New Posts For Thread: My baskets are almost dead!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-deadMy baskets are almost dead!They were heavily planted and cost £11 more than previous years.... They have been fed and watered, as normal, but are in a shocking state...Most at the top and trailing are finished..No sign of disease, and I'm starting tRIP...basket..It put up a brave fight, but is going to the great compost heap in the sky..It's buddy is struggling on but, remember...life without a basket is still a basket...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=555036477#555036477RIP...basket..It put up a brave fight, but is going to the great compost heap in the sky..It's buddy is struggling on but, remember...life without a basket is still a basket...Sun, 15 Jul 2018 12:50:53 -0500Try again....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=555012913#555012913Try again....Fri, 13 Jul 2018 02:21:53 -0500https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=555005125#555005125Thu, 12 Jul 2018 06:32:56 -0500Not quite as good as last year....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=555005107#555005107Not quite as good as last year....Thu, 12 Jul 2018 06:31:29 -0500Btw still waiting for Not Checking thoughts on my question to him,or will he also do a runner-----again!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554995515#554995515Btw still waiting for Not Checking thoughts on my question to him,or will he also do a runner-----again!Wed, 11 Jul 2018 07:30:58 -0500Well that's good news Blackbarn then , the Bees have all left the West Sussex coast to be with youhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554994653#554994653Well that's good news Blackbarn then , the Bees have all left the West Sussex coast to be with youWed, 11 Jul 2018 04:27:34 -0500If you add water to the process it can get a bit stinky. I cut it right down to the ground and put it in a tub as-is, don't chop it or crush it, when it is rotting this way it smells sweet to mehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554994553#554994553If you add water to the process it can get a bit stinky. I cut it right down to the ground and put it in a tub as-is, don't chop it or crush it, when it is rotting this way it smells sweet to meWed, 11 Jul 2018 03:56:10 -0500comfrey concentrate stinks ..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554994445#554994445comfrey concentrate stinks ..Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:04:17 -0500My baskets are pretty good this year. I use a perforated poly liner in the baskets. When i make them up i add a sprinkle of pelleted chicken manure at the very bottom, this is the nitrogen rich muck the plants need to put on growth at the beginning,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554994405#554994405My baskets are pretty good this year. I use a perforated poly liner in the baskets. When i make them up i add a sprinkle of pelleted chicken manure at the very bottom, this is the nitrogen rich muck the plants need to put on growth at the beginning,Wed, 11 Jul 2018 02:33:32 -0500Brilliant year for butterflies and bumbles here in mid sussex. The lavender is thick with gatekeepers and other browns. We have had a ridiculous number of marbled whites (we usually get around one a week) and there are still Brimstones (male and femahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31428403/my-baskets-are-almost-dead?post_id=554993647#554993647Brilliant year for butterflies and bumbles here in mid sussex. The lavender is thick with gatekeepers and other browns. We have had a ridiculous number of marbled whites (we usually get around one a week) and there are still Brimstones (male and femaTue, 10 Jul 2018 18:30:37 -0500