Thanks Spruce. I thought I was doing OK by feeding every 2 wks. Like yourself, I wont use chemicals or sprays, even wary of the organic ones....
I dont know if you can get mildew on courgette leaves, but thats what it look like to me - as if they had been spotted with white rain. I have...
I have just pulled up my 24 Elephant garlic plants - some, I think, I have left a little late as the bulbs have split. Almost all of them have...
I have just received pr-chitted Sarpo potates from T&M but the 'chits' are white and very long - and breaking off through the netting. Can/should...
Just had a look on T&M site. Corrado is a spring planting onion though they appear (in the pictures on T&M site) to be somewhat smaller than...
Thanks Flinty. As part of the order with T&M I am being given 'free' onion set called Corrado, any idea if these would be appropriate for...
Thanks Freddy. I have ordered these from Thomson & Morgan for Autumn planting What is the alternative if you want good keeepers?
I was fairly pleased with my onions this year, but hope to do better as some of them were small. So I have ordered my onion sets and I have a bag...
Thanks All. Will give overwintering a try. Shiney, I have a fair amount of 'new growth' at the bottom of the plants. Any guidance on pruning...
I have grown 2 chillie plants in my conservatory this year and they are very healthy and producing lots of fine green chilies. Do you destroy...
Tempting :wink:
Thanks Folks. Yes, still some flowers on. Some more advice please. Firstly, some of the lower leaves ar turning pretty yellow, can I trim...
I have grown 2 courgette plants ths year and thus far have had about 10 courgettes from each with about another 4 on each not quite ready yet....
Thanks Alice and John. I will check the garage and cover the hessian sack containing the Edwards and keep my fingers crossed. Good to know I...
This is only my 2nd year growing veg. I harvested the earlies June/July and stored those that we did not eat immedately in potatoe sacks in my...
This could go to my head, John. I have done something right?? !!!
Thanks very much. Showing my 'rookie' status again. Some of the bulbs appear pretty big - about the size of a Large orange while others about...
Hi All I have just harbested my first ever garlic. I planted 10 cloves and all appear to have thrived. Some of the bulbs are completely intact,...
This year I planted about 40 onions (sets) and have been fairly pleased with the result - so far. One problem I have had is in supporting the...
I planted my maincop potatoes - King Edwards - on 1st of May. I tried 'earthing up' as much as I could, but they are now pretty tall, 2 feet...
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