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By: TopVeg

TopVeg — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:43:33 +0000

Hi Fiona

Your Summer School sounds great. What a fantastic project – a wonderful opportunity for the young ones to learn the satisfaction of growing food!

We will send you pdfs of vegetable gro cards. If there are any you particularly want let me know & I will try to get them to you. Any feedback is welcome!

Enjoy the summer!

TopVeg

By: Ms Fiona M. Mullaney

Ms Fiona M. Mullaney — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:52:24 +0000

Hi, Mike and Sally.

I would like the pdf file on How2Grow Cards.I am currently running a free ‘Hillhead Summer Garden Club, at the local primary school. I also volunteer during term time showing the children and teachers how to grow food from seed and flowers from seed. This is the second year I have run the summer garden.
I work with children as young as 2 and there is no age limit.

Fiona

By: Rita Mmanga

Rita Mmanga — Mon, 23 May 2011 12:57:23 +0000

Can I have a PDF file of the growing card for garlic. Is it possible to grow garlic any season apart from the ones you have mentioned? Does it require any chemicals to prevent it from any diseases. Does it require constant watering?

By: TopVeg

TopVeg — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:44:46 +0000

Hi Val

Sorry to hear your swiss chard is having problems. When did you plant it & whereabouts do you live?

It sounds rather like a fungal disease called Light Leaf Spot. If you look at the pale patches can you see any concentric rings of spores erupting through the leaf cuticle, resembling grains of salt? This disease is worse in certain regions & is particularly prevalent after wet winters.

Does this ring a bell? If it is this you can pull off affected leaves & destroy them – any shiny green leaves will be fine to eat. Hopefully it will not attack all your chard.

Let us know how you get on.

TopVeg

By: val

val — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:07:05 +0000

hi
i saw your website when i was searching for a solution for my swiss chard problem and wonder if you can help? spots of a creamy colour are taking over the lovely shiny leaves and i dont think i can eat them looking like that what can i do?

thanks for any help
val

By: TopVeg

TopVeg — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:46:13 +0000

Hi Trish
The turf needs to be as fresh as possible – lifted the day before you receive it & laid immediatley. It will keep in rolls if watered – but it is best to use it straight away.
Therefore, it is all about planning!
1. Prepare the site
2. Check the diary & choose a day when someone is available to lay the turf
3. When everything is ready, arrange for the turf to be delivered on the day it can be rolled out!
Hope that helps

TopVeg

By: Trisha

Trisha — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:58:18 +0000

Hi Sally, we are thinking of getting some turf for a small area at the back of our house. Have you any advice on buying turf?

Trisha

By: TopVeg

TopVeg — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:04:48 +0000

Hi Ray

If you only got it last year, it could do with some TLC this year. Plenty of water & some plant food will help it settle down. Don’t take more than 50% of the stalks – so that it can feed itself & get established.

We are having rhubarb pie tonight!

Kind regards
TopVeg

By: TopVeg

TopVeg — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:20:15 +0000

Hi Ray

The plant is trying to seed. Pull the flowering stem out, by grasping it at the very bottom. Your plant will then keep producing edible stalks for you to eat.
Keep pulling the flowering stems out as soon as you see them, because they will inhibit the growth of edible stalks.
The plant tries to seed if it is under stress, and it is probably thirsty as we are short of rain. Watering the clump will help.
Thanks for contacting TopVeg. Good luck with the rhubarb! Kind regards TopVeg

By: Ray M

Ray M — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:45:08 +0000

I pulled 3 stems of my rhubarb plant in march. Since the centre stem has grown to 3 feet with a flower at the top. Has the plant gone to seed?

What do I need to do to save the plant?