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Is it ok to put ashes directly into earth where veg would be planted? Is it ok to put ashes into a compost bin?
My dad & I have been growing tomatoes for years but this year, the leaves on some of his otherwise healthy plants have turned a kind of rust colour.Some of the leaves on my plants have turned whitish in the centre of the leave or often the leaf is speckled with this whitish colour. Are these some kind of blight or what do you think?
When my stawbwerry plants have finished for the season and they start to dry up & wither, is it ok to leave the pots as they are out in the open for the winter OR, do they need to be in a shed/ sheltered area? If it's the latter, when can I take them out of the shed /sheltered area for next year?
I erected a 60cm white fleece around my carrots to prevent carrot fly. Unfortunately, where the carrot bed is situated, the white fleece is a bit of an eyesore. Ignoring the fleece, I have a timber wall surrounding my carrots (as a result of a raised bed) about 6'' high which obviously won't prevent carrot fly. To keep the peace in my house, I want to lay the fleece on to top of the carrots supported by the wooden sides. In other words, my carrot bed will be surrounded by 6'' high walls of wood with the fleece forming a roof over the carrots. I'm assuming that the fleece will still keep the carrot fly out but my concern is that the fleece will block out needed sunlight. It's normal white semi-transparent fleece one buys in a gardening shop etc. What do you think? Rgds
Hi Gerry, I planted carrot seeds 3 weeks ago and I'm happy to announce that they germinated about a week ago (ie. small green leaves appeared over the ground about a week ago). I was inflicted with carrot fly last year so I'm going to erect a 60 cm while fleece around my carrot bed to prevent the same happening. My only concern now is that I'm worried that I might have left it too late and the carrrot fly may have already arrived? I haven't started thinning the carrots yet. What do you think? Am I too late and merely wasting my time? Regards Ray
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