Edible Gardening

Ok Woo,I will send you a PM with my address.Any chance of sending me any special growing instructions that they may need Ta

Dave i am also going to try putting the sugar on the tips ,he swears by it.I can hear you shouting abuse at your plants from here! just tell the neighbours you have got vegetable growing tourettes!

vine weevil females are usually active through may - june, laying their eggs on the top of the soil. The grubs, once hatched, move down into the soil to root level. here they grow their huge teeth overnight and chomp their way through the roots. The grubs are about 1cm long, but usually...

I AGREE WITH BLACKTHORN AS TOMATOS TAKE 10-14 DAYS PEPPERS 14-21 AS B T I'VE NEVER DONE STRAWBERRYS

I think i may have to reconsider the position of the basket.The fence i mentioned is actally a kennel and if it is a cordon it will be... blowing in the wind.

Thanks once again Liz ! I am going to give it a try! I am planting everything in site now lol i went to wash my shorts yesterday and in the pockets i found some seeds that i had collected from South Africa ,i haven't a clue what they are i have just put them in a seed tray and hope for the best.

Thanks for that info, that's what he wants it for his pond.

It sounds to me like foot rot. With this the stem base and roots turn dark and the leaves turn yellow. Treatment is by lifting and burning the infected plants and treating the ground with Cheshunt compound. David.

Gutted for you mate :( But I suppose it's all knowledge in the bank......not quite the same as beans in your belly admittedly :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Many thanks.......glenw

Great news dalbuie!

thanks sarah 999 that sounds a good Idea to me the only thing is that pumpkins take up to much room by rambling where you don't want them.

hi I have planted my runner beans seed spread out in a seed tray in seed compost covered with newspaper, and kept moist in a cold greenhouse, they took just over a week to germinate, and when the shoots was just showing I eased them out with my fingers, and planted them in the garden about a...

Yes JohnBinks thats what I mean.I've never had a problem with black fly maybe its too cold in Scotland.

Hi newbiegrower, I think you may have put them out a little bit early. Conditions haven`t really settled yet for them so try and give them a little protection i.e gently wrap some polythene around the row. As for ph levels, most veg prefer a ph of between 6.5 and 7.0. And remember, if you use...

Welcome to you. Cucumbers are very prone to rotting at the point where the stem meets the soil so it is important to keep the soil here dry. I always water from the bottom (if in a pot) and if in the border sink a 2 inch plastic pipe down to the roots of the plant and water through this.The...

thanks guys will give it a go

I've not tried for a long time, I always thought they needed greenhouse growing, and even then its a job to keep them warm enough, long enough. A few years ago they were trying to breed ones more suitable to northern areas, dont know what came of them. They tend to be a large plant that needs...

Great Biscombe, seems you did the same as me - great minds.... :D

Great news windy!