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Cauliflower problems.

Woops, Sorry ! I should have written I am digging in the horse manure with soot, now, on the area where my Mustard Green...

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dianebulley

6 Sep, 2011
Dianebulley

Growing Cauliflowers successfully.

There was a plea for help about this, which seems to have disappeared. The secret of growing Cauliflowers successfully is...

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dianebulley

6 Sep, 2011
Dianebulley

SPRING CABBAGE FOR SUNDAY DINNER

Hi, yes its me again, !!Growing veg on a concreate slab!! Can't wait!! my first spring cabbage grown by my own fair hands,...

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greenfingers123

29 Jul, 2011
Greenfingers123

Brussels Sprouts.

Early on in the year posted a photograph of my Brussel Sprouts. They are a new type called Nelson and they are really tasty....

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flowery

19 Nov, 2010
Flowery

Red Sprouts!

'Sprouts could be a Christmas hit as a Cambridgeshire farmer gives the vegetable a novel twist' I read this morning! He has...

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drc726

16 Nov, 2010
Drc726

autumn is upon us!

2 days ago here in the north our family were out in the garden in t-shirts and shorts and it was 20 deg C! Now it's 10 deg...

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petitebabe

24 Sep, 2010
Petitebabe

In praise of sprouts!

Just a short blog to say that I found sprouts back in Morrisons today & I couldn't resist...68p a kilo...not too bad? My...

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fluff

24 Sep, 2009
Fluff

Snow's away...

Finally we have bare earth again, the snow having melted over Sunday and yesterday. In fact having been -7C towards the end...

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moon_grower

17 Feb, 2009
Moon_grower

brassica clubroot

i have grown cabbage cauli and all brassica for a number of years now with very good results but my soil is very acid so...

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billymac

27 Jul, 2008
Billymac

Caterpillar damage

Thanks to Spritzhenry answering my question a while, I found that caterpillars have been munching on my spring cabbage! I...

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peter

22 Nov, 2007
Peter