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Virgin gardener needs container veg help!
On Mar 12, 9:45*am, Billy wrote:
In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article wildbilly-B84ED0.11100811032008@c-61-68-245- 199.per.connect.net.au, says... In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article 87099bff-28f8-4e2b-8610-cdc731f73502 @h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com, says... 2. Sounds daft, but am I right in assuming I dont need very deep containers/ troughs for the peas and dwarf beans? Also, do I need stakes in whilst seedlings or do I just add as they get bigger? My first gardening year, I planted my peas and beans in 6" deep troughs. I got a pretty good pea harvest but the slugs ate all my beans. They ate all my beans last year too and this year I'm going to buy nematodes, and grow climbing beans instead. Peas don't seem to need deep roots. I added my stakes as the peas came up, rather than straight away, and did okay. You can grow climbing French beans and runner beans in tubs - you'll need some long canes but the flowers are pretty. I'm planning on having a tub of each by the front door and a tub or two of each in the back garden. If I get lots of beans I won't mind if people nick 'em, and if I don't, there won't be any to steal! USE IRON PHOSPHATE BAIT I tried that last year. To no avail. Very odd. Worked like a charm for me. It is best applied when the ground is still moist (early spring). I've seen one snail (very small) this year and no slugs, where once there where large herds of the critters. Let us know know the nematodes work out for you. -- Billy - Show quoted text - Iron phosphate worked, I think. Has anyone tried coffee grounds on slugs? Someone recommended that to me. I guess it makes their little tummies sore so they don't like to crawl across it. Dora |
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Virgin gardener needs container veg help!
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, bungadora wrote: On Mar 12, 9:45*am, Billy wrote: In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article wildbilly-B84ED0.11100811032008@c-61-68-245- 199.per.connect.net.au, says... In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article 87099bff-28f8-4e2b-8610-cdc731f73502 @h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com, says... 2. Sounds daft, but am I right in assuming I dont need very deep containers/ troughs for the peas and dwarf beans? Also, do I need stakes in whilst seedlings or do I just add as they get bigger? My first gardening year, I planted my peas and beans in 6" deep troughs. I got a pretty good pea harvest but the slugs ate all my beans. They ate all my beans last year too and this year I'm going to buy nematodes, and grow climbing beans instead. Peas don't seem to need deep roots. I added my stakes as the peas came up, rather than straight away, and did okay. You can grow climbing French beans and runner beans in tubs - you'll need some long canes but the flowers are pretty. I'm planning on having a tub of each by the front door and a tub or two of each in the back garden. If I get lots of beans I won't mind if people nick 'em, and if I don't, there won't be any to steal! USE IRON PHOSPHATE BAIT I tried that last year. To no avail. Very odd. Worked like a charm for me. It is best applied when the ground is still moist (early spring). I've seen one snail (very small) this year and no slugs, where once there where large herds of the critters. Let us know know the nematodes work out for you. -- Billy - Show quoted text - Iron phosphate worked, I think. Has anyone tried coffee grounds on slugs? Someone recommended that to me. I guess it makes their little tummies sore so they don't like to crawl across it. Dora Yeah, coffee grounds, egg shells, sawdust, cocoa shells, sand, it all works until it gets wet. Was Dora the cow on the Howdy Doody Show? -- Billy Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague http://angryarab.blogspot.com/ http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/ |
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Virgin gardener needs container veg help!
"bungadora" wrote Has anyone tried coffee grounds on slugs? Someone recommended that to me. I guess it makes their little tummies sore so they don't like to crawl across it. Yes, it worked in our front garden where we had a serious snail problem. I understand from recent research slugs and snails do not like caffeine. -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Virgin gardener needs container veg help!
On Mar 12, 7:42*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *bungadora wrote: On Mar 12, 9:45*am, Billy wrote: In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article wildbilly-B84ED0.11100811032008@c-61-68-245- 199.per.connect.net.au, says... In article , *Amethyst Deceiver wrote: In article 87099bff-28f8-4e2b-8610-cdc731f73502 @h25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com, says... 2. Sounds daft, but am I right in assuming I dont need very deep containers/ troughs for the peas and dwarf beans? Also, do I need stakes in whilst seedlings or do I just add as they get bigger? My first gardening year, I planted my peas and beans in 6" deep troughs. I got a pretty good pea harvest but the slugs ate all my beans. They ate all my beans last year too and this year I'm going to buy nematodes, and grow climbing beans instead. Peas don't seem to need deep roots. I added my stakes as the peas came up, rather than straight away, and did okay. You can grow climbing French beans and runner beans in tubs - you'll need some long canes but the flowers are pretty. I'm planning on having a tub of each by the front door and a tub or two of each in the back garden. If I get lots of beans I won't mind if people nick 'em, and if I don't, there won't be any to steal! USE IRON PHOSPHATE BAIT I tried that last year. To no avail. Very odd. Worked like a charm for me. It is best applied when the ground is still moist (early spring). I've seen one snail (very small) this year and no slugs, where once there where large herds of the critters. Let us know know the nematodes work out for you. -- Billy - Show quoted text - Iron phosphate worked, I think. Has anyone tried coffee grounds on slugs? Someone recommended that to me. *I guess it makes their little tummies sore so they don't like to crawl across it. Dora Yeah, coffee grounds, egg shells, sawdust, cocoa shells, sand, it all works until it gets wet. Same with iron phosphate though. Was Dora the cow on the Howdy Doody Show? -- I'm afraid I do not know. I have never watched the show and it was never telecast in my local area as a child, thank heavens. I can't imagine what my dear siblings and classmates would have made of that. The name Dora seems to be popular in cartoons for some reason. There was one in the 20's called Dumb Dora. I usually get 'Dora the Explorer' these days. Please don't ask me if I play with my monkey. Dora |
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