Thanks for all the replies!Dai & JWK: I hope you're right and it is cold damage. The toms were raised indoors and then hardened off by leaving...
Hi Pete,It's not black, it's brown, and yes there is a lot of straw. Seems I was mis-sold the stuff. Bit annoyed about that. Won't be buying...
Hi Marley, thanks for the reply!What's the best thing to do, do you think? Should I dig up the plants and remove the manure from the holes,...
Hi all,I planted my tomato plants out about a week ago, in my polytunnel. Before doing so, I bought some manure from a local farm shop - it...
Thanks guys. That's reassuring! Hopefully we won't have any more frosts now, the weather seems to be warming up a bit! :D
Hi all,After returning from holiday, some of my potato plants have very unhealthy looking leaves and I can't seem to work out what the problem...
HelloI made some pickled onions today, but think I might have done it wrong! I'd appreciate some help from anyone who's done it before.I...
Thanks for the info!I think it must be temperature, as I sowed them during that hot spell we had (if anyone can remember it now, sigh)....
Hi allEarlier this year (about March time) I sowed a lot of different lettuce/salad seeds and the germination rate was fantastic, in fact I...
Thanks John - we did indeed apply horse manure!
Me again!I've also got some squash plants in my main plot which seem to be struggling a bit. I planted them out when they were at the 2-3...
Hi allWas weeding my polytunnel crops today (toms, peppers, etc) and have noticed a couple of mushrooms poking out of the soil in various...
Thanks for the response - that is interesting but sounds quite strange, as my recent testing of the soil pH said it was slightly alkali! And we...
Hello all,I've just discovered some worrying black spots on the leaves of my tomatoes in the polytunnel. Here's a picture:...
HiJust an update - my tomatoes have started to recover (probably thanks to the recent hot weather!) and have started flowering. Some of the...
I tested the soil in my main veg plot today using one of those (quite cheap) test kits from the garden centre. It said the soil was alkaline...
Just an update - I brought the aubergines in and found room on the windowsill so that I could leave them inside all the time (especially as the...
Thanks for the responses! That's helpful and reassuring. Would a seaweed feed be appropriate at this stage, do you think?
Thanks Freddy,Yes, they were hardened off in the poly for quite a while before being planted out.Paddy
Hi allI've grown several varieties of tomato from seed this year and many of them seem to look a bit unhealthy. They're about 10 weeks old...
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