Any nettles remember the sting is on the back,of the nettle leaves use gloves ...
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Gardening with Joey
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
That good for any veg ?
In growth yes - you only feed plants in full growth to kick them on to glory feed after watering first so the feed is then not leaching away same in containers etc ...
Container or in the ground? I grew some in the garden in our old house and inevitably missed one or two come digging up time and 3 years later there were still spud plants popping up.
I have them in containers but at the moment I’m rivalling Cornwall for crop size.
In containers - did you add steamed bonemeal? As a phosphatic fertiliser produced great containerised roots - if you have not a heaped tablespoon into 5 litres of water mix well & feed them with Bonemeal - home bargains sell the cheapest fertiliser -Also then every 2 weeks feed with a lawn fertiliser with high Nitrogen for a month ... then go onto a high potash feed like Phostrogen etc .... make sure before feeding the plant is well watered, so your feed does not leach out in the container ....
In the ground the potato does break up the soil well ..... if you leave any babies in they will return .....
Remember the season of weather is 2-3 weeks behind in the UK - harden tender annuals off first before planting out - - hanging baskets make them up now & whitsun is ideal for putting them up feed once per week miracle grow is ideal once established......I prefer wall baskets as they tend to be more sheltered from the wind that can cause damaged plants...
Good time to Gylsophate any weeds in-between flags etc - - do be careful to spray drift - so pick a calm day as if it goes near your plants off lawn it will kill them also ..... a bit of washing up liquid in your glysophate mix acts a spreader in your mix buy the concentrate - home bargain is the cheapest concentrate & wear gloves & use a litre spray hand gun .....
The council have not sprayed for 2 years, so I just did my kerbside & areas in the back garden between flags etc ....
The council have not sprayed for 2 years, so I just did my kerbside & areas in the back garden between flags etc ....
Anything that is cheap,& strong enough go hold the soil & compost use a preservative that is plant friendly put thick wooden pegs in treated & posidrive together paint first- then assembly - use good soil with compost mixed in fork the base for drainage - use a spirit level at aĺl time's to enable level watering & feeding ....
I have pebbles plus loads of birds in my garden - never known this - Kids may be pranking about ?
Plants need watering as we have not had rain in the UK for ages - carry out at nighttime & puddle your plants when watering ......
No definitely not kids mate they can't reach the roof of the extension.
Having googled it, apparently jackdaws, crows and magpies are known for stuff like this. Especially young ones.
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At this time of year, as the days get longer, you really want to be drinking lots of weed killer and urinating on your neighbours strawberry patch.
At this time of year, as the days get longer, you really want to be drinking lots of weed killer and urinating on your neighbours strawberry patch.
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