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Chamois
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Originally posted by jedijudy:
I have six tomatoes growing!
The Ship is a real education. There was I thinking that tomatoes just grow like weeds in the States, being the place they originally come from and all that. Apologies for my ignorance.
It sounds very exciting! I love it when plants in my garden start to fruit. Roll on Spring!
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jedijudy
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Chamois, there are probably some places where tomatoes do grow like weeds. Florida is not one of those places. Therefore, I am doubly happy to have some hope for juicy, ripe fruit in the not-too-far future!
Having lived the first part of my life Up North™, I can see the definite resemblance of some of my tomato plants to the deadly nightshade they are related to. (I don't think we have nightshade down here.)
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Earwig
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Hello green fingered Shippies. What fruit and veg grow best in cold and wet conditions? I had a really poor year in the allotment last year - even the courgettes struggled - and 2013 is meant to be wetter and colder. What should I plant to take advantage of this vile weather?
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Boogie
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Earwig,here is a good blog on the subject. I came across it when I was pondering the same problem. I have one raised bed but am considering building some more in the spring.
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Anna B
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The snow is thick on the ground but the 2013 gardening catalogues are beginning to arrive---hooray! Now for deciding what to plant in an area thick with wildlife---I can practically see the deer reading the catalogues over my shoulder...
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Boogie
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Originally posted by Anna B:
The snow is thick on the ground but the 2013 gardening catalogues are beginning to arrive---hooray! Now for deciding what to plant in an area thick with wildlife---I can practically see the deer reading the catalogues over my shoulder...
My niece had her whole patch mown down by deer, there is now venison in her freezer ....
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Jack the Lass
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Our allotment site is full of wascawwy wabbits, but as vegetarians they will at least escape our freezer. One of the early jobs once the site is properly cleared (we are making progress, but it is not always easy to get everyone together so people are doing little bits at a time) is to put up a decent fence to try and keep them out, or at least at bay.
Thanks for the blog on growing veg in cold, wet soil - as a central Scotland site near a river I somehow suspect that will be our default growing condition
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Lamb Chopped
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Onions, chive, garlic, and poisonous flowers (daffodil, foxglove, etc) against the deer. Interscatter them with more tasty stuff. And avoid fertilizer or seedlings grown in the same if at all possible--I understand it makes the fertilized plants taste saltier, which is a major deer draw. Though I think it is only nonorganic stuff that does this, so compost should be all right.
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Moo
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I read a gardening article that said you can protect your garden from deer by planting strong-smelling plants, such as lavender, around the periphery. The theory is that since other animals prey on deer, they rely on their sense of smell for protection. Strong odors will prevent the deer from smelling predators, so they avoid strong-scented areas.
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Chamois
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Strong-smelling plants are good, but Lamb Chopped's idea of mixing them in with the veggies is better than planting them round the edge. However, if you really have a persistent deer problem (not just occasional visits) I'm afraid the only two answers are a ten-foot high and four-foot wide park pale to keep them out, or shooting them. I had to get a man in to shoot the foxes who were destroying my garden - nothing else worked because foxes dig their way under any sort of fence.
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Ariel
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New thread for a new year now started.
Cheers
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