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Hi Phil just started picking, seems they are late this year, have had some blossom end rot , all on the "Super Marmande", must be the knobbly shape that allows it, still can't grumble the rest are all growing away and setting loads of fruit, picked a few pounds this morning, and digging out the jars for pickle making, only managed 12 pounds of damson jam this year, so have a few jars left over, looks like tom chutney for boxing day with the cold pork. The plum toms are large and firm
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One of mine, I hope I've cracked the photo thing <a href=" http://s767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/Gordon1946/?action=view¤t=DPP_0001.jpg " target="_blank"><img src=" http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx317/Gordon1946/DPP_0001.jpg " border="0" alt="Aporophyllum"></a> bigboy Gordon trying again
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Hi Vegswap We are growing a single mini cucumber this year in my wifes GH, so far we have had 6 fruits which we have eaten with great relish, at the moment there are about a further 5 small fruits, about the size of my little finger, and 2 ready to pick, approx 7 to 8" long and about 2" thick, this year I've set them up into a pot about 15" across, and the same deep, everyday commercial compost, from a supermarket, plus a handfull of chicken pellets, once the first flower came
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Hilary I'm with you all the way, but I will now try Richards method and hope for positive results. bigboy Gordon full of snaps and trying
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Hi Suze We had a monster of a plant at our previous home, a shady garden with it growing over a homemade pergola, the main stem after 6 years was as thick, as a mans bicep, and the 2" x 2" wooden structure had dissapeared into the trunk, I planted it hoping for a maintance free plant, what a mistake, vigorous was not the word, then I discoverd how to prune it, in late January I trimmed back the side shoots to 3 leaves, this is for flowers, in late July/August I trimmed back the whips, those
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Hi Mick I'll get the hang of it one day, until then ,try try, try again bigboy Gordon puzzled but trying
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Hi Mick here's one of mine hopefully I've masterd this uploading thing, if so I'll be posting more bigboy Gordon fingers and camera crossed
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Hi Susan Have a look on the "Hollygate" website, they do mixed hybrid echi seeds, the ones I grew year before last gave an almost 100% germination, lots of lovely seedlings to transplant, giving excellent plants with many different coloured blooms, if your ever down that way, its well worth a visit to the nursery, lots of cacti and succulents. BTW I may be your OH, you never can tell?. bigboy Gordon waiting for the grandchildren to arrive, Asprin to hand.
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Hi katherine Yes outside until October will give it a boost, but not in direct sunshine,I'm sure you have checked it all over for spider, or scale, if not,get looking with a Q tip and meths, come November start to feed it with cactus ferttilizer, to promote buds, although it sounds as if its quite happy already the food should help, the dropping of segments is not uncommon, try loggong onto Epiforums website, nearly 2000 members worldwide who will be only to pleased to offer advice and help,
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