{"id":1805,"date":"2017-05-03T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2017-05-04T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T21:00:14","slug":"im-no-green-fingers-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/im-no-green-fingers-but\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m no green fingers but .."},"content":{"rendered":"

I thought this year I would try my hand at growing Beef Tomatoes, Mint, Strawberries, Lola Ross and Picnic Cucumbers.<\/p>\n

I bought compost and planted everything outside.<\/p>\n

New Bank Garden Centre where I purchased these plants advised slug pellets used sparingly around the lettuce which should be spaced about 20cm apart. On day 2, I noticed the pellets had stopped a couple of small slugs.<\/p>\n

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\nApparently the reuse of old compost that was left in the container I used previously is no longer good for the Beef tomatoes… and so I was advised it should be tipped onto the soil and fresh used.<\/p>\n

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\nSo I planted everything very carefully, watered all the plants daily and after 5 days everything is still alive!<\/p>\n

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Check back soon to see how I’m getting on!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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