Edible Gardening

ive never planted mine indoors to be put out, ive allways planted beans strait outside in the pots, which i done last month, there half way up the canes allready.have to say the kids and i have so much fun with runner beans, got to be the best veg to grow with yungens about :D

Oooh!, I stand corrected

Strawberries can self seed, they can propergate themselves from runners, they pop up any where they have not been planted and they can survive the worst weather our winters can throw at them. Any other plant with those qualificatione would be called a WEED. :eek:

Many thanks, I'll try that

Good quality fibreous loam is required what ever the task I think.For cuttings in winter 'hardwood' types make a deep V shape and fill with soild and sharpe sand mix for good drainage and water in. Dont add fertilizer or it'll be too rich for the new roots. Summer soft wood cuttings I...

Thanks for the advice, it's now outside in a 6 inch pot, I'll let you know how it gets on.

So it's a mini plastic greenhouse? do you open up the roll down door during the day? because if you water even late in the afternoon condensation dripping off the top would land on the leaves...:(

Thanks Freddy

i read in my greenhouse book beware of courgettes they take up a lot of room. well it was right mine have come on leaps and bounds, ive got three in one of the kids very large toy boxes two are just showing fruit the other ones gone beserk about 6 - 7 fruit on it 2 about 2 in long there all...

I put all my lowly cuttings in my cold frame and they do amazingly well in there as well as using it to harden off stuff as Moyra says. Hel.xxx.

Thanks for that the mystery is now solved, we will get it planted outside once the winds calm down abit.Regards

Thanks Moyra. The flowers that dropped off had been open for a while so it sounds promising.

Yay! Fab, I think thats me sorted then. Garden centre again tomorrow (they love me there at the moment!!)

Pete you are the man! Iv'e just googled Fat Hen and it looks exactly like my plant (Ahhh) Name: Fat-hen ( goosefoot, lamb’s quarters, meld-weed, muckweed )Latin name: Chenopodium album L.However to try a retain some credibility the article also says: Fat-hen was eaten as a...

Hi daitheplant, thanks for advice i will be getting some nitrate of soda monday and will use as you advised,mojo

Thanks for you information

Lol Kandy those slugs will eat almost anything. Regarding your tomato plant I'm also growing Gardener's Delight although it's no where near as good growth as my other outdoor toms like Tumbling Tom Red I had thought seeing how both of them are outdoor plants they would grow as fast as one...

thanks Helen,Ant,&Cookie M. Helen remember mine were planted a long time before yours and also they were in a heated greenhouse.yours will be ready and mine will be coming to an end,good luck with them xx Kathy

moved to herbs section

Thanks will have a read