Comments on: NVS Meeting, Garden Gadgets & Potatoes http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3645 John Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:15:05 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3645 I nearly got Winston this year myself but I went for Swift in the end. Hope the lime doesn't cause scab on the potatoes - they (potatoes) tend to prefer a pH around 5.5. You can be too precious on these things though, most of the time they get through OK. I nearly got Winston this year myself but I went for Swift in the end. Hope the lime doesn’t cause scab on the potatoes – they (potatoes) tend to prefer a pH around 5.5.

You can be too precious on these things though, most of the time they get through OK.

]]> By: Pete http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3638 Pete Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:08:55 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3638 Yesterday(28/3/08) probably the nicest day we've had in weeks, I planted 6 rows of winston first early potatoes.. fingers crossed, I limed the plot earlier in the year, I never saw one wire worm yesterday, I'm hoping the lime's seen them off. Yesterday(28/3/08) probably the nicest day we’ve had in weeks, I planted 6 rows of winston first early potatoes.. fingers crossed, I limed the plot earlier in the year, I never saw one wire worm yesterday, I’m hoping the lime’s seen them off.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3591 John Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:35:13 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3591 That's not enough information to go on, is it a broccoli or a calabrese? Do you know the variety name? Who were the seeds from? That’s not enough information to go on, is it a broccoli or a calabrese? Do you know the variety name? Who were the seeds from?

]]> By: nicola nesbitt http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3587 nicola nesbitt Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:07:28 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3587 I have just planted some tenderstem broccoli and have no clear instructions or idea how long it will be before I can harvest them. Perhaps you can help me thanks. I have just planted some tenderstem broccoli and have no clear instructions or idea how long it will be before I can harvest them. Perhaps you can help me thanks.

]]> By: RAYMOND STARR http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3584 RAYMOND STARR Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:18:11 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/211/nvs-meeting-garden-gadgets-potatoes/#comment-3584 hi i will be planting the spuds next week i hope.i hope the weather is going to hold out and dry up. well good luck for this year hi i will be planting the spuds next week i hope.i hope the weather is going to hold out and dry up. well good luck for this year

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