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I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. |
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Hello I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. Hello Gill:) I am a newbie myself so if you wish to sit on the newbies bench with me, I have a flask of coffee:)) |
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"Gilli99" wrote in message ... Hello I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. -- Gilli99 Hi Gill I'm bit of a urg newbie myself. Not sure when I can drop that tag. mark |
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mark wrote: I'm bit of a urg newbie myself. Not sure when I can drop that tag. I'm one of the orurginals - and I'm sure that I can't drop that! But nobody except trolls gives a damn about such things. Gardening is what it's about, and that doesn't seem to exclude much :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Gilli99" wrote ... I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. Welcome to URG Gill, even if you did get here in a roundabout way, one question, you say you have a large garden and then say you grow veg in containers etc... why? -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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"Gilli99" wrote in message ... Hello I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. -- Gilli99 Hello Gill, Welcome to the ng. I (and the Husband Thingy) am in SE London on high ground and on heavy clay. We also grow more decoratives than veg, and we attempt a few exotics but, without your balmy climate, we have losses from time to time. I am the main gardener here, but I sometimes let Richard (the HT) come out and play. I am sure you will get to know everyone here. It is a good and very helpful ng. Spider |
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"Gilli99" wrote Bob Hobden; Wrote: "Gilli99" wrote ...- I live in the West country, in West Somerset. I have a fairly large garden, which my husband and I created from scratch. We grow mainly shrubs and flowers, but do grow some vegetables in containers. We can grow a few more exotic plants, which seem to do well here, because our climate is generally mild, even in the depths of winter! Hope I get to know people here. Thank you for admitting me. - Welcome to URG Gill, even if you did get here in a roundabout way, one question, you say you have a large garden and then say you grow veg in containers etc... why? We grow the vegs in containers, Bob, because there is only two of us, so we dont need loads of vegs. Plus, we get inundated with pests, snails, slugs etc so it got expensive trying to get rid of 'em!....plus!...its easier for us to weed etc..as we are both arthritic. We are also pestered by cats..at least 6+ daily, who use the garden as a toilet. Ok, see your point, we are only two as well and I've had arthritis for decades but we have a full allotment for the veg. Regarding slugs and snails they are a problem however you garden, you have to learn to live with them most of the time, we simply plant more to take account of the losses as we do for diseases like White Rot. I take your point about weeding, doesn't do your knees much good, a morning spend hand weeding the onions/shallots does me no good. Still, no gain without pain. Pestered by cats, lucky you, I wish we were out on the allotments, because there aren't any we get Rabbits so have to fence every plot, and Rats and Mice which eat all the seed peas in the ground and sweetcorn before it's ripe etc. Believe me, cats are your friends. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Ok, see your point, we are only two as well and I've had arthritis for decades but we have a full allotment for the veg. Regarding slugs and snails they are a problem however you garden, you have to learn to live with them most of the time, we simply plant more to take account of the losses as we do for diseases like White Rot. I take your point about weeding, doesn't do your knees much good, a morning spend hand weeding the onions/shallots does me no good. Still, no gain without pain. Would raised beds circumvent this problem with the slugs and snails? |
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from "Ophelia" contains these words: Bob Hobden wrote: Ok, see your point, we are only two as well and I've had arthritis for decades but we have a full allotment for the veg. Regarding slugs and snails they are a problem however you garden, you have to learn to live with them most of the time, we simply plant more to take account of the losses as we do for diseases like White Rot. I take your point about weeding, doesn't do your knees much good, a morning spend hand weeding the onions/shallots does me no good. Still, no gain without pain. Would raised beds circumvent this problem with the slugs and snails? Yes, if you tie a piece of copper wire round the structure. The best material is some old TV co-ax. tear off the outside coating (many of them are pre-scored) and push (don't pull!) the braided copper screen off the diastatic. You'll find the bare screen will stretch to several times the length of your original cable. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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The message from "Ophelia" contains these words: Bob Hobden wrote: Ok, see your point, we are only two as well and I've had arthritis for decades but we have a full allotment for the veg. Regarding slugs and snails they are a problem however you garden, you have to learn to live with them most of the time, we simply plant more to take account of the losses as we do for diseases like White Rot. I take your point about weeding, doesn't do your knees much good, a morning spend hand weeding the onions/shallots does me no good. Still, no gain without pain. Would raised beds circumvent this problem with the slugs and snails? Yes, if you tie a piece of copper wire round the structure. The best material is some old TV co-ax. tear off the outside coating (many of them are pre-scored) and push (don't pull!) the braided copper screen off the diastatic. You'll find the bare screen will stretch to several times the length of your original cable. Thank you. Val, have you used this on your raised beds? |
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:49:37 -0000, "Ophelia" wrote: Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message from "Ophelia" contains these words: Bob Hobden wrote: Ok, see your point, we are only two as well and I've had arthritis for decades but we have a full allotment for the veg. Regarding slugs and snails they are a problem however you garden, you have to learn to live with them most of the time, we simply plant more to take account of the losses as we do for diseases like White Rot. I take your point about weeding, doesn't do your knees much good, a morning spend hand weeding the onions/shallots does me no good. Still, no gain without pain. Would raised beds circumvent this problem with the slugs and snails? Yes, if you tie a piece of copper wire round the structure. The best material is some old TV co-ax. tear off the outside coating (many of them are pre-scored) and push (don't pull!) the braided copper screen off the diastatic. You'll find the bare screen will stretch to several times the length of your original cable. Thank you. Val, have you used this on your raised beds? Our trial of keeping slugs off plants by wrapping copper tape around the stems plants was an expensive failure last year. Heineken is still the cheapest way to kill slugs. Is the slug thing a problem in all gardens? I think Rusty was talking about keeping them off the plants, not killing them? Maybe I have it wrong. Does the beer just kill them if you find them? How will it keep them off if you are not on guard? |
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from "Ophelia" contains these words: Is the slug thing a problem in all gardens? I think Rusty was talking about keeping them off the plants, not killing them? Maybe I have it wrong. Does the beer just kill them if you find them? How will it keep them off if you are not on guard? You bury a jamjar, plastic cup, w.h.y? up to its neck in the soil, and tip in a little tipple. Slugs then commit suicide in battalions. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:49:37 -0000, Ophelia wrote: Yes, if you tie a piece of copper wire round the structure. The best material is some old TV co-ax. tear off the outside coating (many of them are pre-scored) and push (don't pull!) the braided copper screen off the diastatic. You'll find the bare screen will stretch to several times the length of your original cable. Thank you. Val, have you used this on your raised beds? No I haven't but I will now :) I bet you will:)) Btw Rusty, I have saved your advice and thank you. |
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