Possibly best to start them off indoors. I tried to outdoors, and they've taken forever to get going.
Is it normal for pumpkin leaves to go quite yellow? Mine have gone from mottled, to almost completely yellow....it's just a few leaves on a newish...
If they're anything like pumpkins, they're fine to go out now. Pumpkins are knows as very greedy plants (both manure and space-wise) - so give...
cheers Dave - will give it a shot. Good tip also about the slugs - I'll put something over them.
As the title says, really. I sowed some cabbages seeds in April, but they were murdered by slugs. I'd like to try again now, but want to try and...
They take ages to germinate if planted outside, so do be patient. Best of luck!
Do cloches not do much good in stopping slugs, then???
This guy seems to have written quite a few helpful articles on vegetable growing.Enjoy....
cheers hans...
My pea seedlings are now maybe 4 inches high, but have whiteish spots on the leaves.Anyone know why this is?Thanks in advance...
That's just showing off ;0)Lovely garden that, lovely
I'll try it out with a lettuce and see what happens....quite looking forward to seeing itcheers for all your replies, appreciated as ever
The title says it all...thanks
Hi allHow important is it to do PH tests, and lime the soil? Will it make a very big difference to whether a crop flourishes?I'll have to...
cheers dave, appreciated...
Hi allThere's a pile of blown down fence where I live, and I was considering using it to make a compost bin.I don't know if it's been painted...
Thanks very much to you all...very helpful replies indeed, appreciated
thanks very much indeed
From the gardening books, it seems that all veg need full sun, with the exception of one type of lettuce (I forget which one)Do any of you...
The books say that you should sow VERY thinly indeed, to reduce thinning - it's apparently the smell of broken leaves that attract carrotfly...
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