Edible Gardening

Hi JWK It is set at 11degrees C and maintains 10 degrees on my max min thermometers I tented with bubble wrap at night over wires with a 4 feet ceiling and removed during the day. I have retired now so time to do this as greenhouse is 3 metres from back door Regards Alex

Thanks a lot Tony, Carllennon. I will definitely try the soapy water. Hope it works.

Gigante beans are a variety of broad or fava beans. I have grown them from dried beans I bought in Greece - but to be honest not really worth the trouble ans the dark seeded broad bean, dried are just as good. - I do still have some of the beans in the cupboard and if you PM me your address I...

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Blood fish & bone dug in, mulched with well rotten horse manure over winter, scattered chicken poo pellets around them yesterday prior to weeding so they got worked in a bit.

Also take into consideration the wind chill I know it seems a faff but anything even down to news paper thrown over outdoor stuff will help on things you can't bring in I won't be happy until there's at least a constant 9/10 degrees overnight

If mine are that tall, I remove the first pair of leaves, ease them from the cell tray and place in a horizontally at the bottom of a pot and carefully fill so that the stem's in the middle and the upper leaves are just above soil level. If required, I'll repeat that with the next potting...

BNS - Butternut Squash. Thanks all really great advice.

Fingers crossed, mine seem to be untouched and they've been in about 10 days.

What would you grow then in a shadier spot? Its not completely shaded - it does get a bit of sun. Want to place a couple of grow bags there and make use of the space.

Thanks for the replies I will squidge them tomorrow

I was thinking as they are honey suckle they might benefit from leaf mulch but ive read they dont seem do be fussed which soil It will at least next yr before i see any fruit but im so loooking forward to it let us know how big your harvest is this yr

Oooooooh - no rats thank you. Yuck.

well for the trees benefit then , keep it clear of grass around the trunk

Yes again, lots of them (the beetles). Which is why we decided in the end to move them. I hope it was a sign of overcrowding and will be less in this next bed ..... Soaking is a good idea. Will do it straight away! TaA

Prior to GYO fruit and veg I loved the birds - but I hear so many horror stories of people coming back to destroyed fruit and veg patches.Ah well - I'll make peace with the birds but put up netting etc to make it a bit more difficult.

Thanks for that, really helpful.

Im growing them in a big pot, at night i can pick them up and drop them in the kitchen.

Mine feel so inadequate in comparison. I think its a male thing

Planted - thanks chaps.