Edible Gardening

Many thanks, the above is very helpful. I'll go and look for a carrot tutorial.

Think I'd just get a bag of multi purpose for germination at least and then mix your leaf mould in with the garden soil when planting out.Leaf mould never actually becomes soil its organic matter that tends to disappear, soil doesn't disappear as it is usually a mixture of clay, sand, grit,...

I use Dolomite Lime on my lawn to raise the pH in areas where moss wants to grow as an alternative to using Iron Sulphate. I would suggest that the same principles apply even to its use around brassicas.From my experience, I've found that as a rough guide, about 25 litres per 100sq.m. will...

Not grown peas for a while, but the blemishes on the leaves looks fine to me. No need to worry

Tomatoes do this when they start to really grow fast, it looks bad but is a good sign. Usually it's the top leaves first thing and they unfurl during the day.

I've not grows carrots before, mine are nearly 3 weeks old, mine appear to be sprouting and look like yours!

That's worth knowing, thank you. I rather hoped/thought that these plants would last a really long time, and I could eventually plant them out into a proper garden when I have one in years to come. I'd like to support my local garden centre but I don't know if I can get delivery on a new plant...

As Nigel says a late autumn/winter crop. To me it's a bit early, no rush as they say.I used to sprinkle a ring of lime about 6 inches from the stems, it keeps slugs away as well.

The bug spray would probably kill the ladybirds as well so you will have to stop applying that if you want nature to sort your aphid problem.

Looks like flea beetle damage

Honestly as always this forum proves to be the fountain of knowledge. I'll do exactly this and let it rest. Thanks for the help everyone

Hi,That does look rather poor, think we would keep it in the greenhouse all day as outside in this sun and strong wind (in some areas) could be drying it out too much.Also the nights can be near to freezing ( again in some areas) so assuming you do not have any heat in there it might be...

Hi,There is a dedicated Chillies 2020 thread that might help, also have a look at the Chillies 2019 very long thread, bound to be plenty of good info there.CHILLIES 2020

Early days yet plenty of time in the day too as im working night shifts being diabetic im working when the public aren't allowed in the store.

Ah, OK. I never did that with the Espallier - I chopped the top off, at the next wire, each year and then took 3 shoots for Left, Up and Right. But the sideways ones I let just grow thereafter, never reduced them (until they got to the end of the wire). I wonder if not having an apical shoot...

NoYesThey always take a step backward when planted out - a bit of wind and cold stops them dead IME. I grow some Dwarf French beans int he greenhouse for the "early beans", that takes the urgency off the Climbing Bean plant production.

The cotton wool approach strikes me that it will cause some root damage at planting out.Either put them in the ground (without delay now ... they are short season crops influenced by when the day-length changes, so "late" won't catch up) or if ground is not ready in modules or pots (3" / 9cm)...

Ah ... and there was I thinking you had some magic-recipe for Bean Germination that you weren't sharing

I visited my cousin on Toronto many year ago ... he explained they only had two seasons there, "Winter" and "Construction" !