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Thanks for the advice Andy. The renting situation is a bit of a pain, but I'll get there. Think I'll try containers for now rather then ask the landlord if I can dig some of the garden.
Looking forward to getting started. you'll all hear from me i'm sure 'cause I haven't got a clue. Its true what you said Nem, why isn't such an important skill taught more at younger ages? Oh well, you're never too old to learn!!!
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hi thanks dudes. does nem mean spring roll?! 
ha i didnt know that..its just an abbreviation of an old user name..nemesista. drenthe is not as far north as friesland...drenthe is the bit with the forest.
i shall duly throw my net over my raspberry tomorrow!
i will move the peppers out of the room theyre in and try them in a warmer spot before they go mouldy
umm something else happened at the allotment what was it now..? mmm...*thinks* ...oh yessss....we are not using the end of the allotment and i read that i should cover it up to stop weeds but i was thinking that it wouldnt really..like being covered up all summer? lol i over-empathise with objects..i feel sorry for the soil..lol..anyway...shall i cover it and if so what with? thanks.
ha i didnt know that..its just an abbreviation of an old user name..nemesista. drenthe is not as far north as friesland...drenthe is the bit with the forest.i shall duly throw my net over my raspberry tomorrow!
i will move the peppers out of the room theyre in and try them in a warmer spot before they go mouldy
umm something else happened at the allotment what was it now..? mmm...*thinks* ...oh yessss....we are not using the end of the allotment and i read that i should cover it up to stop weeds but i was thinking that it wouldnt really..like being covered up all summer? lol i over-empathise with objects..i feel sorry for the soil..lol..anyway...shall i cover it and if so what with? thanks.
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Millymollymandy
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Hi Nem - I think it is just in French that nem means spring roll - must be a vietnamese word.
It would be best if you ask your questions individually in the appropriate section as that way more people will see them. There aren't many looking in at this thread!
P.S. Don't net your raspberry yet! It is only to stop the birds from eating the fruit, so you cover the fruit just as they are starting to turn red.
It would be best if you ask your questions individually in the appropriate section as that way more people will see them. There aren't many looking in at this thread!
P.S. Don't net your raspberry yet! It is only to stop the birds from eating the fruit, so you cover the fruit just as they are starting to turn red.
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Cheezy
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things i can think of that i need to know right now are...
a) i have a rasberry plant thingy on my allotment and my motherinlaw just gave me a net to put over it to protect the fruit from the birds..umm..what do i do with this net??!!
b) i made lil holes in my lawn and threw wildflower seeds on it but i dont have even one little flower! someone told me that its really hard to grow wild flowers...and some people have said that if i dont continually mow my lawn it will die...but i dont really like boring lawn...i want the garden to get a bit wilder..the people we bought the house off have made it nice in a yuppy kind of way but...not reallllly my thing..someone said leave it for a year and do nothing see how it grows but not much has happened to it in a year..lol thats how dull it is! what to do what to do? i always wanted to have a bit of long grass with some wild flowers.
c) my paprika havent come up at all..all my other seeds have come up...except the dates..anybody grown a date palm?! do paprika take more than a week to come up? i think its been two weeks
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Hi I'm new here (i will get round to doing a "Hi" post next!) however on the questions above
a) Net thing, don't worry until you start getting fruit, once you do all you need is a few bamboo canes, some string make a rough cage pop your net over, stops the birds eating yer rasas. If they're in a line make like a A frame with a cane running across the top linking up all your A frames (like you do with beans etc, and drap the net over.
I do the same thing with fleece to protect my apricots but from the frost, and yes you can grow apricots even in the NE!.
b)Milly's right the grass is too fertile, you need to keep cutting it to use up the nutrients. It's best to grow the seeds into small plants so they can compete with the grass, and plant as plug plants.
c) your chilli/toms/paprika need moist (propagator, or plastic bag cover). Some also like darkness (put some paper over the propagator, as soon as they are up remove), and they can take 2 to 3 weeks, mine have anyway. I don't bother covering the seeds with paper these days and they still come up. Also you may be a little late for capsicum, they like to start early like slow in Feb (this is for greenhouses's cos outside I think your not going to do well as they are real heat lovers.)
a) i have a rasberry plant thingy on my allotment and my motherinlaw just gave me a net to put over it to protect the fruit from the birds..umm..what do i do with this net??!!
b) i made lil holes in my lawn and threw wildflower seeds on it but i dont have even one little flower! someone told me that its really hard to grow wild flowers...and some people have said that if i dont continually mow my lawn it will die...but i dont really like boring lawn...i want the garden to get a bit wilder..the people we bought the house off have made it nice in a yuppy kind of way but...not reallllly my thing..someone said leave it for a year and do nothing see how it grows but not much has happened to it in a year..lol thats how dull it is! what to do what to do? i always wanted to have a bit of long grass with some wild flowers.
c) my paprika havent come up at all..all my other seeds have come up...except the dates..anybody grown a date palm?! do paprika take more than a week to come up? i think its been two weeks
thanks.[/quote]
Hi I'm new here (i will get round to doing a "Hi" post next!) however on the questions above
a) Net thing, don't worry until you start getting fruit, once you do all you need is a few bamboo canes, some string make a rough cage pop your net over, stops the birds eating yer rasas. If they're in a line make like a A frame with a cane running across the top linking up all your A frames (like you do with beans etc, and drap the net over.
I do the same thing with fleece to protect my apricots but from the frost, and yes you can grow apricots even in the NE!.
b)Milly's right the grass is too fertile, you need to keep cutting it to use up the nutrients. It's best to grow the seeds into small plants so they can compete with the grass, and plant as plug plants.
c) your chilli/toms/paprika need moist (propagator, or plastic bag cover). Some also like darkness (put some paper over the propagator, as soon as they are up remove), and they can take 2 to 3 weeks, mine have anyway. I don't bother covering the seeds with paper these days and they still come up. Also you may be a little late for capsicum, they like to start early like slow in Feb (this is for greenhouses's cos outside I think your not going to do well as they are real heat lovers.)
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So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
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SoKay,
one other thing. If you're cutting the grass for your wild flower meadow, make sure you collect every little bit of grass clippings, as these will rot down adding to the nitrogen and the fertilirty the grass likes.
You gotta starve the stuff. A good raking to remove dead moss etc is good, BUT don't add any nutrients. You can add sand etc as wild flowers usually like good drainage....unless you get the ones that like boggy ground
one other thing. If you're cutting the grass for your wild flower meadow, make sure you collect every little bit of grass clippings, as these will rot down adding to the nitrogen and the fertilirty the grass likes.
You gotta starve the stuff. A good raking to remove dead moss etc is good, BUT don't add any nutrients. You can add sand etc as wild flowers usually like good drainage....unless you get the ones that like boggy ground
It's not easy being Cheezy
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
ohh i had second thoughts after everything i read. we want to sell this place for a profit in 6 years and skadaddle so the yuppy lawn is now under my intensive scrutiny..i gonna make it the best yuppy lawn in the world..people will want to play mini-golf or something here it will be so fine..or midget-golf as they call it here
but thanks anyway...the wild flowers will just have to wait til we shake off this house :-)
maybe you can help with something else though. my gf is emetophobic (afraid of vomiting) and she doesnt like that some of the plants have a little white mould on the soil surface. it means she will never be able to eat a single tomato without worrying about germs etc. a bit of mould isnt too bad right? theyre being potted on as i speak and no doubt she will pluck every bit of mould off. that will be okay right?
edit. she did pull the mould off but she said shes not so worried really about the fruit being polluted. but still...mould= very bad?
but thanks anyway...the wild flowers will just have to wait til we shake off this house :-)
maybe you can help with something else though. my gf is emetophobic (afraid of vomiting) and she doesnt like that some of the plants have a little white mould on the soil surface. it means she will never be able to eat a single tomato without worrying about germs etc. a bit of mould isnt too bad right? theyre being potted on as i speak and no doubt she will pluck every bit of mould off. that will be okay right?
edit. she did pull the mould off but she said shes not so worried really about the fruit being polluted. but still...mould= very bad?
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Re: Hello all
G'day from a semi-Scot!Scott wrote:Just wanted to say hello to one and all. Found the site when searching on google for anything on selfsufficiency due to a want for a greener and healthier approach to day to day living. What a find, the site is just what I needed. Its also the first time i've joined a forum. So its all change for Scotty. Sorry, I shouldn't refer to myself in the third person, it doesn't give a good impression.
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Don't worry about making a good impression - I suspect most of us are well past that stage... Okay, okay, I'm probably only speaking for myself then.
Anyway, welcome and I can say that in my short time here I've met quite a few very nice people and renewed contact with some liked-minded people I hadn't heard from in a while. (And best of all, people can chat to me without smelling my boilersuit!)
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