BBC Two Tonight 8.30pm "Grow Your Own Veg! "

*zippy*

For those in Wales the first episode is on Wednesday BBC2 at 7.30 pm

Dan29

*zippy* wrote:

For those in Wales the first episode is on Wednesday BBC2 at 7.30 pm

Anyone with Sky tv anywhere in the UK can watch this on BBC 2W - channel 991 IIRC.

Dan29

wonderfullife wrote:

Yes, it's repeated wednesday 0.40 - 1.10 on BBC1.

Just a reminder that this is tonight

annie123

3KIDSNOMONEY wrote:

We have a south facing garden so most of it is sunny just the area at the end of the garden which is normally shady. Not sure of soil type. Thanks for the tips for cats, will try that all over the garden as they are a real pest near to me.

You can start now. Time to dig the area over. Good exercise! Add in well rotted manure if you can, if not, a couple of bags of compost from the garden centre will do.
Remove any nasties like bindweed root etc. And wait a few weeks.
If we do get a gardening board, it will be easy to get advice along the way.

If the area gets no sun you will struggle, but if it get some sun you will be ok just might get lower yeilds.

I grow my toms/garlic in the flower beds and they do very well, so you might want to decide what you would like to grow and position as needed.

Dont forget moneysavers....Support a new garden forum on the suggestions board.

Good luck

janiebaby29

dont forget to save all your plastic meat container boxes for your seedlings

annie123

3kids no money the link below should help with what to do now.


http://www.whyorganic.org/involved_growOwn.asp

Hope it helps someone.




:T lots of support and need for the gardening forum in case you read this Martin.:j

nicki_2

annie123 wrote:

3kids no money the link below should help with what to do now.


http://www.whyorganic.org/involved_growOwn.asp

Hope it helps someone.


:T lots of support and need for the gardening forum in case you read this Martin.:j

I didn't know I could do those things now! Thank you so much !! :j

apprentice_tycoon

Anyone know how to get rid of Japanese knotweed? - from what I've read it seems impossible, it can break through concrete apparently and we have some weaving it's way up our wooden fences and breaking them apart

Linda32

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

Anyone know how to get rid of Japanese knotweed? - from what I've read it seems impossible, it can break through concrete apparently and we have some weaving it's way up our wooden fences and breaking them apart

Alan Titchmarsh says the way to get rid of knotweed is move house :rolleyes:

Just about the only practical way is to keep on chopping it down to weaken it, maybe cover the area it comes up in with anything which keeps out light. I don't think these any chemical strong enough, available to the public, to kill it.

annie123

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

Anyone know how to get rid of Japanese knotweed? - from what I've read it seems impossible, it can break through concrete apparently and we have some weaving it's way up our wooden fences and breaking them apart

http://www.japaneseknotweed.co.uk/pages/h-legal.html

http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/knotweed/

The above links should be helpful. There is some in my neighbours garden,
it's3 ft frommy fence and closing every year. They like it, so wont do anything about it!!:eek:

Good luck