Edible Gardening

Hi, they should get heads about tennis ball size, from memory, on a mature plant. If you leave them then you can get a dozen or so heads of that size form on a plant bit in good soil, perhaps quite a bit more.

Never really grown courgettes but marrow is pretty much the same plant and those pictures of silver viens tends occur in summer when the plants are growing fast, I think it's different to the seed leaves turning silver.

Thank you all.

When growing melons in the greenhouse I'm never sure whether to net all sides . Ok it stops the direct sun from the south side but don't the melons need some sun other than the direct sun?

I tend to sieve all compost for sowing seeds and mix with perlite. I have also found that some plants this year ( notably tomatoes ) have not grown as quickly as expected. Make sure you don't sow too early, provide bottom heat, don't "over pot" and don't leave in full bright sun ( curling...

Not too late, although I'd go for maincrop potatoes rather than 2nd earlies.

Yeah! I have 2 cherries set! Now the battle begins to keep the birds from them. Cherry Pie on the menu soon.

Looks good - my general suggestion would be to wait for the plants to get established and do their thing - maybe try to curb the impulses to keep adding feed or nip bits off or pull plants up...

My December-sown Redskin dwarf peppers, putting on plenty of fruits.

Best to earth up or cover with fleece if frost is forecast @Bear1

Regular Spearmint and Peppermint, and varieties thereof are supposed to help with tummy issues. I have certain dietary intolerances that leave me in discomfort. I had read that mint was supposed to help with this and is the main reason I started growing it.Every evening before I go to bed I...

Yes do @Selleri we also pick the young leaves for salads.

Yes, agree. If you had modules or small 50mm pots, sow 5-6 seeds together and transplant 'as one' in groups 75mm apart. Slugs may graze new seedlings although onion is not a favorite. EDIT Many varieties of spring onion(scallion-US) are frost hardy to -2 deg at least and can be overwintered for...

Sorry to add to your woes but just picked the first strawberries in the tunnel. The sun has been warming it up and the fruit were a really good size and the taste.....fabulous.

If it has to be done, I agree with @Adam I keep as much root and soil as possible and reduce the large leaves - a good water and out of full sun for a while until you think it's settled.

We have been sowing in succession and the radishes have been brilliant. However harvested some today and one of them, not too big at all, was already woody with the leaves still being green. Agree with others about keeping them for a short while and also making pickles/chutneys. Haven't tried...

Can confirm they are tough to remove. This is the crown of a hallertauer one that I dug out. Not all of it, now my allotment neighbours have hop plants. I also had to repeatedly remove shoots for a year or so. Some of the roots were as thick as my arm

I do love roast beetroot...

Assuming these are sets? Birds often peck them up. It will be fine to replant them asap.

Ok, many thanks,