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Sorry Eva. I hadn't spotted you were in the Netherlands but here in Belgium (and the UK) there are nurseries that sepcialise in old varieties that are not grown commercially and which can have far better flavour than modern varieties. I suggest you check for those and also have a look at what your allotment neighbours grow on their plots as they will also act as pollinators for yours if you choose one in the right group.
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I believe the main problem wit this latest incarnation of GW is that the production team would all rather be making sexier trendier programmes and have also been told to widen teh audience so the programme suffers form being dumbed down in content and flashy camera styles which are not suited to the subject matter. I have found TB to be patronising to both colleagues and his audience and slap dash in all his projects from basic planting to those dreadful 30 minute fixes. I have enjoyed the visits
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I remember him and also loved seeing him later on TV and hearing him on the radio. He was a great communicator of the joys of plants and gardening. He was the creator of the garden at Harlow Carr when it was started by the then Northern Horticultural Society. He died last February following a stroke - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7916174.stm
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As with any other overgrown plant or weed you just have to get in there and pull it out. It'll be a messy job but not impossible and all the stuff you discard will make great compost. If you want to keep some, plant a few of the best looking tubers in proper aquatic baskets filled with aquatic soil so you'll have greater control over them in future.
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Assuming your plant is a form of helianthus annuus, it is an annual which may grow as tall as 1.5 metres and produce branching, flowering stems which will make excellent cut flowers or can be left to go to seed and feed the local birds. These plants are normally sown in spring to porduce flowers over the summer but, if you are sure of being frost free, I would plant it outside in a sunny spot enriched with good quality garden compost and keep it watered until it gets established and afterwards water
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They look fabulous and are not a colour I've seen on sale in my area. I hope you get some takers for them.
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Either is as good as the other though there is probably more fibrous matter and thus humous mixed in with the straw in horse manure. The only thing to be wary of is whether or not their pasture was treated with a new herbicide - aminopyralid - as it is persistent in the manure and can badly affect any crops or plants grown.
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Anything hardy in a pot can be planted now, even if it's a perennial that's going dormant and about to hibernate. It's a particularly good time to plant shrubs, roses and trees whether in pots or bare rooted. Remember to soak pots thoroughly until no more air bubbles surface. Bare rooted plants also need to soak in a bucket for an hour or so to rehydrate their roots. All new plantings will benefit from some bonemeal in tehirplanting hole and on the soil used to backfill. Water generously
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If you haven't already got a copy, try and buy something like Hessayon's book on veg and herbs as it explains crop rotations. Some veggies benefit from having the soil improved with compost or manure before planting and fro some, such as carrots and parsnips it should be avoided as it encourages forking. In other words, divide you plot into 3 or better still 4 separate planting areas and rotate crops and soil conditioning to suit. If you can get some compost now, spread it thickly on at least
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Better late than never as they won't survive if you don't plant them but get it done soon as narcissi start producing roots in August and September when left in the ground.. Tulips can wait till December or even January as long as your garden's not frozen at the time of planting.
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