Edible Gardening

If you vent it on sunny days, so it doesn't get too hot, then should be fine I reckon

I would have expected Runner Beans to be fine no matter how you start them off. They usually grow OK even constrained in small modules ... although I wouldn't use such a small container as that - I grow them in 9cm pots and then plant them out.Using Newspaper Pots, or Loo Rolls, you need to be...

Chicken pellets for me,last year was one of the best I've had for a long time.

I've done that the year Homebase gave away all their remaining seed spuds and onion setts when it was getting too late to plant them. The yield was mediocre, but they were planted out very late (end June/early July?) into un-prepared ground. I just couldn't resist the offer of something that was...

Evening all,Poundland are currently selling the above in bare root form for... £1 and I did get a few but I was wondering if it is worth investing in a few more but this decision relates to the following..My aunty has planted 4 fruit trees in two different big patches and I would like to...

Tomatoes: If you start/finish with mini-bush tomatoes they can be started either/both early/late and brought indoors at end of season for continued cropping. Non-F1 saved seeds will come true. Dwarf Beans: I always grow Safari fine French beans that tend to cost a fortune in the shops, but are...

sweet candle are grown by all showmen. both for size . quality and size. also taste is second to none. cheers wrinkly1

I can see in the first shot 5 or 6 canes that are past it, which does not leave too many canes behind once they are pruned. I'd say take the lot off and mulch it.If it is Autumn fruiting as you know you will get new stems and fruit this year. But one plant will not give you a great crop, a...

I'm wondering if sowing a 'turnip root' variety of parsnip such as Kral might overcome the forking problem if parsnips sown in tubes are left too long before planting out.

Best spuds i've had grew in the compost heap, they were lovely

I sow some early runners under cover in the propagator in early April to plant out in May. These are my 'risky' plants that survive if the weather stays OK and give me slightly earlier cropping in good weather.The next lot are sown late April and are ready to go out late May. Some of this...

I've heard of Strawberry Trees, but what's a (Long Cane) Raspberry Tree?

This is why I post on forums YOU ONLY NEED THIS ONE HiLoosely (as you dont want to damage the new growth) but you don't want a flag effect or they may end up on the next plot with wind we are having .Spruce

thanks everyone for the advice and help. it's very much appreciated. regards nijinski

ok no worries, thank you for replying

Depends a bit if you are going to plant them early or not. If you are going to plant them at the normal time (rather than "early" in bags or the like) then I would be careful about too much warmth - it will make the tubers use up energy, and they will shrivel. it would help if you mist them...

thanks clueless and loli for your advice regards nijinski

Thanks guys Scrungee I'm buying then from garden center so only got a few at the min

I've read that planting them in pots and placing in a poly tunnel in spring will make them fruit ealier, so the last lot of escapees from my autumn fruiting raspberries got planted in ex-Morrisons flower buckets to give this a go, but it might be better using summer fruiting plants.

Welcome to the forum, Samuel_1988. Well done for helping your auntie with a bit of planting, if only my nephew would do the same!I don't think cultivated strawberries will like it at all, they like lots of sun and easy living, but alpine strawberries would probably be OK. However, many people...