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  • Re: Jerusalem Artichokes

    Forum post by catymck on 10 Nov 2009

    Thanks for this - plenty of fresh air is the answer! Read more..

  • Re: Jerusalem Artichokes

    Forum post by catymck on 09 Nov 2009

    Thanks for this - I took my trowel and dug up some beauties - big and white and not very knobbly at all - success at last! I assume from what Nick says that artichokes can be left in the ground for some time until actually needed, like parsnips? Read more..

  • Re: Mulching Sandy Soil

    Forum post by catymck on 07 Nov 2009

    Thanks for this Boggy - we'll give it a try. Read more..

  • Re: Strawberries - your advice please

    Forum post by catymck on 06 Nov 2009

    I'm so sorry not to have thanked you for your advice - but thanks! Tony, I have to say that your way of eating strawbs sounds revolting to me - but the husband has tried it and says its delicious!! Read more..

  • Jerusalem Artichokes

    Forum post by catymck on 06 Nov 2009

    You may remember I asked about removing the flowers from my artichioke plants - well I brought some inside and they were rather pretty but only lasted a couple of days! But my real question is - how do you know when the artichikes are ready - some of the stems on mine have started to die - does that mean it's time to get digging? May thanks Read more..

  • Mulching Sandy Soil

    Forum post by catymck on 06 Nov 2009

    We have very dry sandy soil, so last spring we dug some composted manure into a new raised bed and put a 2-3" layer on top when the soil was really wet and planted through it. The stuff was from the local garden centre and we did this on their advice - they are normally very good. Things did not grow very well - tomato and bean plants didn't flourish and looked pretty poor in comparison to others in 'unimproved' beds. When the plants had finished we tidied up the bed and dug around Read more..

  • Strawberries - your advice please

    Forum post by catymck on 04 Oct 2009

    I hate strawberries, but himself loves them, so we got 10 plants a couple of months ago - knocked down at the garden centre! They're in a variety of pots and tubs at the moment and have produced a few strawbs, but they need a better home. Don't know whether to put them in the garden or for him to make a big trough/raised bed type thing with better soil/compost. Our soil is very sandy so gets extremely dry and from what I've read, strawbs need a fair amount to drink and quite decent soil Read more..

  • Re: Jerusalem Artichokes

    Forum post by catymck on 23 Sep 2009

    Thanks for all these. Yes, I meant to put the flowers, not the whole plant, in a vase on the windowsill! I'm glad you said your plants were 15' Miranda, because I was getting about worried about mine getting so big, never having seen them before. There seems to be a difference of opinion so I'll cut half and leave half - a scientific experiment to see what happens! Read more..

  • Re: Pasatta

    Forum post by catymck on 23 Sep 2009

    Maybe I'll give bottling a bash next year - the freezer isn't full yet. You don't need to keep on getting takeaways - though it does sound like a brilliant excuse - I freeze stuff in clingfilm inside a mug or something then just wrap it up a bit better for storage or do tomato puree in ice cube trays. The Lakeland thing is made in Italy, seemingly by this lot www.rigamontipietro.it Read more..

  • Jerusalem Artichokes

    Forum post by catymck on 22 Sep 2009

    My 8' high Jerusalem artichokes have developed some rather nice yellow flowers - a jolly sight better than my rudbeckia! My question is, do I need to take them off - quite happy to do so, they'll look ok on the windowsill, or leave them on? Thanks Read more..