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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: start of the New Year
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. Start of the New Year. Nice sprouts now forming on my seed potatoes but not sure when the ground will dry out enough to think of planting. Bought some seed potatoes yesterday so have laid them out ready for sprouting. Picked sprouts and purple sprouting this morning on the allotment also managed to weed daffodils ready for a feed of Vitax Q4.This picture was taken mid January. 23 January 2014 at 15:59. 23 January 2014 at 21:22. Hi Daisy Debs,. Memories of a Garden Boy".
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. I sow my sweet peas on October 8th each year, this year I tried root trainers ,they were planted out early in March The lower pictures were at the show on 27th June. 9 October 2015 at 21:12. Ohdear .I,ve sown mine outside in the ground .hope theyll be o.k! 22 October 2015 at 15:22. As long as the rots do not freeze they have a good chance, the growth is quite hardy proived it has not been protected and made soft. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy".
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: Spring Show 2014
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. We managed to put a few entries into the LGA show, Ann got best flower arrangemant and I got the Henry Reader Cup for the best vase of trumpets. I did stage a vase of 3 "MollyAnn" but only got a second. Molly Ann" a variety that we have registered with the RHS and Daffodil Society named after our grand daughter. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". Ruxley Manor Garden Centre. Welcome to Laurie's Garden hints. I have given talks to almost 600 differe...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. Managed to win the six vase class and a few others, the single bloom is Bravoure quite a nice 1w/y. The top photo is top to bottom left to right. Achduart,Estrella, Privateer,Golden Aura,Gold Finger and. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". My talks have now come to an end ,I had a good run with the first one being in 1964 but night driving is now not good. I will still do a few daytime ones but un-illustrated. Ruxley Manor Garden Centre. I still gi...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. The black berry flowers are huge and the bees are busy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". I gave my "Memories" at Ruxley Manor Garden Centre today. (24th Feb.2015) .There was a really good attendance with several remembering my vegetable talk form last year.We spotted some posters about the talk so Ann took a photo so that I can use it. We did 2 talks last week and have another on Thursday this week. Ruxley Manor Garden Centre. I still give talks...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: Onion White rot
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. I have mentioned before about having white rot in my onions and treating the soil with garlic powder. I still had white rot badly this year (2014) but reading that others seemed to have more success I thought I would try once more. I am not sure where I got the garlic powder last year but when I got some more this year as used for horses it smelt a lot stronger than last years, so I have once more treaeted the soil and will see what happens next year. Or you can leave a comm...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: ready to start begonias
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. Ready to start begonias. I have just got my begonia corms out ready to start. I would if I had some heat etc. have done this some time ago but now I have to make the best I can. Some of these tubers are over 25 years old. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". My talks have now come to an end ,I had a good run with the first one being in 1964 but night driving is now not good. I will still do a few daytime ones but un-illustrated. I still give talks t...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. Had some sucess at our show Saturday April 11th. Many varieties were not out but using those that were I won 4 trophies along with 10 first prizes. I am very pleased as they are all grown on my allottment now having lost our agrden when we moved from the tied house. The pink trumpet is called Pink Silk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". Ruxley Manor Garden Centre. Welcome to Laurie's Garden hints. Or you can leave a comment on an exsiting subject.
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: Onion White Rot
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. The next picture taken on May 4th shows little change due to the long cold spring but they still look. 28 December 2013 at 23:16. Hi Laurie did ou have any luck with the garlic treatment? Curious as I had onion white rot this year too. Thanks! 29 December 2013 at 20:52. 22 March 2014 at 17:09. I noticed you mentioned about armillatox.it has not gone away and is still available. 23 March 2014 at 11:17. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". I gave my "...
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints: broad beans 2014/15
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Laurie Manser's Garden Hints. Broad Beans now in flower , they came through the winter very well. Some of my Aqaudulce broadbeans , I sow in late October as they are a good hardy variety to stand the winter. Sometimes they get damaged with servere frost but even then they will break at soil level. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Memories of a Garden Boy". Ruxley Manor Garden Centre. Welcome to Laurie's Garden hints. My email address is laurie.manser@virgin.net. I still give talks to all sorts of grou...
