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Plant suggestions please
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sue Gollop Sep 28, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
I want to create a smallish border on one side of my allotment. So far I have sage, rosemary and lavendar, but am looking for some other ideas. Perennial herbs, flowers the bees will love, something…Continue
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is it Ok to eat garlic that has rusty leaves?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bean Brain Jul 4, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Read that you shouldn't compost the leaves but burn them instead. Presumably its ok to eat the bulbs, which look fine... but will they store ok? This is my first time growing garlicContinue
Autumn planting
Started this discussion. Last reply by Donna C Sep 5, 2011. 7 Replies 0 Likes
What can I plant this autumn to grow over Winter? I don't have a greenhouse or polytunnel.Tips, timing, recommended varieties all welcome please.Continue
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Stephen Shirley replied to Bean Brain's discussion Plant suggestions please"Don't forget other pollinators - for instance certain moths love Evening Primrose; this should hep you for Pollinator Friendly Plants"
Debbie replied to Bean Brain's discussion Plant suggestions please"pot marigolds and dahlias for early and late bees respectively. These are traditional plot flowers. Nettles for butterflies but you will probably get cabbage whites :(
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Southbourne Gardens replied to Bean Brain's discussion Plant suggestions please"Golden oregano and lemon thyme would be nice with the herbs you already have and bees love lavender. If you like a cottage garden look and can grow from seed this website is a good browse http://higgledygarden.com/ ;"
Bean Brain posted a discussionPlant suggestions please
I want to create a smallish border on one side of my allotment. So far I have sage, rosemary and lavendar, but am looking for some other ideas. Perennial herbs, flowers the bees will love, something that wont go wild and spread everywhere, that kind of thing. Suggestions please.See More
Bean Brain replied to Bean Brain's discussion is it Ok to eat garlic that has rusty leaves?"That's good to know. Thanks, I look forward to cooking with them"
chocolatelikesnow replied to Bean Brain's discussion is it Ok to eat garlic that has rusty leaves?"I pulled up my garlic a couple of weeks ago as patches of rust had started to appear on them. On the whole, the bulbs were surprisingly good, a handful were on the small side and a couple had gone rotten. As long as the bulbs look unaffected they…"
Jade Hwang replied to Bean Brain's discussion is it Ok to eat garlic that has rusty leaves?"its ok to eat the bulbs. they store fine. I grow them for a few years. I had to lift them early this year with rusty leaves, the bulbs are smaller. "
Bean Brain posted a discussionis it Ok to eat garlic that has rusty leaves?
Read that you shouldn't compost the leaves but burn them instead. Presumably its ok to eat the bulbs, which look fine... but will they store ok? This is my first time growing garlicSee More
Bean Brain replied to Bobby's discussion Support for peas"What about sugar pod peas? Says they grow to 120 cm"
Donna C replied to Bean Brain's discussion Autumn planting"I think I'll do the same thing Gareth, because I just ordered some more garlic so if I lose some I'll still have quite a bit left!!
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Gareth Bannister replied to Bean Brain's discussion Autumn planting"I'm going to sow half my garlic in containers and half in the ground and see which lot does best. I've always put them in containers in autumn and planted them out in spring,…"
Donna C replied to Bean Brain's discussion Autumn planting"I've just ordered Vallelado garlic from Organic Catalogue, not sure whether to put them in the ground or grow in containers.
I won't be doing anything else as it's my first year and I've only grown in containers this year, my…"
Gareth Bannister replied to Bean Brain's discussion Autumn planting"Garlic. - I'm trying 'Vayo' from Dobies this year (plus unknown ones), I've heard good things about it.
Over wintering Japanese onions. - Never tried them myself....
New…"
elaine rickett replied to Bean Brain's discussion Autumn planting"Everything Colin says plus spring onions, salad leaves, broad beans (all better under cloches or fleece as the weather gets colder)."
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- At 20:07 on August 13, 2011,
Darren Blick said… Hi Brian
Where about in Hampshire are you?
I'm in Salisbury
Why not join out Hampshire Group
- At 20:00 on August 14, 2011, Darren Blick said…
I got an allotment in Salisbury
I guess you are mainly getting things ready for next year if you haven't had it long?
Won't be too long and I'll be putting in my Garlic and Winter onions
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