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It is said that stable manure is principally a soil improver. Also that it is a fertilizer. For cabbages its is recommended not to fertilize their beds. So, what is it with stable manure, and should I or should I not apply it to cabbage beds?
I have read all the posts relating to growing rhubarb and wonder if it's possible to grow rhubarb in a container as there are very limited sunny spaces in my garden.
have been growing approx. 300 onion sets (white and red) successfully over many years. Weeds are now a major problem. Is there any type of ground cover on the market to keep the weeds covered, and say holes 6ins apart to allow sets to grow. For age and other reasons i have to reduce labour.
When my cabbage seedlings grow to about 25-35mm in height they are very leggy & do not develop into sturdy plants. I use a good quality seedling compost & grow the seedlings in a greenhouse. Any suggestion on why they grow this way?
I'm a bit new to growing herbs from seed but I planted some Basil, Rosemary and Thyme in small pots and placed them on my window indoors a few weeks ago. They seem to be going well but I'm wondering should I seperate the seedlings into seperate pots or just leave them develop in the pot together, there are quite a lot of seedlings now but I am afraid they may be a bit vulnerable if I start interupting them. I obviously have each type of herb seperate from each other so it is just a lot of the same type of seedling in each pot.
Have chitted Orla potatoes in my conservatory which are beginning to go green, can I plant them or forfeit them and purchase others.
Can you tell me is Kilkenny suitable for sowing the blight resistant potatoe,variety Sarpo Mira as I have heard that they are only suitable for planting in the west of Ireland.
I am starting from scratch with a green field site. Should I spray the area i want to plant out before rotavating?
I have recently obtained an alotment. I have to be careful with my back and my osteopath has recmmended to me that I use a long handled garden spade / fork etc. I have tried the usual outlets to no avail. Could you please recommend to me an outlet where I may purchase long handled garden tools.
Im about to plant Asparagus beside recently planted Rhubarb plants. As the rhubarb hasnt matured yet what spacing would i need to leave between the two rows of veg.
Last week I bought some Home Guard seed potatoes. When I opened them they are very soft with very long shoots already on them. I'm just wondering will these be okay to plant or should I take back and get others. I have other seed potatoes of British Queen chitting and these are much harder with shorter shoots.
Could you use builders lime to adjust the acidity of a soil?
I am growing potatoes in tubs (2nd earlies) and the instructions state t I should put 6'' of compost into a tub on top of which I then place the potato etc. It then states that I should cover the potato with compost etc. My question is simple in that 'is it ok to use a mixture of earth and homemade compost instead of just compost that I could buy at a garden centre?'
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