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Last post 22-11-2009 9:51 PM by RogerBee. 4431 replies.

• 08/08/2008 03:05 PM
  Jo Location: Northumberland Joined on: 19 May 2008 Posts: 53	Reply | Contact Hello everyone, So far today it is cloudy and has stayed dry! First time all week. It is the first time in a month that my back has been well enough to have a good go at the garden, mainly the bind weed (damn stuff) It is everywhere and flowering or it was I have been at it today with avengance. I will win if it kills me!!!

• 08/08/2008 03:42 PM
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact  That's the spirit Jo, it might take a while but no doubt you will win in the end.   It's dried up here for now too.  sue1002

• 08/08/2008 03:52 PM

  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743

  Reply | Contact Hi all, I've had clematis arabella with a lot of powdery mildew, it's in a container but obviously not one that's big enough, I didn't anticipate how big the plant would grow it's canopy to and because it is so big I cannot get enough water into the container to prevent the mildew so I've given it 20 litres of diluted feed and a litre of fungicide sprayed onto the leaves, I hope it's works. digger

• 08/08/2008 04:08 PM
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact Your clematis pots must be bigger than mine digger, as I can only get one watering can full at a time into each one before the water starts coming out the bottom of the pot. sue1002

• 08/08/2008 04:40 PM
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact It's a big square terracotta pot with a wheatsheaf embossed onto it, I got it half price in a sale somewhere I think LBS, it can hold 45 litres of compost so I thought it would be ideal for a group three clem but the canopy of leaves and flowers is much bigger than I anticipated, I always end up doing something stupid when OH leaves me alone for too long digger

• 08/08/2008 05:39 PM

  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104

  Reply | Contact Sounds like you've been mega- busy for a few days then Digger - hope all goes well next week with your eldest. With luck your clem will recover, you can't say you haven't tried! Makes a change for us to have nice weather Jo, I did my big shop today and its such a great feeling, looking at spuds, peas, broadbeans, tomatoes, chillies. lettuce, onions, spring onions and not having to buy ANY of 'em I did buy a cabbage tho' slugs got mine I got my complete gardens CD and I was SO excited - in it went and damn it, I can't get it to work! Just when I thought I wouldn't be pestering you all with daft questions anymore The guy said to call him if any probs, but he's away this weekend!  So Sue1002, Phot's and Digger you have been warned, until I get it up and running I'll still be bugging you!

• 08/08/2008 05:50 PM

  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200

  Reply | Contact  I saw the runner beans in the supermarket this morning at £3.99 a kilo, they were all dried up and I thought to myself that my fresh ones look a lot better than that!!  And with the amount of tomatoes I'm picking I won't be buying any more of their tasteless ones for a good couple of months either.   Which CD did you get?  The first time I ran mine I had to open up the start menu on the computer and click on the 'run' button for the CD/DVD drive but after that it loads automatically but can take a couple of minutes to load.  sue1002

• 08/08/2008 06:02 PM
  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104	Reply | Contact Thanks Sue1002, but I tried that already, I don't know if its something to do with the spyware I've got loaded or not. I'm going to have to call the guy when he gets back unfortunately! However, knowing me, I'm probably doing domething dippy I got the middle range version - 3,500 plants with 9,000 photo's Yes, re the veg, that's exactly how I felt - one word for it - SMUG

• 08/08/2008 06:43 PM
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact That's one I have (with the autumn leaves on the cover), while it's loading I get a small square dot appearing in the middle of the screen until it loads, is that appearing on your screen?   Edit: On the front cover it says Mac & PC compatible.  sue1002

• 08/08/2008 07:18 PM
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact Mine just ran straight away when i put it in the cd drawer thing, a box came in the middle of the screen asking me if i wanted to run the cd rom, a bit of a stupid question really,seeing as I had obviously put it in the machine for that very reason. I have all my plants in the list and I like the insects section as well. digger

• 08/08/2008 09:29 PM
  sue1002 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Joined on: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 5,200	Reply | Contact  That's probably because you've got Vista and I've still got XP. sue1002

• 08/08/2008 09:47 PM
  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743	Reply | Contact You're not missing much mate digger

• 08/08/2008 11:25 PM
  Anemone Location: County Down, Northern Ireland Joined on: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 575	Reply | Contact One of my boys attacked my sweetcorn in a temper this evening.  He kicked off a few cobs but nearly all the tassels at the top.   What I need to know is will the loss of the tassels make a difference to the plants that stilll have cobs left?  Anemone

• 09/08/2008 10:17 AM

  Digger Location: Northern UK Joined on: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4,743

  Reply | Contact Hi all, Ohh Anemone you've got your hands full with some naughty boys there Once the plant has made the corn cobs the tassels at the top have done their bit, so they should still be okay.They might take a while to ripen though, I did some corn and it was mid October before they were ready to eat. It sounds like you've got your work cut out my friend, I hope your naughty boy realises his error and apologises for his behaviour. Our youngest son gets uptight many a time and he swears like a trooper at me , really foul language, but I have to keep telling myself that he can't help it. Today it's raining again so I'll be indoors for the duration. digger

• 09/08/2008 01:11 PM

  Susiq Location: Northumberland Joined on: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,104

  Reply | Contact Ouch Anenome They just don't realise the hard work involved - kids hey - they drive you nuts, but you wouldn't be without them! Yep Digger, I'm indoors for the duration too - its not stopped and looks like its here to stay AGAIN! The good news is that I've got my CD up and running - I had to go onto a techy type forum to get it sorted, but sorted it is and my goodness what a fantastic tool! The wind has blown and snapped a few of my broad bean stems, but the beans on the broken ones were ready for picking anyway, so that's ok.