Edible Gardening

Alderman are an old fashioned variety that don't start to flower until quite tall. They have good flavour and crop over several weeks. In dry weather they appreciate plenty of water, a good soak once or twice a week rather than a sprinkle every day.

I had the beans in modules in the polytunnel, so can't say it was the wind for mine. Like you, I think direct sowing is the way to go - In fact, I may even try them direct this weekend.It's amazing how fast topsoil seems to disappear, and you always end up needing more that you think.

Well, here are a few photos showing the stem itself, the plant and another tromboncino to compare. They seem to be doing equally well, so perhaps I should just bury the split secton in soil rather digging out the plant and putting something else in?

@Selleri What happened with the Agretti last year, out of curiosity? They did not grow well? Or did they turn up not as tasty as hoped?

Freddy, my French Beans haven't grow much also, I'd leave them, give them a chance if you can.

I don't track. At work I track everything, and even have a tracker to track my trackers. In the garden I rely on gut feeling, if a spot looks like it could do with Daffodils then surely I planted some in... Advancing years give a bonus thrill when plants I definitely did not sow turn up For...

@pete thank you so much

Brassicas tend to have grey green foliage and an almost waxlike look to the surface. Lettuce tend to be brighter, more densely packed leaves, little or no visible stem, thinner glossier leaves. The top one looks more like a broccoli and the bottom one with the crinkle edge leaves looks like a...

Ever tried making marrow rum ?

@pete Thanks for the advice.

A friend of my wife's has a lot of rhubarb (which she doesn't even like!) and she gave my wife a crown last winter. I planted it in a nice, sunny spot (the soil is a bit 'clay-like' but I added some good, free draining soil to the hole before planting the crown). I made sure that the tip of the...

Funny you should ask that now! Just this evening as I was watering them, I decided that I might turn them (two rhubarb not showing any sign of life)out gently to see if anything is occurring out of sight. Nigel advised patience, so I am waiting with fingers crossed.

Thank you for all of your help @ricky101 . I will try to get some bigger pots in the future and some more compost and then look at getting some new plants.

@JWK ...he lives next to a busy main road, so someone may take the note so I think I'm gonna have to go trial and error and cry big tears if I fail

Thank you so very much @misterQ you are an absolute star, I really appreciate the help and advice

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.