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  Posted by Blue_Jazz (U14651842) on Sunday, 17th October 2010

  hi,
  
  I'm new here so hello to everyone!
  
  I am growing in pots in my yard with some success ... I'm not sure whether to use the soil again. The soil I have been using seems to be very black, I'm struggling to remember the name but I bought it from Preston market and its in a red bag.
  
  Also I seem to be growing a lot of foliage when I want leaves. I grew kale and ended up with stuff with no real leaves on it.
  
  I'm hoping to grow garlic, onions and winter lettuce, possibly kale.

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  Posted by Summerchild (U14187397) on Sunday, 17th October 2010

  Hi Blue-Jazz, nice to meet you.
  
  I'm a bit confused. When I think of foliage I think of leaves. Do you mean lots of stalk?
  
  You can re-use soil/compost but if you want to grow good veg in your tubs I would suggest you go to a reputable garden centre for some compost, and tell them what you want to grow. Equally, others on this board will be able to prescribe the exact mixture for you.
  
  Some plants like a high nitrogen content and some do not. Did you apply a lot of fertiliser/manure to the soil previously?
  
  I shall be growing my plants mostly in pots next year, so Good luck,
  
  Summer
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by chris (U14479141) on Monday, 18th October 2010

  hello to you and welcome to the best site on the net for gardening,im new to growing my own too and have found the info on here is brilliant, so many fellow gardeners with so much knowledge,anything you want to know and there will be someone on here that knows the answer,im just getting ready to turning my veg patch over and getting some good compost dug in after a very fruitful summer season,i hope you get the same enjoyment as i have had from growing my own and also using this site,kind regards chris

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  Posted by As_Iff (U13951957) on Monday, 18th October 2010

  Hello Blue Jazz, and welcome.
  Do you mean your kale produced lots of loose leaves, but no real "heart"?
  If so that could be down to the compost you used, or even that they were grown in tubs, and maybe therefore, not firm enough in the ground.
  You can eat those loose leaves though, no need to waste them.
  It`s not wise to re-use the same compost for the same type of plant, as this encourages diseases to build up in the compost.
  Also the plants that have just grown in the compost will have taken up all the best of the food that was in there.

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  Posted by Blue_Jazz (U14651842) on Tuesday, 19th October 2010

  Sorry, yes I do mean stalk.
  
  I am struggling for garden centres around here, the nearest and easiest is Homebase but the staff in there seem to be clueless! I dont drive so getting anything delivered is a bit of a nightmare, hence when the man on the market said he would deliver I accepted.
  
  I did apply any fertiliser/manure to the soil, I did use some sort of "food" which you add to the watering can each month.

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  Posted by Blue_Jazz (U14651842) on Tuesday, 19th October 2010

  Thanks everyone! I will rebuy some more compost to grow again. The leaves didnt go to waste, I was just disappointed in what I got.
  
  

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  Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Tuesday, 19th October 2010

  There is a B and Q in Preston and a DOBB'S on the way to Blackpool, the GC just past Broughton on the A6 is nice to visit and two very cheap nursery's just off the A6 before you get into Garstang.

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  Posted by Playingtimeaddedon (U14150224) on Tuesday, 19th October 2010

  I would replace the compost.
  
  If you have grown a crop in it already, whether or not it has been a success, it will have taken a certain amount of goodness from the compost.
  
  Add your spent compost to your compost bin or spread it around your borders.
  
  

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  Posted by As_Iff (U13951957) on Tuesday, 19th October 2010

  Referring to message 5, where you say you don`t have easy access to staff who know what they are talking about - Just stay with with us, BlueJazz.
  People on these boards are very knowledgeable, and helpful.
  We all love gardening.

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  Posted by punpun (U14553477) on Monday, 25th October 2010

  Well said,

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  Posted by Blue_Jazz (U14651842) on Friday, 29th October 2010

  Oh dear was that my message which got deleted. I cant remember what I wrote to work out what house rule I broke ....
  

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