Edible Gardening

They tend to like a warm sunny spot I find.

Might be worth letting one pot grow on without harvesting so see if it is Romaine.You may want to look at starting off some pick and come again types such as Salad Bowl and Lollo Rossa.

It’s unlikely that it’s the compost. Slugs and snails can get in anywhere if they want to. Don’t despair! I find the best defence is to keep tiny seedlings out of their way, because they love fresh new shoots. I plant into seed trays and modules as much as I can, and then plant them out when...

I'd leave it as pete8 says ot is likely to be a new A Bliss. If it comes up thornless then keep it, thorns means a rogue bramble. A Bliss should be sending up new canes for this year's fruiting although bare root will take a year or two to settle in.

It seems the work on our allotment site. The people that don't pee around their plot seem to have problems with foxes.

I cut it off, fingers crossed it will still grow beautifully. Over worrying sounds like me!I think this is my mistake, and I just planted some more today.I love this comparison. I added some seaweed to it, we will see. I've got peas in the same bed and their leaves are looking a bit...

Thats great @misterQ ! Ive literally just finished planting my squash in some old potato planting bags that I found. Theyre probably 45litres. I will take photos in a week or so.

I've started using x3 canes tied together in a triangle to boost their strength. Will definitely extend the structure based on information from this thread.

Hello all,I was hoping you could advise me. Two of my raspberry plants (one bought as a plant last year, the second as a bare root this year) have developed brown marks on their leaves. Plant 1 is most severe and I have already cut off 10-20 leaves over the last month. Plant 2 is less severe,...

They dont look bad, hungry maybe. Liquid feed mixed with water. the tops look better than the lower leaves so there's hope. I think maybe that these were sow too early/allowed to develop too far before planting out. I sow into 1metre lengths of scrap plastic gutter (available to collect from...

You need something heavier than slug pellets; and a FAC.

After planting seeds from Tesco tomatoes (Piccobella) I found they were super quick to germinate, up within a few days. Piccobella are rather nice, bit pricy at £2 for 220g (presently £3 for 2 Clubcard price). You've got nothing to lose with planting SM seeds and could have a lot to gain. It's...

Mine illustrate that very well - all "Outdoor Girl", and sown at the same time. On the left, planted out today after being in a coldframe in small pots since the beginning of the month. On the right, all the same conditions except I planted them out last weekend. And in the second photo, same...

I've never used it but the one I've often read positive reports about is SB Invigorator

I grow a lot because I sell the produce for charity.

I grew telepathy a "greenhouse" cuce outside and had enormous yields. i got a 44cm one even, width of my arm. was very spiney but no problem.

If its any consolation my pears have hardly set any fruit. I think it was the cold winds. Next year I'll get out the paintbrush.

I ended up buying 5 more canes of "Paris" whatever that is. aah im a gambler. They arrived yesterday and I got them in today, all looked healthy.

It could be apple scab, but have a look at the examples on the RHS Site to confirm first. Apple scab and pear scab / RHS GardeningIf it is that, then you can use a copper-based fungicide to treat it. The general term for this fungicide is Bordeaux Mixture - recipes are on the web if you want...

Nope I take that back