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03-04-2009, 09:05 PM
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On 3/4/09 20:44, in article , "Ophelia"
wrote: Derek Turner wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:12:29 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: Mine are already up! They are all around an inch or two above the surface of the soil. I'm just hoping there aren't any really hard frosts. Same here, but mine are covered by three or four inches of vraic so shouldn't suffer even if do get a late frost. Vraic? Bladder wrack seaweed. Old Norman French/Jersey term for that type of seaweed. It's a first class fertiliser/ground improver. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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03-04-2009, 09:15 PM
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Sacha wrote:
On 3/4/09 20:44, in article , "Ophelia" wrote: Derek Turner wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:12:29 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: Mine are already up! They are all around an inch or two above the surface of the soil. I'm just hoping there aren't any really hard frosts. Same here, but mine are covered by three or four inches of vraic so shouldn't suffer even if do get a late frost. Vraic? Bladder wrack seaweed. Old Norman French/Jersey term for that type of seaweed. It's a first class fertiliser/ground improver. Ahh.. thank you  |
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04-04-2009, 05:46 PM
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 3/4/09 20:44, in article , "Ophelia" wrote: Derek Turner wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:12:29 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: Mine are already up! They are all around an inch or two above the surface of the soil. I'm just hoping there aren't any really hard frosts. Same here, but mine are covered by three or four inches of vraic so shouldn't suffer even if do get a late frost. Vraic? Bladder wrack seaweed. Old Norman French/Jersey term for that type of seaweed. It's a first class fertiliser/ground improver. Do you think they will have it in the 'pound' shop? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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04-04-2009, 07:09 PM
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On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:05:21 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 3/4/09 20:44, in article , "Ophelia" wrote: Derek Turner wrote: On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:12:29 +0200, David in Normandy wrote: Mine are already up! They are all around an inch or two above the surface of the soil. I'm just hoping there aren't any really hard frosts. Same here, but mine are covered by three or four inches of vraic so shouldn't suffer even if do get a late frost. Vraic? Bladder wrack seaweed. Old Norman French/Jersey term for that type of seaweed. It's a first class fertiliser/ground improver. And it's free! And you can collect it by the bin-load from the concrete at Petit Port after a spring tide, especially with a westerly. |
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