeping the dandelions at bay
The only produce I grow, at the mo, are herbs and wild strawberries in an old Belfast sink next to the bbq. The intention is that I can add to anything I cook ( have another sink in the other side, which I full with ice, beer and wine ).
Like the Idea of the tortoise, but no spraying or slug pellets while he,s there I lost a hedgehog once due to the pellets, which really got to me Any I put down now is minimal and once A year, pleased to say we have the Hedgehogs back, but still thinking of Useing egg shells Instead in supply when needed pity they don,t keep the cats off. "
This july I tried to video a hedgehog in my garden but it was just a bit to dark to see properly, 10 or more minutes later I could hear the hedgehog chomping away on slugs or snails behind my tiger Lilys and just a bit of movement from moveing plants etc location wise as Someone said earlier I hope they can detect and clear as many of the slime Trailing critters as possible.. Last year when it was light two hedgehogs were mateing I can understand where they get their name From now listening to them at the time Did,nt think of videoing them a real Wasted opportunity, hopefully one or two offspring were born which will benefit the garden in later times. |
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Never been one for gardening until last year. I built a raised flower bed with breeze blocks, rendered & painted. It's now full of various flowers. Just recently I've built a decking & also used the remains of the wood & an old under counter fridge to build a garden cooler, it's great when filled with ice.
I've now built a herb garden out of a pallet & its mounted on the wall. I have two different chilli plants, basil, Rosemary, sage & parsley all growing very well. |
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By *opinovMan
over a year ago
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I used to do quite a bit of gardening on a self-employed basis but got put off in the end, working for some lady called Mary who was always pestering me for progress reports - she was most contrary.
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"I have strawberries, chillies, courgettes, blackberries, tomatoes and peppers. I have to remember to pick the strawberries before my dog spies them
Dogs seem to eat more than we thing, I had one who used to chew on carrots like they were bones, and a Fox buried half a bag of prawn crackers on my allotment for a leaner time, we have much to learn,loldo you have a prawn cracker tree now? "
I wish, lol |
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"I've s nettles . A find nettles keep the thieves away
There's 101 uses for nettles, I think you just made it 102. "
You want to try nettle beer me dad used to Make it, its got quite a sting in its Tail.. |
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"I've s nettles . A find nettles keep the thieves away
There's 101 uses for nettles, I think you just made it 102. You want to try nettle beer me dad used to Make it, its got quite a sting in its Tail.. "
Never tried that, tea, soup and omlette. |
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"I've s nettles . A find nettles keep the thieves away
There's 101 uses for nettles, I think you just made it 102. You want to try nettle beer me dad used to Make it, its got quite a sting in its Tail..
Never tried that, tea, soup and omlette. "
Not in the garden but Out in the nearby countryside in june I Was Lucky to see small tortoishell butterflie catterpillas on some Nettles you,d be lucky If you got them In your garden, small tortoishell don,t seem as common as they used to be, but in the past one of the reasons I used to keep a small bed of nettles Was to get such catterpillars in the 70,s.. |
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