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  • Pinks and greens, a sight to be seen

    Blog post by Tutti Fruit on 25 Apr 2010

    The apple stepovers are now coming into their own, putting on a show that defies the barren soil beneath them (it's been so dry I've held off seed sowing). One of the earlier apples here is 'Katy' (syn. 'Katya') a Swedish variety, producing lovely bright red apples. I'm happy... Read more..

    Tags: trainee, RHS Garden Wisley, Model Vegetable Garden, potager, apple, stepover, lettuce, evolution spiral, parasitic wasp, blossom, irrigation, cabbage

  • Irrigation repair

    Photo uploaded by Tutti Fruit on 25 Apr 2010

    Photo: SA SHARP 23/04/2010 This is Lee, who has now repaired all the irrigation in the model vegetable garden (inc. potager). Sharp-toothed thirsty animals and stray pitched garden forks are mostly to blame for the damage. Here he is using a blow torch to quickly soften the plastic replacement tubing... Read more..

    Tags: RHS Garden Wisley, model vegetable garden, potager, irrigation

  • Evidence of a thirsty nibbler

    Photo uploaded by Tutti Fruit on 25 Apr 2010

    Photo: SA SHARP 23/04/2010 Probably a rodent of some kind - can't blame it for being thirsty. Chewed irrigation casing survived, but some tubing, as you can see, has had to be replaced. Read more..

    Tags: model vegetable garden, potager, animal damage, irrigation

  • Part of the 700m of ring main irrigation pipe

    Photo uploaded by Sara Draycott on 24 Nov 2010

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    Tags: RHS Garden Wisley, autumn, mixed borders, november, irrigation

  • Watering stand pipe

    Photo uploaded by Helen Bostock Plantsforbugs on 27 Apr 2011

    Watering stand pipe Read more..

    Tags: Irrigation