Edible Gardening

"Roots" generally don't, but I've not had any trouble with Beetroot (or Celeriac & Swede), but I only grow Parsnips in newspaper pots that I can plant out "whole", and although I did that once for Carrots it was too much faff, so I sow them direct now.

the one we call luck really is called hot summer ....or even a normal summer .those are melon grown in UK as melon need water try a seed in one of this as well.

Thanks for the reassurance guys. I'll hang on in there then. I've kept the soil moist and they're in a sunny spot so hopefully they'll catch up once they appear.

Ditch the runners and give climbing french beans a try. We get plenty from 6 to 8 plants and you can cook them whole when young or shell them when mature. Ridge cucumber will grow outdoors in your location and can easly be trained upwards. Butternut squash only needs a hole in the ground but...

A foliar feed like seaweed extract might help, but the slow growth is probably due to not enough light or warmth at the moment.

I think there are others available these days which are seedless. Look for flavour and ripening times. If any heat may be required early or late in the season are all factors you need to take into account I'd do a bit of homework first, as growing grapes is not a short term project so you...

I have recently switched from blood fish and bone to bat guano I bought a 3,28 kg bucket for under £15 .... it is used sparingly (2 tablespoons per large shrub, or 1/2 teaspoon per perennial) .... The one I bought has an N-P-K of 3-15-4, so is lower in nitrogen but high in P there are other...

I would do it straight away, but certainly if you can see any Cow Parsley growing in the hedgerows. (Don't think I've seen any yet) (You know you need a fine-mesh net, presumably? If not folk here can make recomendations )

A nice cuppa tea and a slice a cake... I can remember old worzel saying that ...brings back some memories. Sorry I deviate from the thread.

this might work? snip: When sprayed directly onto pests, Cannacure forms a layer over the pests' body and suffocates it I have never tried it though

I sow mine direct.....one every three inches....give um a good talking to and fully expect every one to come up perfectly...so no thinning required...i've been lucky so far...they've all done as they are told..... works for me

Well, they are easy to come by so you can afford to take a few chances with them. I think I've got some growing near a N facing fence with overhanging shrubs but I can't swear that they don't get some dappled light.

Well, they did try 37 different varieties, lolimac, but only handed out awards to those mentioned, I'm afraid. Having said that there's a lot of good varieties out there without an RHS award but get sown because gardeners like them.

I should have added to my last post, that last year I ran out of seeds and didn't have sufficient home grown plants so I went to our local GC and bought a small polystyrene tray that was packed with plants. The bought ones grew to about 1/3rd the thickness of my own ones and were not nearly as...

Heres my Chocolate & Garden Mint planter Jack. See, its all lies, one should have killed the other by now.

Why would it be a disaster for garlic??? ask the supplier, but I cant think it should be a problem

Me too, I chop mine down to "reachable height" and it makes them branch.

Thanks for that...will try taking it off during the day. I have also bought some netting so will try and build a protective cover to keep my cats keep off! thanks for the speedy response... I have a broccoli question about to be posted also...

I've used pine needles to mulch Camelias & Rhoddy's in the past with excellent results but I collected them myself as I had access to a pine woodland..

I planted 4 Black Currant plants in a large container last year, they grew very well and have survived through the winter okay, im glad to see the return of new leaves growing but today i noticed plenty of flower buds hanging down from all the plants, what i want to know is, is this normal to...