Edible Gardening

I have a couple of library books out at the moment so I looked it up as I have never tried to grow celery. The Allotment handbook by Caroline Foley says When seedlings have 6 leaves harden off .If temp drops below 10c for any lengh of time they will bolt.Transplant cover with fleece or cloches...

Spotted my first tomato today Ailsa Craig

Hi Oli, I dont know much about the weather in the Liecestershire area but as Matty Boy says its the hardening off that counts for a lot. Dont rush it, a couple of weeks to acclimatise to outdoor conditions can stop a check in growth, which is in some tender plants a real problem and can put...

Would/could it happen with an F1 cuc?

Oh ok but it wont kill the plant?

They should be fine in a pot- being dwarf they should only need shorter sticks. [ Mine grow 2-3' but it varies with variety]. Hope you enjoy them!

Hopefully the spray will have worked but if not - then if the leaves are being eaten from the outside, sounds like you may have nocturnal snails.

its actually called 'Beanstick Bothy', but your suggestions are great.

I've just planted mine out in Glasgow and I'm slightly worried. Fingers crossed though, according to the 'old men' of the allotments in Glasgow May 18th is the last frost date usually.

Something it eating the leaves on the beans bought some spray today and have used it any ideas what it could be??

I pruned mine right back hard as advised to do on this site...I have the most healthy growth now a good foot high but...no flowers.is it next year I get my fruit? :(

i did start them in the gh then planted them out.i only did about 20 and have done the same again.was told to harvest straight away cos they go woody if left in the ground.they dont take long,seemed like one day nothing then there they were.

I grew an Aubergine last year in my uheated gh it flowered many times, lovely colour they were too, but never fruited as some horrible fungus attacked everything in there. This year I am trying again in two seperate locations and I have a nasty chemical at the ready just in case. Aubergines...

i was told the other day to get good results to do the opposite of tomatoes. apparantly they can bush out to 3 or 4 feet!i started with 5 and gave 2 away but only have space for 2 in plot gh so will be bringing one to home garden gh along with 3 tomato plants.you think your being careful when...

cheers hans...

Thanks for all that info,it seems really useful, My asparagus was still in the greenhouse so I am desparate to get the bed ready and needed to make sure I choose right. I know we have to wait a few yrs but my 10yr old son loves to eat it as well as us so I need enough to feed us well.I have 72...

hello,it could be grey mould.it takes different forms caused by cool, damp,poor ventilation.it causes ghost spotting,small white spots and rings on the fruit later in the season. Wilt is the result of wilt fungi in the soil. oh and put a longer cane in zep,about 5ft for better support. :D

I find the best thing to do with chive is to plant 3 small clumps and when the flower heads apear cut two of the clumps down to nearly ground level and they will soon sprout fresh new leaves. Once they are ready for harvesting you can level the other clump and then by a sucession of cuttings...

Try them lightly fried in a beer batter. Or on skewers with other veg and meat on the BBQ.As Deserter says they grow into big plants. I would guess that one in an 8 or 10 inch pot is what you should aim for. They also need quite a lot of water particularly if you have them in pots. I put...

Not the same vareity. I put mine in March and keep them warm in conservatory and house if frosty. They are slow to start mine are only small at this moment about 4" high but look ok. I grow Unwins Sweetheart 4 to a plant, they grow to a resonable size but not a big as in the greengrocers. They...