This is the place to discuss not just allotments but all general gardening problems and queries which don't fit into the specific categories below.
(formerly allotments and tips, hints and problems)
Could be lots of things, who knows, certainly not me. But I rarely express doubt on other people's ideas unless I'm very experienced on the subject. Call me old fashioned, but it wouldn't seem polite.
the best way is to dig them out you don't need to mack big hols just push the spade in all the way abut 4-5 inches away from the weed, pull the spade to loosen the soil pull out the weed ( don't disturb the ground to much) firm the grass back into place. no weed no hole.
hope springs eternal in the human Brest.
rabbie burns
We've got a lot of dandelion on the lawn now, but if I were to get rid of it, neither the chickens nor the rabbits would ever forgive me. They all love the stuff.
I thought that male urine was better on compost heaps because it`s easier for them to be unobtrusive. Just aim and fire rather than clamber up and squat.
I have also heard that salt poured into the middle of the plant will kill it. I have also never tried it but, perhaps, some of these 'old wives tales' are worth a go.
Wonder if the type of salt is important - whether it's the cheap sort with iodine in or whether sea salt will do. Do they still put iodine in salt?
Making coffee from the roots always seemed to me to be a lot of work to ruin a good vegetable. Just scrape the roots clean and cook like parsnips or carrots, they're good, if a little hard to get in quantity.
And I make jelly from the blossoms, try giving that to your neighbors!
Merry wrote:I thought that male urine was better on compost heaps because it`s easier for them to be unobtrusive. Just aim and fire rather than clamber up and squat.
Haha! Very good ;)
As to the dandelions, I now have more of those than grass. Neither the chickens nor the tortiose can keep up with them. Can anyone post or link to any recipes - all sorts of scrummy ideas have been mentioned - with clear instructions? I'm new to this "grow/brew/make" your own thingy (though have dabbled a little in the past) and need all the help I can get :)
Thanks Ellendra! After looking at those recipes I think I'll try to grow them instead of digging them out. All I need to do now is figure out how to stop the OH attacking them with a lawn mower...
Can you ship them over here? I am desperately trying to cultivate them (in the lawn any anywhere they will grow), I am now up to 6 plants but want a few hundred, they are so good to eat.
