Comments on: Saving seed http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/ BBC Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Saving your own seeds http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-9737 Saving your own seeds Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:30:26 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-9737 Hey this is a very interesting article! Thanks! Just check the detailed info there <a href="http://www.watchhowtos.com/videos/home-gardening/saving-your-own-seeds.html" rel="nofollow">Saving your own seeds</a> Hey this is a very interesting article! Thanks! Just check the detailed info there Saving your own seeds

]]> By: sweetpea http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-9062 sweetpea Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:41:35 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-9062 Is it O.K to put rose cuttings into the compost heap? I have heard that roses are toxic to some plants but want to use the compost all around the garden if possible. Can anyone help with this please. Is it O.K to put rose cuttings into the compost heap? I have heard that roses are toxic to some plants but want to use the compost all around the garden if possible. Can anyone help with this please.

]]> By: Esther http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8900 Esther Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:21:25 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8900 For blackfly and aphids on my allotment, I use a mixture of rhubarb leaves and water. Pack some rhubarb leaves into a watering can and fill with water and leave for a couple of weeks. The smell that this makes is ungodly!!, but I have found that it has lessend the problem significantly. As rhubarb leaves are poisonous to us anyway, this is a good way to use them up!! For blackfly and aphids on my allotment, I use a mixture of rhubarb leaves and water. Pack some rhubarb leaves into a watering can and fill with water and leave for a couple of weeks. The smell that this makes is ungodly!!, but I have found that it has lessend the problem significantly. As rhubarb leaves are poisonous to us anyway, this is a good way to use them up!!

]]> By: Jessica http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8869 Jessica Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:30:28 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8869 What causes my cauliflower heads to open up early on before large enough, also to a lesser degree my Broccoli.I bend the leaves over to keep the cauliflower heads white. What causes my cauliflower heads to open up early on before large enough, also to a lesser degree my Broccoli.I bend the leaves over to keep the cauliflower heads white.

]]> By: cathy http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8863 cathy Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:34:55 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8863 reply to Tommy re flies in compost - are they teeny black ones? If so, they are fruit flies and 'OK'. If not, stir in loads of shredded newspaper and don't put in any bread or similar while it is the thundery late summer weather - those grotty bluebottles just love it (you can get away with just about anything earlier in the year). Works for me! reply to Tommy re flies in compost – are they teeny black ones? If so, they are fruit flies and ‘OK’. If not, stir in loads of shredded newspaper and don’t put in any bread or similar while it is the thundery late summer weather – those grotty bluebottles just love it (you can get away with just about anything earlier in the year). Works for me!

]]> By: Mary http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8862 Mary Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:34:07 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8862 Blackfly - I grow "sacrificial" plants near by that they (hopefully) like more - nasturtiums particularly. Also cardoons (need lots of space for these), and ornamental thistles which they love. Also I walk the ladybirds round to the right plants!! Blackfly – I grow “sacrificial” plants near by that they (hopefully) like more – nasturtiums particularly. Also cardoons (need lots of space for these), and ornamental thistles which they love. Also I walk the ladybirds round to the right plants!!

]]> By: cathy http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8860 cathy Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:31:54 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8860 Well I do agree that the allotment blog is good and I am not a beginner, having been gardening for 30+ years, however there is always something new to discover and I do think that Joe Swift is great for the fun he introduces. It is also very nice to have a relief from the very worthy current presenters of GW. I do not necessarily wish to grow my plants in old oil drums and am quite happy to carry on the 'good old way' but it has been fun to see his strange shaped beds etc. develop. You can still be original without having to be totally 'right on' and I think he proves this. Keep right on Joe! Well I do agree that the allotment blog is good and I am not a beginner, having been gardening for 30+ years, however there is always something new to discover and I do think that Joe Swift is great for the fun he introduces. It is also very nice to have a relief from the very worthy current presenters of GW. I do not necessarily wish to grow my plants in old oil drums and am quite happy to carry on the ‘good old way’ but it has been fun to see his strange shaped beds etc. develop.
You can still be original without having to be totally ‘right on’ and I think he proves this. Keep right on Joe!

]]> By: shurene http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8843 shurene Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:53:35 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8843 For the aphids. I got this tip from a video on Gardeners world. Boil a rhubarb leaf and use the cooled liquid to spray the aphids. I tried it and it has worked for me. For the aphids.

I got this tip from a video on Gardeners world. Boil a rhubarb leaf and use the cooled liquid to spray the aphids.

I tried it and it has worked for me.

]]> By: louise http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8832 louise Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:58:07 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8832 4 the blackfly spray olive oil. 4 the blackfly spray olive oil.

]]> By: paulalovsbees http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/07/17/saving-seed/#comment-8828 paulalovsbees Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:22:19 +0000 http://blog.gardenersworld.com/?p=3910#comment-8828 my compost bin has lots of flies in it not nice to lift the lid is this healthy not what I expected. my compost bin has lots of flies in it not nice to lift the lid is this healthy not what I expected.

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