Edible Gardening

Knicked !

I agree, I was wondering about taking Runners off the old plants (grown direct into pots rat than allowing them to root in the old bed), and using those in the new bed ... but that's going to take a season ...

I seem to be having a problem with my Asparagus.This is their third season so hoped to be able to harvest some.But recently I have noticed that the spearrs seem to be very soft almost rotten and bent over.Was not sure what caused this so went online to see if I could get any information and...

That's great thank you. All might not be lost. Every day is a school day isn't it.

First time growing any Parsips.

I wouldn't worry too much about that ... it will just be functioning on less root and thus take a while to recover.However, it will now presumably have a lot of compost, relative to the root volume, in that pot? If so be very careful with watering ... it takes a while for any "overpotted"...

They SO are. As the old saying goes "cucumbers wake up each morning and think of a new way to die" :( Once we get to June and they are shinning up their climbing frame, and nights are always above 10C they will be fine.I agree, I'd be inclined to take them off the windowsill at night, and I...

I have a Jupiter Apple tree the I have trained into an espalier over the last 8 years or so. It has never produced more than a couple of apples and in the last two years has been suffering from this white fluffy disease that I cannot identify. I have asked for help before and was told to...

There's going to be some skill required to get them maximum number of in size leeks, because cramming loads will result in them all being undersize.

I was assuming the OP was digging them up like I am, Mine have over wintered in the ground and are just showing signs of new sprouts. They need to all come out soon or they start going soft.

@Islander77 I could send some of mine over, as only one bed was affected.

Note. Indirectly linked to the virus. Mr Fothergills seeds had a record day yesterday ,they took more money in one day than this whole week last year. They are struggling desperately to keep up with demand. A lot of people growing veg..........wartime spirit.

Well you will never know unless you try - I know how you feel having got so far with these plants, maybe you have more space than I was imagining.

As I cannot dig, I find that pulling nettles works well. They come up root and all.

...and here’s some photographic proof!

Clay itself is neutral, my allotment is clay and quite alkaline whereas I know in other areas it can be acidic.Not sure what you mean by :If you mean you are digging up the sub soil then that's not good.Grit and organic material are a good thing, sharp sand is cheap and will also...

Are they in the dark? Usually the sprouts only get long if the spuds are in the dark.Main Crop should be ok for another month I would think.

That's exactly right . Cayenne pepper is a particular type of chilli. The heat of chillies change from time of year and growing conditions - and how long they have been on the plant.The heat is measured on the Scoville Scale and Cayenne is in the lower end of the very hot varieties and the...

Sown Gardener's Delight 2005 & 2012 today

Ooops, sorry about that, have corrected it, now correctly links to Ken Muirs PDF