Edible Gardening

That's almost poetry Pete...

Yes, you'll need to add some fertilizer too, blood, fish and bone would help.

So jealous @Zigs! Mine have only just got flowers buds!Always grown strawbs in pots with no probs except slugs.. I sprinkle pellets on the floor and put copper strips up the sack/pot diagonally. Mam had strawbs in the ground and I would say they were on par, maybe a few more if anything

Give them a dose of liquid feed too (after you have moved them to a quieter corner with a bit less sun until they are over the shock of being transplanted)

Thanks for that John I'll do what you suggest and try to plan better for next year.Michael

Let us know how it goes jay

Yes, continuous checking would be required for the roots as they do tend to materialise pretty fast!Thanks for the advice Sian and Shiney.

well thought id give a little update, things are moving along nicely i feel all spuds now hilled up (not in this pic tho lol)progress... by Martin Young, on Flickrand the blow away has not blown away so far....lolprogress... by Martin Young, on Flickrprogress... by Martin Young, on...

Sis dug all of mine up and planted potatoes there

I agree with above stay away from that muck tried it once never again. I use Canna professional from the hydroponic shops, may be too expensive for some at £12 for 50 litres but I use it for everything seed sowing, potting up and final pots. I have never looked back since using this. Pic of my...

I sow my Runner and French beans individually in Root Trainer cells at the end of April, weather dependent, then keep in the greenhouse. They germinate over a week or so; about mid to end of May I harden them off and plant them out by which time they are all about the same size. The Root Trainer...

I must admit the dwarf fruit trees look tempting. But the memory is still clear of that nectarine tree which I had planted few years ago, (not from Asda though) positioned it in a quite open area in the garden (that was maybe the problem) and, then, it simply wilthered away.

Courgettes and Squashes are warm weather plants and need just that, I would suggest that they need a minimum temperature of 10 degrees C.What I think has happened here though is that your seedlings where not hardened off, that is getting them used to being outdoors. Start by putting them...

Thanks John - my thinking was to put two canes made into an apex at either side, then run twine between each of the triangles and zig-zag the loganberry whip back and forth from side to side, tying it in as I went. I could also tie in the other canes that have taken from the original plant?I...

That would be good, thanks

It was both of them. He was certainly protective of what was in the garden as he guarded and looked after all the birds (chased hawks away, sat alongside any baby birds that had fallen from their nests, to keep the magpies away, until the parents - who were used to him - came for the babies)...

you are actually a genius!

Thanks for the comments. No beetles noticed. It is a raised bed and has good drainage. I will review the video.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What compost is it in (for example original seed sowing compost, or potted on into multi-purpose), and have you been feeding them?