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I have sown tomato seeds twice (Thompsons Alicante) and they dont appear even after 3 or 4 weeks! My friend sowed the same seeds and he has the same problem. I even have put fleece over the trays!
leaves on plants are turning light brown, shrivelling up and crumble in the hand. I've planted Shirleys-36 plants-all are affected,they're in glasshouse where tomatoes have been grown successfully for 30 yrs/never saw this before/no insects on the plants/grown from seed/it started suddenly over-night after germination and while they were under polythene before being planted out to growing spot.
trying to find out about a flower, it had a large bulb one long stem, slim narrow leaves flowers smell like honeysuckle. yellowish in colour petals on flower curl intowards stem
Will a solar pump work inside a polytunnel?
I have grown aubergines in the greenhouse they are about between 12" to 18" tall some have 2 or 3 fruits on them. Do i need to take off some of the top leaves and pinch the sides out? conflicting views on the internet. cucumbers i have are Fatima, what are male flowers and what are female and how to i manage these also.
Is it possible to grow tomatoes and peppers without using a greenhouse ?
Do tomatoes like cow dung? I have recently sorted out my greenhouse and I am getting missed answers from people I know about whether or not to put cow dung in the soil before I plant my tomatoes.
I have 2 top 10 electric propagators which I tried to medium success last year, I want to use just one this year but need to know when is it ok to remove a tray from it after germinating, a lot of stuff bolted last year which I want to avoid, but I can replace a tray with the spare 10 I have in order to utilize it completely. There is only very basic instructions with them.
My Mam lives in Kinsale where they have a lot of problems with whitefly. Her tomato plants (Moneymaker and Totem F1) were about 10cm high last weekend. Now, three of them have wilted off and the rest have whitefly. She has sprayed them with Bio Sprayday. Are the two problems related? Does the Sprayday go out of date (hers is last year's)? The plants are growing at the patio door of her apartment, facing southwest.
I have a green house, not heated, but would like to start off some bulbs but how do I water them and how often?
I recently acquired framework of a polytunnel. My question is do you know of any suppliers that supply the polythene to cover polytunnels.I am located in county Waterford.
What is the best type of heating I should think about in getting for my greenhouse so i can have a constant heat in cold weather many thanks
Im totally new to gardening so will be delighted if you can help. I've recently moved into a new house and now have space to grow plantsHow long do I wait to transfer Tomato seeds once they start to grow, from grow bags to plants.
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