Edible Gardening

So I have Cercospora Leaf Spot on some of my beetroot leaves - it's not bad but I've removed the affected leaves. My fault really having never grown beetroot before; the leaves have grown very well (as have the roots) and the leaves are much too close together (I have the plants in a large...

I think what a lot of people don't realise is that to get good quality eating grapes you need the patience of a saint regarding thinning out.Not a job I have ever mastered, it's just too fiddly.

keep a eye out for frost, but you must let the leaves develop more then cover and just leave the tips showing , then wait at least 7 to 10 days then cover again but leave the tips showing , carry on doing this until they are at the top , thats what I do

Thanks, Scrungee Good tip about leaving the stems as a marker until new growth appears Unfortunately, I didn't save any seed (bad Mum! ) Haven't learned the art of seed saving yet.

Thanks TO, I think i'm going to try the mini greenhouse. Let me know how yours get on and I'll do likewise.John

Oddly I did this last year after several years poor performance in the ground. Roughly same container size, maybe bit bigger but the canes did really well with strong growth and good fruiting

NICE!, Mine have only just thawed fromtheir latest solid frosting.First flower expected June.

They are Ailsa Craigs - I can see the bulb on a few of them, and they aren't all that big. Ah well, I'll oik them out and use what I can.Not going to bother with them again.

Can't help you with what the problem/cause is, but it sounds like the same thing that happened to a couple of mine last year. I reduced the amount of pumpkins on my plant down to 3 and when they were all about the same size as decent melons 2 went soft and eventually starting collapsing so I...

Rhubarb will easily go to seed, pull off the stalk or it may deplete the crown.

yes you can grow beetroot in containers. Plant them 7" - 8" apart.

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I've still got frozen runners from last season, had a glut along with french beans, grew mine in greenhouse then transplanted, I was essentially unaffected by last summers downpours because I dug that much organic matter and compost into my plotDon't help I know, but I'm a novice?

The 22" would be fine for First Earlies, but I would stick to 12" between them.If you are talking Main Crop then I think both are too close.Put the rest of the seed tubers in containers? (and plant them NOW for an earlier crop )

Mr Fleur is Mexican and an amazing chef so this year I thought I'd try and grow epazote, a Mexican herb, to encourage him to make the dishes he refuses to without this little guy being available!Mexican sites aren't super useful with care notes - it's pretty invasive and fast growing out...

Ok - will check and come back.

With the current weather, I wouldn't put them in an unheated greenhouse. When they have a couple of proper leaves (not the ones they start with) then pot them up into small pots. I put mine into growbags when they are 6 - 10 inches tall.Good Luck

Boiled and pickled yum !

lol windy!

Leave em in, they'll crop for the next 3 years and then take some more runners and replace the plants with the new ones