Edible Gardening

its all gibberish !Guru - feed is for established plants.I trust you ignored rest of replies!

Well, basically, you just leave the pods on the plant to dry out. :D

Funnily enough my sweetcorn planted under cover late January is doing well, my march sown seed has yet to appear?

thanks for the pic pete that plant looks like a load os snakes to me lol :D :D

hove you tried putting any mouse poison down in boxes when you plant? its supposed to attract them but I suppose it depends on how attracted they are to that or the peas

Raised Beds ? Good choice!You can fill with general purpose compost, mixed with topsoil and peat free compost.Drainage is the key. Ensure the sub soil under the beds is well dug and weed free. Incorporate some sand / fine gravel to the soil before adding your growing bed area.Check my blog...

that title is shocking!I have a problem. I have just realised how large butternut squashes can grow. 4 took up the size of my veg patch.!!can i grow them in tubs? How big does the tub need to be??

Plant them in square blocks of 4 shake the stems when they are flowering to aid pollination.

The packets in the greenhouse!!it said to sow them in march. I have got cloches on them so they should be ok... will they??i used plastic, clear orange cartons with a lid on with air holes.if i have dont them a bit early i do have a back up '2nd' crop. I was actually going to have them so...

It`s what we`re here for G G. :D

Newbie, the seed leaves are the ones at the bottom, and they look about right to me. If you put them on the windowsill try and turn the pot a couple of times a day, to keep the plants balanced.

Oops! Thanx David, I thought they needed cold to germinate

Thanks all for the replies.... DavidGuy ta for the pics , yours seem to be doing very well. All 8 of mine have lost their leaves now. I have placed the planter in a sheltered sunny spot, now its wait and see time.

Hi ScotkatWhat type are they? I am off to the garden centre in a while.Dave

My little gems are doing rather well in the "plug pots" I sowed them in! I want to plant them out but waiting for the right time.If they do well in plug pots, they will do well in say 6" pots!

i have sown directly into the ground: beetroot, savoy cabbage, brocolli (excuse the spelling!), some parmex (mini) carrots. Also, i have just planted out some cauliflowers grown in the greenhouse and early and sugar snap peas.is there any particular reason you asked?thanks

John, if your radish had small, pinprick sized holes, in the leaves,they would have been caused by Flea Beetles.You can control them by keeping the soil moist. Flea beetle affect all members of the Brassica family.

never tryed them but this is my 1st yr growing onions so thanks for that as i will now buy the same treated kind :D

Pete is right, both the toms and chillies need lots of light. Unless we have a hot summer the chillies will need to be under cover to give you good fruits. It depends on which variety you are growing how big the plants will grow.John, your one year old chilli plant needs feeding with potash....

My garden grown carrots are planted in 30" high raised beds, started last season and the results were amazing, One carrot fed 3 of us as a side veg. Did exactly the same with my parnips and had a bumper crop of them too