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Flowering snow-peas and multiplying broad-beans

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NaomiB is talking about growing Peas, Broadbeans from Central Coast

I know my snow-peas are supposed to be flowering and they've started doing that, but my broad-beans are multiplying and the seed packet doesn't mention anything about it. 

 

Read on | comments | Posted at 16:06pm on 4th June 2011

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Getting there

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NaomiB is talking about growing Peas, Broadbeans, Beetroot from Central Coast

This morning I squashed all the aphids on my broadbeans and then gently washed them off with the hose.  It doesn't look like the soapy water I used on another plant last week worked, as the aphids were all over it again, so I'm going to se...

Read on | comments | Posted at 11:05am on 22nd May 2011

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Aphids

NaomiB is talking about growing Peas, Broadbeans from Central Coast

I have aphids in my broad beans.  Lots of them.  I squashed a few this morning, but there are still tons left.  I read somewhere that once I finish squashing them all I should spray the plants with slightly soapy water. So, tomor...

Read on | comments | Posted at 19:05pm on 21st May 2011

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From across the ditch

NaomiB is talking about growing Peas, Broadbeans from Central Coast

I haven't seen my garden since last Thursday.  Yesterday, I asked my husband if everything that was still alive then was still alive now and he said yes.  I fly back from NZ tomorrow night and I'll either get out the flash-light ...

Read on | comments | Posted at 08:05am on 19th May 2011

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Fixing up my neglected garden

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NaomiB is talking about growing Carrot, Peas, Broadbeans, Beetroot from Central Coast

I neglected my garden for two weeks.  Partly, because it rained so much I didn't want to go outside and then I caught a cold and couldn't drag myself off the couch.

In that time, most of the carrots drowned and so did most of the b...

Read on | comments | Posted at 11:05am on 7th May 2011