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Post by KC on Feb 26, 2015 10:59:37 GMT
Nasty magpies. I'm hoping if I feed the birds enough this year they will leave the fruit alone, although I must admit they were good last year. I keep the front primarily for flowers and the back for edibles but I foresee that having to change this year I've got SO much stuff!
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Post by KC on Feb 26, 2015 11:02:42 GMT
I have 'sold subject to payment' a lot of my craft stuff to be able to get gardening stuff 'I need' lol the thing is I'm not sure what I need a lot of likes but not so many needs. Does anyone care to tell me what's useful, what you's can garden without and help me decide what to get I do expect sweetpea in particular to come up with something smart but it'll give us a laugh at least
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Post by KC on Mar 4, 2015 12:10:04 GMT
Do I need ericaceous plant food for my blueberries? On the box that I've seen it says its good for Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias but no mention of blueberries so unsure. It's 'Westland Gro-Sure Ericaceous Plant Food' What do you think??
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Post by esther on Mar 4, 2015 12:56:54 GMT
Yes Blueberries would like ericaceous compost KC also try not to let the compost dry out and if possible water with rainwater - tap water is better than nothing though.
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Post by KC on Mar 4, 2015 13:47:19 GMT
Thanks Esther, I have them planted in ericaceous compost ok, I'm wondering about the plant food though, any ideas?
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Post by dianthus on Mar 4, 2015 16:23:27 GMT
Yes, they do like a supply of those ericaceous food pellets. Mine is about 10 yrs old now, and it had over 400 fruits on it last year.
Three miles from here, there are wild whinberries growing. That is their local name. I've also live elsewhere, and they were known as 'Wortleberries' and 'bilberries'. Whinberry pie is a local delicacy in July.
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Post by KC on Mar 5, 2015 9:55:35 GMT
I've heard of bilberries lol My blueberries are only babies I got the liquid food to see how it goes.
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Post by dianthus on Mar 5, 2015 13:12:06 GMT
You may be lucky enough to get a handful of fruits in your first year.
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Post by KC on Mar 6, 2015 10:43:46 GMT
I got a handful last year on their first year I've some now that are only wee babies, so I will see how they go
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Post by KC on Mar 11, 2015 12:03:47 GMT
Life in back yard is at a stand still in this horrible weather, also having a good clear out in the house/sheds/yard etc and there's talk of us maybe puppy-sitting at the weekend so that might restrict what I do as he's a wee cuddle I do plan on getting my GH sorted, the cover needs tied in etc as it's a bit baggy and flappy in the wind as we'd to shorten the frame slightly to fit the gap, I also need to get holes put in the wall planters and filled ready to plant out. I also need to decide what to put in them. Tempted to do more strawberries than anything this year but they wouldn't be under cover which I don't think would be suitable for strawberries?
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Post by Cherry on Mar 12, 2015 17:29:34 GMT
My strawberries would be very surprised to have cover and they crop well.
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Post by dianthus on Mar 12, 2015 18:34:10 GMT
My strawberries would be very surprised to have cover and they crop well. It's only in the last 20 yrs or so, that strawberries have been grown in polytunnels. I used to work weekends at a strawberry PYO in Kent, and we expected a six week season and hopefully, by Wimbledon, to get the best prices. On hands and knees, working along a narrow gap with tractor tyre ruts, was back breaking work. We also had to learn how to pick them without grabbing hold of them, too.
These days, I get PYO envy at the pay kiosk when I go to get my jam-making fruit.
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Post by KC on Mar 13, 2015 10:16:41 GMT
I gave the yard a good tidy up and brushing this morning I drilled holes in the bottom of all my wall planters, put in a thin layer of stones ready to fill and plant out I will hammer in a few nails over the weekend and get them all ready to go up when the rest of my strawberries arrive
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Post by dianthus on Mar 13, 2015 12:01:34 GMT
I gave the yard a good tidy up and brushing this morning I drilled holes in the bottom of all my wall planters, put in a thin layer of stones ready to fill and plant out I will hammer in a few nails over the weekend and get them all ready to go up when the rest of my strawberries arrive This all sounds like you are making great strides to getting it how you want it, KC
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Post by KC on Mar 13, 2015 12:06:07 GMT
I do think I'm getting there, small steps when I've time mainly but definitely getting there. I just need to decide what else I can plant in the wall planters. I've so much going on with soft fruit and tomatoes. Now I need to concentrate on everything else
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