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When is the best time to divide rhubarb?
Is it possible to plant onions from ordinary onions that have sprouted in the kitchen drawer or is it best to get bulbs? Also where we live the soil is like a very thick clay, is it best to plant in a container? We have dug in compost etc to the soil last year?
Can't think of where I heard or read it but are French Marigolds good for keeping carrot fly at bay?
I have sage growing in herb garden. Am new to this, appreciate information. have been picking tips to make bushier plant. Do i pick flower buds or just let them grow.
I had a bed of potatoes last year and only recently noticed that there are some fresh potato sprouts in the same bed this year - can they be left or should i get rid of them? they're obviously growing from potatoes that were left in the ground last year. i had planned on growing cabbage in that bed this year
I planted my potatoes just over 3 weeks ago but no sign of growth yet. They were chitted for 6 weeks in my garden shed in Feb & March but as there was a fairly heavy spell of frost during this period I am wondering if the crop may have been damaged by this? Should I leave them a bit longer or dig one up to check?
I would appear to have an infestion of shiny green (metalic looking) beetles eating my rhubarb leaves, just spotted them on Saturday and they are going mad for the leaves. I'm afraid they will spread to nearby strawberry beds, how do I get rid of them and what are they?
We hope to try and plant a pumpkin patch, but are new to this with great intentions. The back of the seeds say need 90 growing days, which is 3 months, planting indoors for 4 weeks july the out for aug & sept. This site says plant indoors late april may for 4 weeks, then plant outside, would this not be planting too early or are we allowing for our dull irish summers! We are ready to go but dont know which method to use for crop harvest in early October.
For a second year flowers have appeared on rhubarb plants, have cut them out but wonder what conditions are causing flowers to appear in the first place. I understand the plant wastes energy flowering at the expense of the fruit.
I was told you could use seaweed as fertilizer in the veg garden, so I got myself a ton of it. Do I wash it first and then put it in the base of the drill before planting potatoes etc or how is it applied?
I want to grow some potatoes in containers and I want to know how many seed potatoes do I put in each container and will garden soil do or do I need to mix compost with it,if so could I use homemade compost or must it be bought compost.
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