Green Fingers?
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Don't try to grow watermelons near pumpkins, because the fertilized watermelons don't develop properly. I would never have beleived it, but the watermelons grow as large parchment-coloured eggs, about 5"-6" long. So far as they are like anything, they're closest to a squash, but they have a hint of watermelon flavour if you slice and cook them. ![Unsure](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/unsure.gif)
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Here's a good thread on the problem from GardenWeb:
Watermelons not growing well. - Vegetable Gardening Forum - GardenWeb
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Can any of you lovely posters help me identify what is eating away at my broccoli?
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I think there is a spray that's not harmful to the plant or to humans called BT, but I've never tried it.
I found this page that shows some common broccoli pests--who knew there were so many!
Broccoli Pests and Diseases
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Another tip I remember from gardening in Blighty is to plant so very aromatic herbs around & between the brassicas. However, last year I did plant onions around my cabbages & still the cabbages were ravaged, but this year I might try something even smellier like basil. Rosemary's supposed to repel insect pests too ....
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So anyone starting to plan for the summer yet? Or you folks in warmer places, have you already started to grow stuff?
Mud season is pretty much appearing...it will be a while before anything happens around here....
Mud season is pretty much appearing...it will be a while before anything happens around here....
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Spent the last couple of weekends dismantling and moving a shed to open up a wasted corner.
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We are hoping to try straw bale gardening this year, if we can source the straw bales relatively locally.
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The snow is starting to melt nicely here now, even exposing some of my garden areas.
I had good luck with milk jug starter containers last spring, so I'm planting several with lettuce & herbs right now to set outside. They'll start sprouting when they warm up enough.
Cold Frame for Herbs: Make Milk Jug Seed Starters
I had good luck with milk jug starter containers last spring, so I'm planting several with lettuce & herbs right now to set outside. They'll start sprouting when they warm up enough.
Cold Frame for Herbs: Make Milk Jug Seed Starters
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87 today and pear trees blossoming etc. Pollen count is wicked high and cars all have chartreuse tinge.
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We're visiting family in western CT & it's only in the mid-30s with lots of snowheaps still about. But just this morning I saw some green shoots of crocus trying to push up out of a spot where the snow has melted away.
Spring is trying hard to come here!
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The artichokes just visible in my pictures above are finally starting to bud. Looks like at least two of them. Yummy.
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