Hi Ken. I grew Pentland Javelins last and also found that they lacked in taste. This year I've grown Lady Chrystl first earlies, Lady Balfour...
Hi Sparkle, If it's an indoor variety you should nip out side shoots and train it by tying it to a vertical cane or wire. once it has reached the...
Hi Sparkle, Yes, it will keep growing, my greenhouse cucumbers have already reached the ridge of my greenhouse and travelled about a metre along a...
Hi Thistle, Keep them well watered and as long as you have fertile soil that's all you need to do. The female flowers with the little marrow...
Don't worry if you have removed the male flowers and you didn't need to, the plant will soon produce more. It all depends on the variety, some do...
Hi graymaggie2. I'm also growing outside cucumbers, an organic variety called Marketmore and on the packet it says not to remove the male flowers....
Thankyou all for your input; the little bug has grown up to be a ladybird. I'd never seen a ladybird in its pupae stage until now. It was a very...
Have just found this whilst looking for Rhubarb Tea insect repellent and thought you might be interested. "Nettle Spray The Spray can be used...
My granddad used soapy water to wash greenfly and aphids of his crops. Sorry I don't know how strong he mixed it but I'm sure that it was only...
I have found a number of pale orange bugs about 4mm long with 6 black spots at the head end and 2 black spots at the rear. It doesn't appear to...
Pull some and have a boiling. You'll know if they have been overgrown as they will have a woody texture. Some of mine were hard and brown on the...
;) Is anyone in the East Yorkshire/North Lincs area wanting to sell a rotavator. I'm looking for something similar to a Merry Tiller. Not...
I've tried the companion planting method to deter carrot fly, but still can not grow carrots that are not affected by the pesky carrot fly.Does...
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