Edible Gardening

From their website ("lovethegarden"):So it looks like 20ml in a gallon of water weekly.IIWY I would consider asking them the question (and reporting the answer here)!Edit: 01276 401300

It's currently in isolation and now looking incredibly sorry for itself. Will give it to the end of the week, and then try as you suggest. Shame we are not going to be having great weather this week.

I could be wrong but I think the number represents firmness on a 1 to 5 scale with 5 being the most firm.Objective method for measuring fi... preview & related info | Mendeley

Could be leaf miner

My Christmas cacti have both been in this window for years and are quite happy

Sounds good. V

hallo, sorry for late reply -- my pear is about 10 years old, i,ve had it for 5 years -- i think it needs an other pollinator nearby which i was not told about/did not know about -- so i think i will sell it to a gardening friend who has room for two trees in her garden & i shall opt for a...

Cheers infradig. I wish i'd posted on here before cutting off half the leaves, but the plants seem to have survived. For now!

So I have Cercospora Leaf Spot on some of my beetroot leaves - it's not bad but I've removed the affected leaves. My fault really having never grown beetroot before; the leaves have grown very well (as have the roots) and the leaves are much too close together (I have the plants in a large...

@Paul Blackburn How are the new plantings? Did we succeed ?

I chit my beans on damp kitchen roll and usually get germination within two days then plant them immediately.

That’s great, thank you for your help.

Don't give up, you never know

What's actually happening, are the leaves rolling up. Are there any insects on the backs of the leaves.

I've never had the issue but good idea with the sticks

Grape vines are remarkably tough and tolerant of soil conditions; I've seen them growing in everything from well mulched borders in a greenhouse, to sunbaked thin soil on schist. Have been advised that you should throw a dead animal into the planting hole toget the vineoff to a good start. They...

Yes, of course if you want to.

If you decide to buy some strawberry plants it would be best to get them started in late summer so that they get rooted before winter and be raring to go next spring.

@ricky101 , Aminopyralid has also been found in bagged composted manure and could potentially be found in general (bagged) compost. Just sayin’…

Thanks again everyone, much appreciated.