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by billnorfolk
21 May 2020, 14:03
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Cucumbers
Replies: 5
Views: 5196

Re: Cucumbers

I have two cucumber plants in the greenhouse and the leaves are going a bit yellow. I think if I am honest I have over watered them, so am keeping them a little drier. If it is not that, does anyone know what it may be please? Hi Gwen like Lancashire Lass I like to grow my Cucumbers outdoors as wel...
by billnorfolk
24 Apr 2020, 18:48
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Germination
Replies: 10
Views: 13192

Re: Germination

That is interesting, Bill. My carrots if you can call them carrots have been a disaster over the last two years, very small and wobbly, but no carrot fly and they did taste nice after about three quarters of an hour cleaning them in all the nooks and crannies. Yes had some of them ,heavy clay soil ...
by billnorfolk
22 Apr 2020, 18:52
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Germination
Replies: 10
Views: 13192

Re: Germination

All the seeds I have set this year are use before 2015 Well that's annoying, Bill! And encouraging too, I suppose, but I'm pleased for you that yours have worked. I hadn't actually looked at how old the other things are, but actually they go back to 2011 growing season, so maybe I'm asking a bit mu...
by billnorfolk
22 Apr 2020, 10:40
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Germination
Replies: 10
Views: 13192

Re: Germination

That's a really helpful answer, LL, thank you - and the link very much so. I think I'd been thinking along the right lines, but was getting variable results. On reflection and in consideration of your answer, I think my problems are largely due to lack of warmth. I have moved trays into the car but...
by billnorfolk
13 Apr 2020, 20:31
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

Yes thank you. My hobbies are folk dance and music. One of the dance clubs I go to has quite a few people my age so we mostly 'dance' with a musical walk; you'd hardly think we are doing the same dances that were danced with fancy, bouncy steps in Jane Austen's time by young ladies looking for husb...
by billnorfolk
12 Apr 2020, 19:58
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

I will admit that 5 years has made some difference to the way I work and the speed it seems to take 4 or5 times longer now and 10 times longer than 10 years ago Doesn't it just! When you are young even 1 year seems to make all the difference between yourself and others. Then as an adult a few decad...
by billnorfolk
12 Apr 2020, 14:16
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

Hello Bill When Ted died I was not going to do any gardening, apart from keeping the flower beds half decent, and dragging all the pots out of the greenhouse where they had wintered. I also binned opened packets of seeds Big mistake, but I didn't expect all this turmoi, and difficulty in obtaining ...
by billnorfolk
11 Apr 2020, 23:40
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

If I can offer help to anyone Gwenoakes will be happy to . Think some home grown will benefit us all and maybe help our friends if fresh veg should get scarce later in the summer. Hope you are well and keeping safe.
by billnorfolk
11 Apr 2020, 18:03
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

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Hi Wendy hope you keeping well .
by billnorfolk
11 Apr 2020, 18:01
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Re: Back in the garden

Hi Freeranger nice to be back it has been a while. I am currently only doing half the garden as don't have the get up and go I once had, think it got up and went a while ago. All my seeds are from 2015 2016 ,as like you only decided to have a go after lock down, I did order some seeds but 3 weeks la...
by billnorfolk
09 Apr 2020, 14:59
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Back in the garden
Replies: 12
Views: 11781

Back in the garden

Hi everyone , due to the present climate of being in lockdown for 13 weeks I thought it was time to get back to some serious veggie growing. 2015 was the last time as a new hobby swooned me away from the garden, due to the restrictions in place now I can no longer pursue that hobby so it is back to ...
by billnorfolk
13 Nov 2015, 15:32
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Is everyone tidied up and ready for Spring ??
Replies: 8
Views: 5624

Re: Is everyone tidied up and ready for Spring ??

As things have been finishing ,i have forked the beds over ,forked in rotted compost and covered with black plastic and weighted down .The plastic warms the ground in the spring and keeps any late weeds away ,though potatoes will always find away .I have dug a trench where my beans will go and fille...
by billnorfolk
16 Oct 2015, 14:38
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Heated Greenhouse Winter Gardening
Replies: 5
Views: 3577

Re: Heated Greenhouse Winter Gardening

I think trying to keep a growing temp in a greenhouse through the winter can work out expensive ,its not only heat but maintaining enough light can be another problem ,with the wintertime sun being so low in the sky and the days so short .Moulds on plants would be another problem .I have overwintere...
by billnorfolk
27 Sep 2015, 18:01
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: Ash and charcoal - what will grow?
Replies: 2
Views: 2299

Re: Ash and charcoal - what will grow?

Hi Ryan Most things will grow in any media ,its how well they grow i suppose that is the main question.Rhubarb from my own experience likes a rich well drained soil ,i like to put lots of well rotted manure around my plants every year .Blueberries do like an acid soil and grow well in pine forests,r...
by billnorfolk
25 Sep 2015, 13:43
Forum: Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
Topic: What next?
Replies: 13
Views: 7469

Re: What next?

It is a fact ,to grow your own is a labour of love ,what you get out of it depends on what you put in .Over the years i have worked hard on my veggie garden and like yourself sometimes wonder if its all worthwhile .When things go right it is always yes but invariably things tend to go wrong more oft...