Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
01-04-2009, 12:59 PM
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In the garden
your broad beans, spinach, chard, lettuce, parsley and anthing else that can stand a touch of frost should be planted out this week. I also have borage, forgetmenot, globe artichokes and...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
01-04-2009, 12:54 PM
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saving seeds from F1's, some f1's are non seed...
saving seeds from F1's, some f1's are non seed making, some are non pollen making and they are all a commercialised cross breed. They do not breed true to like, so a parent plant say a tomatoe...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
23-03-2009, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 79
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Growing Vegetables
bit late with the weekly update but its been such good weather its been outside work only.
So now your onions and Garlic should be popping their heads above the soil. In the greenhouse your beans...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
26-02-2009, 04:24 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
26-02-2009, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 11
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Wormery
to make a wormery, take something like a plastic dustbin, drill holes in the bottom about 10 should do it.
Put a good dollop of manure in and make sure it has some of those nice red worms in, put...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
23-02-2009, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
21-02-2009, 05:16 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-02-2009, 06:06 PM
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thanks
I new there was something to do with cartridges but didnt know what. I have just emailed this to everyone I can think of who would like to use the service.
thanks again
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-02-2009, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 16
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also
you can make little boxes and lids out of them origami style for small gifts next year or hang them as decorations on your xmas tree.
I make them and store self collected seeds in them for the next...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-02-2009, 05:42 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
20-02-2009, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 79
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Jeana:
Is the soil very wet, if so build raised...
Jeana:
Is the soil very wet, if so build raised beds, one at a time make them 10 ft x 4 ft. If you want to try just one bed I suggest either Potatoes or salad crops, easy to grow good returns.
Ok,...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
17-02-2009, 11:33 AM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 79
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Over the years I have found there is no...
Over the years I have found there is no replacement for animal manure, in cultivating plants off all types, it brings the plant to the fruiting stage earlier, so that the little summer that we have...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 79
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Sorry the simple answer is no. I tried...
Sorry the simple answer is no. I tried seedsavers who could not identify the apple, and suggested a place in UK it was £25 to send it and get details. The trees been her about 90 years from the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,998
Several uses
Goats will eat it all for you, and turn it into milk, cheese, etc for you.
Pigs will turn it over and get rid of the rushes and then you can plant it
Sheep will just stay out there and mind it for...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 01:38 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 79
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This weekend was the weekend
Well Is aid I would post what I was doing in the garden to help the newbie gardeners.
When I got out into the garden for the first serious session this year:
I cleared and weeded the beds...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
11-02-2009, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 79
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Green fingers
If I get a chance I will post what I'm doing on a weekly basis and you can follow track.
Where are you located - south of me you should do it a week earlier north of me a week later.
So what I will...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
11-02-2009, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 11
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what a coincidence
My B/friend is from NZ and I spend a good bit of time there
thanks for the very useful reply and I will let you know how I get on
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
10-02-2009, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 64
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practice makes perfect LOL
€25.00 x 52 = 1300
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HRT = €360.00 Hormone Replacement Therapy = ovarian cancer 18 years ago
ESB = €300.00 use a meter then you know what you are using
Clothes = €260.00 - second hand and exchange...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
10-02-2009, 06:28 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
10-02-2009, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 79
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Time is of the essence
It takes me less time than going to the shops for food.
The first year it seemed to take me ages because I wasnt experienced enough to be confident that things would grow.
shortest day of the year...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
10-02-2009, 06:03 PM
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
09-02-2009, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 36,285
Raised beds
I built my beds nearly 9 years ago now and planned the garden so that I had concrete slabs between in paths. This had been a god send as the land is so wet in winter. I can go out in my slippers...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
09-02-2009, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 79
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