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flippin' eck thats cheap!WPC F Hobbit, Shire police
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Am off this week to start getting the new lottie sorted a bit more. Plan to get a few so that at least the soft fruit end will be looking good.
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?Comment
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I ain't got no Blueberries
...............maybe now's the time to change all that
.........and YES I know they are ericaceous!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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wot's that mean then??
oh cool thanks i was going to Asda tomorrow, lidl is on my way, i may get a few of those
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Oooh finally I know something ericaceous just means they like acidic soil. I bought some ericaceous compost on Tuesday for my three new blueberry bushes. Going to grow them in pots
WPC F Hobbit, Shire policeComment
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word of warning - my redcurrants from Lidl planted last year fruited this year but were whitecurrants
Kernow rag nevra
Some people feel the rain, others just get wet.
Bob DylanComment
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that's ok i don't really mind what they are ........ cool can i pour vinegar on the soil to make it acidic?Comment
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Before anyone goes rushing off this w/e they not in til Thursday!the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xxComment
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Try this:
Prepare the ground by digging in composted sawdust, composted pine bark. If none of these are available, you can use peat or ericaceous compost.
Plant bushes after leaf fall (November - March). Tip back the branches and remove any flower buds before planting, so that the plant can concentrate on establishing its roots in the first year of growth.
Addition of manure to the planting hole is not advisable. Mulch newly planted blueberries with composted sawdust, sand, leaf mould, chipped pine bark, or peat (if no alternative is available).Comment
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the fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
Happiness is not having what you want,but wanting what you have.xxComment
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Beware buying fruit trees from Lidl. In 2007 I bought two apple trees - a Cox's Orange Pippin and a Granny Smith - and a cherry tree from the local Lidl store. The cherry tree died. When the apple trees produced their first fruit I discovered that the Cox's Orange Pippin is actually a variety called Ellison's Orange, and the Granny Smith is Spartan!! After much correspondence I did get a refund. The apple trees are producing but the fruit is not very flavoursome and, more to the point, not what I wanted.
Cheap is not always cheerful!!Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it.Comment
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nope aldiOriginally posted by andi&di View PostTattooists??
take it they didn't have any then?
........ not a one
actually as i don't posess any kind of fruit bush or tree, i don't really care what they are, i have plenty of space and at £1.29 if they taste crap, i'll pull em up and plant something else
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this is my worry about buying cheap......however, having said that....i think i will get a couple of plants and see how they go!.Originally posted by Gwyndy View PostComment
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