Luckily we are only on the ground floor but this also means we don't have the best light. If you can give me the name of that book I'd appreciate it!
Thanks for the quick reply. Mainly morning although there is a smaller balcony on the other side which has more sun in the afternoon - so that...
Hi Everyone,Has anyone had success growing veg in the limited space on a flat balcony? I don't have great light either, which I think might be a...
Hi Pepper,Thanks for the link - I'll check it out. I really need to pull my finger out and get planting!Luido :)
Saw my first one on the weekend in the park. Always amazes me just how big they are. My son is only 2 and wanted to catch it. It's hard to explain...
Hi MarleyI'm in the same boat and asked a similar question a couple of weeks ago. Check out this thread:...
Thanks for the recommendation Chris. Does it cover growing Perilla (Japanese Shiso) by any chance?
Just like in the title really. Any recommendations?Thanks, Luido
Thanks for the link Steve. Have you tried growing it yourself? Any tips?
Hi Terrier,Thanks for the reply. So it should be growable in the UK then? That's great news.So do we need cuttings and not seeds? I could...
Hi,I'm just getting into edible gardening and my wife, who's from Japan, was asking if I can grow 'shiso' a kind of Japanese herb that we can't...
I was just about to start my first blueberry growing attempt and this thread has helped me enormously. Thanks for beating me to the question...
Would you recommend the River Cottage book Liz? I'm a newbie too and looking for all the help I can get!
Oh this is wonderful and is perfectly timed for my first foray into edible gardening. Thank you so much for posting the link!
lol. Those naughty ducks. Or are they geese?
I was just thinking about buying a book and you've saved me the need to spend 5 hours scowering Amazon! Might just get the Vegetable and Herb...
How sweet of you Loopy. I must remember to look into the River Garden thing today. Would be nice to see what are options are. I'll let you know...
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know its not a ridiculous idea. I will look into the River Cottage group thing and see where I get to from there.
My wife and I have been debating for a while if it is worth giving up half of our garden as an allotment. In our area there is a chronic shortage...
Good luck with that Loopy! It's always fun when people muck in together. I'm sure they'll enjoy themselves.
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