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Gooseberry problems
Yesterday, I put the washing outside on the line and noticed that some of the tips of the gooseberry bushes were a bit white. So, I got the secateurs out and pruned this out (as well as another plant … more →
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Gooseberry problems
M. wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday, I put the washing outside on the line and noticed that some of the tips of the gooseberry … more →
Now I know why my Edible Bananas are dying!!!
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Wilson Wong wrote 8 months ago: The dwarf banana plants have been my pride and joy in my Ginger Garden. Recently, out of a sudden, I … more →
Tomato Blight
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Angie wrote 9 months ago: Tomato Blight I along with a lot of other people in Ventnor have succumbed to the dreaded tomato bli … more →
Bad Ladybirds
Angie wrote 12 months ago: No, it is not a case of our ladybirds not eating their aphids but intruder Harlequin ladybirds (Harm … more →
Things to do in the Garden in July
Angie wrote 1 year ago: Keep a look out for cabbage white butterfly eggs on all of your cabbage family plants. If you see an … more →
The Fruit Garden in July
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Angie wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to Blackmoor Nurseries for their ‘Things to do in the fruit garden this month’ ne … more →
Ventnor Permaculture June Meeting Review
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planetcooper wrote 1 year ago: We held our June meeting at Ken’s land in St Lawrence. He’s really been getting on with … more →
Plant Pests - Aphids
Angie wrote 1 year ago: Unless your growing area is completely enclosed with fine mesh aphids are a problem that you are goi … more →
Growing Courgettes in Containers
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Angie wrote 1 year ago: This is the second year that I have grown courgettes (known as zucchini in the US) in pots, this ano … more →
Plant Pests - Leaf Miner
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Angie wrote 1 year ago: This year I have had terrible trouble with my Swiss chard, blotches all over the leaves which makes … more →
My Milkweed got eaten up!
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Wilson Wong wrote 1 year ago: I have recently planted some milkweed plants (Asclepias curassavica) in my community garden after se … more →
Attack of the Mites!
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Wilson Wong wrote 1 year ago: Even though it has been documented in books, spider mites are pests that rarely visit bromeliads. I … more →
Cabbage, clubroot, cucs and critters
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M. wrote 1 year ago: After another break from the allotment, went down yesterday. OH had been down during the week to lif … more →
End of July update
M. wrote 1 year ago: After a week or so absence from the allotment, the second early potatoes look sad: they have blight … more →
Taking seeds to bed!
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M. wrote 2 years ago: I took all my seeds to bed – I wanted to find out what I actually had left, and also what was … more →
Mixed Bag.
M. wrote 2 years ago: The detection of sawfly larvae in April with vigilance, then hardly any sawfly in May, I became comp … more →
Dilemma
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M. wrote 2 years ago: One of the sowings of broad beans, Red Epicure is looking a bit sad – it has blackfly on, thou … more →
The beginning of June - garden update
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M. wrote 2 years ago: It seems such a long time ago this year since the first wave of gooseberry sawfly larvae munched thr … more →
The beginning of June - Plot update
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M. wrote 2 years ago: Well, with half term (plus tummy bug) and trip to my mum’s, the allotment was neglected. A cou … more →
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