mary lou - why not buy or make yourself a wormery. I use worm tea for all my plants that need a fillip although mulches of well-rotted horse manure ensure that not many do. You will find growing comfrey to steep in your rainwater butt will also give you great fertilizer and nettles do the same. I am sure you do not wish your diet to be full of chemicals - few gardeners do - so why not give your plants more natural food and let them pick and use the chemicals they need for themselves just as our bodies do when we eat the fruit and veg. we grow.
Does anyone have a tried and tested recipe for blackcurrant juice/cordial please, as I need to use up the frozen ones in my freezer and can't find a recipe.
thanks for that happymarion,I am in no doubt that is the best option but I'm afraid I'm a bit pushed for time,Sorry but Im more of your M & S gardener! Happy to buy organic natural fertilisers, but which is the best all rounder for each season?
Poultry manure pellets should do in moderation for most things, mary lou. Colleen, I just boil up my leftover,frozen blackcurrants with some water(the colour will tell you how much to add,) sweeten to taste and add the juice of a lemon for some bite and preserving, press through a sieve and bottle. The bottles don't stay in the fridge very long as it is so refreshing when you come in from a hard stint in the garden.
happymarion I am new to this site and was wondering if you or anyone else can help me. I have noticed my purple primula plant now has white flowers growing on the same plant. I seem to remember my Mom saying that I should pinch them off as the white flowers means the plant has gone to seed. I was wondering if this is true? It sounds like you know alot about primulas. I would really appreciate any help.Thanks
Can you felp please. I planted primula in pots this week and they looked beautiful. Imagine my dismay today when a flock of sparrows decided to eat ALL the white/yellow/pink blossoms. I do not recfal this ever happening before. Does anyone have any idea what I can do to prevent the little feathery friends from coming back and eating the rest. Look forward to hearing from anyone with similar problem.
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happymarion I am new to this site and was wondering if you or anyone else can help me. I have noticed my purple primula plant now has white flowers growing on the same plant. I seem to remember my Mom saying that I should pinch them off as the white flowers means the plant has gone to seed. I was wondering if this is true? It sounds like you know alot about primulas. I would really appreciate any help.Thanks
Can you felp please. I planted primula in pots this week and they looked beautiful. Imagine my dismay today when a flock of sparrows decided to eat ALL the white/yellow/pink blossoms. I do not recfal this ever happening before. Does anyone have any idea what I can do to prevent the little feathery friends from coming back and eating the rest. Look forward to hearing from anyone with similar problem.