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Loving those acers , must get some to replace ones that have gone.Mine used to be nice to sit out of a sunny day but now there's stuff all over it like swings, Rocking chairs, Tables etc but all of them are filled with Bonsai trees now!, Also, the grass is almost non existent and there are no leaves on the hedges, I hate winter!!
It's more like this now but with Bonsai trees trees everywhere! (Minus the grass and hedge foliage at the moment!!)
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Thanks Arther, I love Acers!
A few days ago I dug up four Acers (2x 'Going Green and 2x Orange Dream), The tallest were between 7' and 8' tall, I planted them in the garden a few years ago to get them to grow quicker, They were from Morrisons and about 16" tall!!
I also dug two Field Maple Bonsai and repotted four more Acers, I feel like Giant Haystacks threw me out of the bathroom window now!, It wouldn't have bothered me when I was younger- Almost chuffin did me in this time!!
John
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Mum had several and decided to sell them as getting on felt she could nt look after them any more , I regret letting her , so now want to replace , like you she got them very small and grew them on , one thing she said I remember is acers thrive when pot bound , hers certainly did . Loverly garden you have done there , great stuff , must be a source of happiness to you . cheersThanks Arther, I love Acers!
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A few days ago I dug up four Acers (2x 'Going Green and 2x Orange Dream), The tallest were between 7' and 8' tall, I planted them in the garden a few years ago to get them to grow quicker, They were from Morrisons and about 16" tall!!
I also dug two Field Maple Bonsai and repotted four more Acers, I feel like Giant Haystacks threw me out of the bathroom window now!, It wouldn't have bothered me when I was younger- Almost chuffin did me in this time!!
John
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never found the need to buy seed potatoes , just leave them in the bag and sprouting in couple weeks , last lot I put in the field were attacked by the rats from next door stables , had to plough them all in .
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^ I have potatoes in the vegetable patch, all I seem to do with them is dig them up, re-plant them, wait until the plants appear to have died off, dig it over and find them again, and then re-plant them. As I don't really cook stuff from scratch, I'm not sure why I keep doing it - I think it's probably because I keep meaning to use them, but never quite get around to it.
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I prefer the taste of the ones that I grow (vs the supermarket ones)....I don't know if its the variety or that they are a lot fresher. They definitely taste better I find.
Everything you grow tastes better.
Probably a combination of not sitting in a warehouse for 6 months, not being varieties that are grown for shelf life, not being covered in pesticides, and being picked when ripe and not solely for shelf life.
Home grown Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Strawberries, Sweetcorn and Spuds, taste nothing like the limp, flaccid, tasteless varieties you get in the shops.
I'd rather go without than buy a supermarket Cucumber or Strawberry.
Probably a combination of not sitting in a warehouse for 6 months, not being varieties that are grown for shelf life, not being covered in pesticides, and being picked when ripe and not solely for shelf life.
Home grown Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Strawberries, Sweetcorn and Spuds, taste nothing like the limp, flaccid, tasteless varieties you get in the shops.
I'd rather go without than buy a supermarket Cucumber or Strawberry.
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So true...I grow a lot of beetroot...most shops only stock the basic purple ones and I really like the golden variety.
You'd definitely assume that potato growing is pointless given how cheap they are....but I can really taste the difference. Doing mash with fresh spuds is so much quicker than shop bought too.
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MASH!!! Surly earlies boiled in lightly salted water with a few leaves of mint from the weed patch and smeared in proper butter ,salted or unsalted according to taste, is manner from heaven.
If you appreciate more flavoursome vegetables there is little option but to grow your own or pay a fortune from a market garden type grower. Even from green grocers or the fancy, finest, taste the difference supermarket offerings I find they are more often poor than good and it's getting worse every year with potatoes being the most dissapointing. I've had the cheapest Aldi wonky potatoes and Waitrose Regal potatoes in the last week and the flavour was comparable.
These are one of my favourites, Pink Fir Apple, I grew them intentionally about 6 years ago and accidentally every year since, this one started in the compost bin last year before I moved it to a raised bed. I have saved 3 to try to intentionally grow them this year but it's not lloking good.
These are one of my favourites, Pink Fir Apple, I grew them intentionally about 6 years ago and accidentally every year since, this one started in the compost bin last year before I moved it to a raised bed. I have saved 3 to try to intentionally grow them this year but it's not lloking good.
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I've noticed potatoes occasionally growing out of my compost bins. Are they safe to eat? Might sound like a daft question.
No idea what variety. Could be shop bought or homegrown ones a mate gave me that went to seed.
Or should I replant them?
No idea what variety. Could be shop bought or homegrown ones a mate gave me that went to seed.
Or should I replant them?
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Only put vegetable matter in the compost? Or did you mean vermin?
I have let potatoes finish in an old compost pile that hadn't been added to for about a year, didn't do too well as the mixture didn't hold moisture. If the compost pile is active it will be too likely to get diseases and pests or just get nothing if it's an active enough compost it will probably be too hot. Best get it early and move it to grow elsewhere or pull off any growth and let it rot down.
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My wife bought me an acer from woolies a few years agoThanks Arther, I love Acers!
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A few days ago I dug up four Acers (2x 'Going Green and 2x Orange Dream), The tallest were between 7' and 8' tall, I planted them in the garden a few years ago to get them to grow quicker, They were from Morrisons and about 16" tall!!
I also dug two Field Maple Bonsai and repotted four more Acers, I feel like Giant Haystacks threw me out of the bathroom window now!, It wouldn't have bothered me when I was younger- Almost chuffin did me in this time!!
John
. Its now a good 20' tall 