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> The Gardening Thread, Advice, hints and tips.
BachPensioner
post May 4 2008, 07:01 AM
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Any suggestions for earth encrusted nails and hands that swell and stiffen after hand weeding?
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post May 4 2008, 05:38 PM
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A hot soak in some water with sweet smelling oils added.
BEFORE gardening, drag your nails along a bar of soap, so they are full of soap. Stops the dirt and easy to wash out after. It's what nurses did in the olden days, before gloves (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)
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post May 5 2008, 08:06 AM
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Thanks - I'll try it
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post May 5 2008, 10:07 AM
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It's flaming raining hard, and I can't get in the garden again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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post May 6 2008, 05:54 AM
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QUOTE(BachPensioner @ May 4 2008, 08:01 AM) *

Any suggestions for earth encrusted nails and hands that swell and stiffen after hand weeding?

Wear gardening gloves (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I put the tomatoes and chillis outside last saturday- they seem to be doing OK.
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post May 7 2008, 08:27 PM
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A bit late but I've planted the runner beans. I gave them a 3 day soak in water to hurry them up a bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Does anyone know if strawberry plants need to be in full sun or partial shade??
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post May 7 2008, 09:57 PM
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Sun if they can get it, but partial shade if that's all they're offered!
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post May 8 2008, 12:28 PM
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Alpine strawberries grow really well in shade- I'm just trying them out this year.
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I've got normal strawberries in a large pot. They will be in shade in the morning and sun in the afternoon.
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post May 9 2008, 05:48 AM
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Try and get some runners off them each year to get new plants, they are really only any good for 3 years.
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Try and get some runners off them each year to get new plants, they are really only any good for 3 years.

OK. My beans are through (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Have made the pots ready for the runner beans and planted the sweet peas in there to grow alongside them.
Am planting some salad leaves in a pot, and tomatoes are coming tonight from a friend.
I assembled my greenhouse today. It went together well. The Old Man was looking longingly at it. Boys like to put things together I think. Stems from all those lego toys. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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I think I've cooked my seeds.

I put clingfilm over the seedtrays and put them in my plastic 'greenhouses'. They were boiling hot during all this sunshine we've had.

Do you think I've killed them? Should I have opened the zips on the greenhouses? It's been two weeks and nothing has germinated.

Oh I'm hopeless with gardeny things (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post May 10 2008, 10:41 PM
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Were they well watered Lottie??
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Were they well watered Lottie??



Yes. I've been watering them every second day and the trays have holes in the bottom so they've not become swamps.

They must have been steamed! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

Will they still germinate? How long should it take? It was stuff like aubretia and campanula (sp?)

I think the courgettes may have germinated but those seeds looked like tanks compared to the others. I should stick to potatoes - there's not much you can do wrong to a potato. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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