Edible Gardening

I grew sturon and 'stur bc 20' last year and they grew very well 300 sets produced 70kg, the best crop I've ever had. I've planted out about 200 this year. Last year must have been just right for onions, rain at regular intervals. This year they are doing ok I think. In the attached, there is a...

I've had luck using water with a bit of washing up liquid in it. It didn't get rid of them entirely but there's a lot fewer now.A friend said it can harm bees though, so I'm looking at alternatives.

You can let them grow a bit bigger if you water them well, they like water, and more water !Almost looks as if you have spaced them very wide apart ? we usually just sow a drill and they happily come up together, as you take some out to eat the others get more room to grow.

...whoa. @misterQ that's HUGE! I guess I'd better pick a large spot for it then Thanks @Macraignil - they look quite dark so I think they're probably there, or nearly there. Will investigate later today.

I haven't come across this problem before but it does favour the Spur blight sadly .

I believe it depends on the lettuce variety either. Some packages have the data if the variety is resistant to bolting, or if it can be successfully grown in summer.

Sometimes they grow new vertical leaves after they get knocked down. It's still early so they should do. But I don't think that the fflattened ones will come back up in the way they were before.

No don't use sodium bicarbonate that is different. Going by those close up it looks like something is eating them.If the top growth looks good then go ahead and cut off the lower ones.

I always dig it in during the Autumn.

Damaged or diseased leaves. Remove them. What living portions remain, simply drain the plant of nutrients.

There won't be any runners just yet, mine are still to turn red then they should produce runners. I've had them root in the lawn and repotted them.

I must admit that in my previous garden, I only harvested when I needed them! So they sat in the ground, and kept spreading such that I had quite a colony.

The soil around them looks very dry. I'd give the whole area a good watering to see if that helps.

yes same for courgettes they need to go out side they always produce male flowers first so they are hungry plants so buy a liguid plant food and feed every week

Italian mustard leaves.

Thanks Mike! This is a bush variety so I shouldn't need to worry about cordons, which was the appeal.

Thank you. I've solved the mystery - I need to get my seedlings labelled correctly next year. I found another plant in the greenhouse also labelled Aubergine: ...which looks entirely different from what I now believe to be "bolted" spinach! Oops.

Thanks woolyback, much appreciated

One plant can pollinate another, the male and female flowers dont have to be on the same plant.

nope, nothing at all. Decided to pull everything out in the autumn and buy another varieties somewhere else.