Comments for The Frantic Gardeners' Blog http://www.franticgardener.org.uk Growing our own organically, in what precious time that we have, aided [sort of] by 2 children. This is year 5. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:47:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Wild cherry plum and ginger jam by zoe http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/06/12/wild-cherry-plum-and-ginger-jam/#comment-247 zoe Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/06/12/wild-cherry-plum-and-ginger-jam/#comment-247 Well done sb :) always fancy having a go at jam making but never yet got round to it. Well done sb :) always fancy having a go at jam making but never yet got round to it.

]]> Comment on chilli pepper flower by Frantic Gardener http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/23/chilli-pepper-flower/#comment-237 Frantic Gardener Mon, 23 May 2011 21:28:27 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/23/chilli-pepper-flower/#comment-237 hmm, chilli leaves have holes :( better look for culprit hmm, chilli leaves have holes :( better look for culprit

]]> Comment on argh do i have club root?? by The Frantic Gardeners’ Blog » some of the better things http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/22/argh-do-i-have-club-root/#comment-236 The Frantic Gardeners’ Blog » some of the better things Sun, 22 May 2011 19:06:40 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/22/argh-do-i-have-club-root/#comment-236 [...] dejected ’bout the brassicas [see below] , there is time to sow more, mollycoddle them a bit and plant them in a different area when bigger [...] […] dejected ’bout the brassicas [see below] , there is time to sow more, mollycoddle them a bit and plant them in a different area when bigger […]

]]> Comment on Catching up by layla http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-233 layla Sun, 15 May 2011 22:28:20 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-233 we've managed (so far) to keep the rabs out of the veggies but they have eaten pretty much everything else in the garden (ferns, all my geraniums & new bamboo shoots). Slugs have had all the runner beans we put in the front garden I'm going to replace them with peas which seem to be less tasty to them. The courgettes I sewed direct haven't come up (yet?) so I'm going to start some in pots, radish & salad have come up beautifully. Didn't get around to tomatoes so need to buy some plants. Front is full of early strawberries, fx nothing eats them before the ripen! we’ve managed (so far) to keep the rabs out of the veggies but they have eaten pretty much everything else in the garden (ferns, all my geraniums & new bamboo shoots). Slugs have had all the runner beans we put in the front garden I’m going to replace them with peas which seem to be less tasty to them. The courgettes I sewed direct haven’t come up (yet?) so I’m going to start some in pots, radish & salad have come up beautifully. Didn’t get around to tomatoes so need to buy some plants. Front is full of early strawberries, fx nothing eats them before the ripen!

]]> Comment on Catching up by zoe http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-232 zoe Sun, 15 May 2011 22:23:49 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-232 Thank you - i might hold onto them for a couple more weeks then :) Thank you - i might hold onto them for a couple more weeks then :)

]]> Comment on Catching up by Frantic Gardener http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-231 Frantic Gardener Sun, 15 May 2011 22:21:21 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-231 thankyou both for commenting :) . Michelle - indeed!! and Zoe, should be ok, as v unlikely to frost now as got to mid May [tho not completely imposs, so end of may if wantt to be v safe] thankyou both for commenting :) . Michelle - indeed!! and Zoe, should be ok, as v unlikely to frost now as got to mid May [tho not completely imposs, so end of may if wantt to be v safe]

]]> Comment on Catching up by zoe http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-230 zoe Sun, 15 May 2011 22:16:40 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-230 Sounds like you will have loads of veggies :) i have courgettes in greenhouse doing really well - should i plant them into our allotment? Sounds like you will have loads of veggies :) i have courgettes in greenhouse doing really well - should i plant them into our allotment?

]]> Comment on Catching up by Michelle http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-229 Michelle Sun, 15 May 2011 22:15:49 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/15/catching-up-2/#comment-229 Pesky bunnies! Pesky bunnies!

]]> Comment on Getting to the ‘final push’ by Frantic Gardener http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/07/getting-to-the-final-push/#comment-228 Frantic Gardener Sun, 08 May 2011 10:50:12 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/07/getting-to-the-final-push/#comment-228 having gardened in solid clay, i have got into the habit of starting everything off in a module, but now i plant on much sooner - at the pricking out stage - into the ground. helps me space things out better. are you going to have a separate allotment blog?? i am a bit dejected about pumpkins/butternut squash failures to germinate. going to buy another seed packet and sow all :( having gardened in solid clay, i have got into the habit of starting everything off in a module, but now i plant on much sooner - at the pricking out stage - into the ground. helps me space things out better. are you going to have a separate allotment blog?? i am a bit dejected about pumpkins/butternut squash failures to germinate. going to buy another seed packet and sow all :(

]]> Comment on Getting to the ‘final push’ by Merry http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/07/getting-to-the-final-push/#comment-227 Merry Sun, 08 May 2011 08:12:40 +0000 http://www.franticgardener.org.uk/index.php/2011/05/07/getting-to-the-final-push/#comment-227 My caulies and stuff will have to go straight into the ground and hope they grow I think; the allotment came too late for sowing them inside, but we'll see. I had no idea you had so much on this blog. Off to add it to my blogroll. My caulies and stuff will have to go straight into the ground and hope they grow I think; the allotment came too late for sowing them inside, but we’ll see.

I had no idea you had so much on this blog. Off to add it to my blogroll.

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