Trying to Grow My Own

[Busy Lizzy]

Hi All,
Just a quick question I have rasberrybushes and blackberry bushes but they dont appear to be doing to much is it to early to expect some action or should I add some food or fertilizer to them??? ......
I have just gone throught my Grow Your Own mag and seen the Kings horticultural fleece stuff does that stop the frost as well can some one let me know.
When at the news agents I was looking at other mags just to see what was on their offers and is it just my imagination but the *** mag looking more and more like Grow Your Own every month???
If some one would give me some tips would appreciate it.

Ta Very Much Lizzy

[HomeBrew]

copycat magazines


Hi lizzy i noticed that too!! I have been a grow your own subscriber since it started and love it, my neighbour who has an alloment plot next to me buys *** and grow your own and we have been comparing them. *** is a different kind of magazine and seems to be aimed at slightly different people a nice publication that i think has been around longer and so should do their own thing! Whats the point in having magazines that are the same how boring.
On a seperate note i am really enjoying the organic section especially the tips for getting rid of pests organically-such simple ideas and advice that everyone should take heed of to help the planet!

[andrewo]

Hi All,
Just a quick question I have rasberrybushes and blackberry bushes but they dont appear to be doing to much is it to early to expect some action or should I add some food or fertilizer to them??? ......

Raspeberries will just start to be coming into leaf like the blackberries, you could give all your fruit a dusting with potash now, just sprinkle it on the soil at their feet and let the rain carry it down - they will thank you for it. You can do this a few times during the growing season, I tend to do it at the start, mid summer and at the start of autumn.

[nick the grief]

*** has been around for a long time. It has recentley been bought by a publishing house rathre thatn the people who first kicked it off & so it will have changes as the company who now ownit will be aiming it at a mass market rather than trying to provide a sevice to enthusiasts.

The same happened to my old favourite, HOME FARM, that was a brilliant mag, but then it was bought by someone else & they changed the format & name (country farm & smallholding I think) & it is now a rather sad version of it's former self I think so stopped taking it.

Progress indeed

[andrewo]

*** changed ages ago, they just became very samey, and very lofty in the way they described their ideas. Thank god for GYO.

[Alice]

Hello Busy Lizzie, The garden fleece you are talking about is very excellent protection for plants. I could'nt manage without it. Doesn't have to be any particular brand. You can buy it in garden centres and B&Q. Realy protects plants in the greenhouse and outdoors. I believe it is frost proof to about -2. I have used it outdoors to protect dahlias from light frosts in September and over Rhododendrons which are flowering to protect from frost in May. The weather is so cold just now that I am using it in the greenhouse to protect my seedlings and all doing fine. Put it over things all scrumpled up to provide several layers. You can always stick in some bottles filled with hot water if it is very cold. Good luck and happy gardening.

[Busy Lizzy]

Thanks Andrewo
I will pop out and get me some of that, I have just looked at them and they have got little buds just opening so perhaps I was just to demanding!!! Does ash from ones chiminea do the garden good as I am always burning wood in that and my mum told me to chuck it on the garden "it does it good" but does it?

Ta Lizzy

[Busy Lizzy]

Hi Alice,
Thanks for coming back will try the hot water bottles.....I did however panic as I did not want to lose my babies and put some bubble wrap over them about 3 layers and this does seem to have done the trick for now but will be getting the proper fleece from Kings for the future once my bank balance has improved!!!
Ta Lizzy

[blackkitty]

Both instore and poundland have cheap fleece

[bramble]

Watch Aldi's offers, they are selling fleece at a really good price.

[andrewo]

Thanks Andrewo
I will pop out and get me some of that, I have just looked at them and they have got little buds just opening so perhaps I was just to demanding!!! Does ash from ones chiminea do the garden good as I am always burning wood in that and my mum told me to chuck it on the garden "it does it good" but does it?

Ta Lizzy

I put mine through a sieve, I have a chiminea too and use the wood ash off this to feed fruit and garlic.