Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 2943 Location: North Herefordshire
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 13 7:25 am Post subject:
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I think they might benefit from being underplanted with comfrey,
Now thats a good idea! I'm starting from scratch (again ) with a barren allotment so my fruit bushes are tiny this year but I think i'll nick your comfrey carpet idea for next year
robkb
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 4205 Location: SE London
this is growing against a wall in our local waitrose carpark. I shall be monitoring its development with interest (and a mindset disposed towards gleaning)
thanks Woo, Ive potted all my rhubarb from the cells and will plant out later.I'm wondering wether to plant through weed emembrane in order to try and keep the row clean. I wonder if anyone has experience of this.
I too bought a couple of offsets, one flourished ,one died.
Might be worth a try. If it doesn't work you have nothing but the cost of the membrane to lose, and the trouble of getting it off the bed.
The quince seems to have set a lot of fruit this year which is great. Think there are some apples set too.
Woo
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 787 Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 13 10:24 am Post subject:
we have weeds round the patch but to be honest i find the leaf cover stops much getting hold around the crowns. then in the winter it gets a covering of chicken poop and straw.
Should probably knock them off as the trees are still small but for a few days at least they can sit there making me feel good about the 25 additional trees I ordered last night for delivery this winter (I had to: there was a discount if I ordered that many, it would be uneconomical not too . )
In other news this looks like it might just be a very very young set medlar fruit to me....
) with a barren allotment so my fruit bushes are tiny this year but I think i'll nick your comfrey carpet idea for next year 
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