what do I do after my Salvia Argentea has flowered - is magnificent at present - can I plant the seeds in the Autumn ? or should I not have let it flower? presume its a bi/enneal
You could let the Salvia Argentea self-seed as it will happily do so. Just take out any that settle in locations you don't want.
Regarding blueberries - do you recall having flowers on them? No flowers=no fruit. Did they get frosted and die? Obviously the birds love them and sometimes get to them before you can. Blueberries like to be well watered - we haven't had much rain of late (and ericaceous soil can dry out quite quickly), they also like acid soil with a low pH - worth testing your soil if you are not sure. Hope you get a better crop next year.
i've made the runner bean chutney several times and i only use about one pound of sugar as i find it very sweet otherwise- just a thought in case you want siomething slightly less sweet- it still keeps ok.
this year i am trying to grow a very large pumpkin at the allotment,i have one thats growing very well, and is putting on weight every day, is there anybody that has a secret feed that works, homemade if possible , or a shop brought feed thats far better then what they say on the tin
I use comfrey tea, just cut some leaves of comfrey, put in a bucket, cover with water, and put a lid on. leave for a few weeks and use. it does whiff a bit though!!
hi youngdigger thanks for your help i have some comfrey growing in the next plot to mine thats has plenty of leaf, i will try this, sounds good any any thoughts would be of help as the pumpkin is putting on around 2.lb per day but this i hope will increase as it gets bigger
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Regarding blueberries - do you recall having flowers on them? No flowers=no fruit. Did they get frosted and die? Obviously the birds love them and sometimes get to them before you can. Blueberries like to be well watered - we haven't had much rain of late (and ericaceous soil can dry out quite quickly), they also like acid soil with a low pH - worth testing your soil if you are not sure.
Hope you get a better crop next year.
thanks for your help i have some comfrey growing in the next plot to mine thats has plenty of leaf, i will try this, sounds good any any thoughts would be of help as the pumpkin is putting on around 2.lb per day but this i hope will increase as it gets bigger