The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Growing Crops in Scotland - or anywhere else Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Grow Your Own Author Message milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:38 am    Post subject: that's a good idea Back to top mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:02 am    Post subject: really interesting thread - love the chair - I guess it would have high back to protect occupier from draughts? Back to top mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 3:09 pm    Post subject: any one grown butternut squash in scotland? mine took ages to germinate then treated them as I did the courgettes, but they have all died within a week of planting out, could it be too cold for them? Back to top kated Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1837 Location: norfolk Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:23 pm    Post subject: I tried butternut squash here in Norfolk and couldn't get them to work either. Little squashes started but dropped off at an inch long. It seems an ideal situation for them here too. Back to top Loudmouth Schnook Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 1600 Location: Back, Isle of Lewis Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:42 pm    Post subject: I tried to grow them last year in the polytunnel, but due to lack of doors on them... the chickens ate them, along with the pumpkins and courgettes. Back to top Aussie Chick Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2737 Location: Milton Keynes/ Brisbane Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:51 pm    Post subject: Mine last year were really great, but this year everything is very slow and nothing developing much. I havent done anything differently, so really not sure why sometimes they grow and other times they dont. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7153 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:33 am    Post subject: mine are flowering now ,the spagetti marrow which is a favorite in my house ,have not germinated this year Back to top mcleod-girls Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 1345 Location: Banff, Aberdeenshire Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:16 pm    Post subject: am giving up I think peas spinach lettuce doing great, as are tomatoes in friends greenhouse, everyhting else water logged and soggy - including humans Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Grow Your Own All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Page 6 of 6 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group