Edible Gardening

Fingers crossed, mine seem to be untouched and they've been in about 10 days.

What would you grow then in a shadier spot? Its not completely shaded - it does get a bit of sun. Want to place a couple of grow bags there and make use of the space.

Thanks for the replies I will squidge them tomorrow

I was thinking as they are honey suckle they might benefit from leaf mulch but ive read they dont seem do be fussed which soil It will at least next yr before i see any fruit but im so loooking forward to it let us know how big your harvest is this yr

Oooooooh - no rats thank you. Yuck.

well for the trees benefit then , keep it clear of grass around the trunk

Yes again, lots of them (the beetles). Which is why we decided in the end to move them. I hope it was a sign of overcrowding and will be less in this next bed ..... Soaking is a good idea. Will do it straight away! TaA

Prior to GYO fruit and veg I loved the birds - but I hear so many horror stories of people coming back to destroyed fruit and veg patches.Ah well - I'll make peace with the birds but put up netting etc to make it a bit more difficult.

Thanks for that, really helpful.

Im growing them in a big pot, at night i can pick them up and drop them in the kitchen.

Mine feel so inadequate in comparison. I think its a male thing

Planted - thanks chaps.

See a pic of my garden below. The garden faces south and this pic was taken just a few mins ago. The two temp raised beds to the right will be positioned in the next day or two. The nearest one gets sun from 7.30am - 4pm and then a filtered bit of sun around 6pm.The other gets a little less...

my drainage seems to be fine, the pipe is set at a downward angle, so too much water runs of, the other thing i did, which may not show in the picture, was to make each place bigger than it needed to be, then when i planted the strawberries, i put the crown at one end and the roots take up all...

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

Question in the Rose forum Hi Guys,I was hoping you might be able to help me. I am a complete Gardening Novice. And am thus making a lot of mistakes but learning a long the way. In march I bought some, rasberries, blackcurrants and redcurrants in the sales from B&Q. Not knowing what I was...

Last year was my first growing veg, I grew peas and beans. This year that same bed has good soil as I had added a little compost. I now have two more beds available, and I want to grow Broccoli - Sun king F1, baby leeks, spinach perpetual.Both these two new beds have extremely heavy clay soil...

I thought the same but worth a try. I have sown seeds for flowers that attract bees and butterflies. Just wanted something in the interim whilst my flowers grow.

Agree, all root type crops dislike being transplanted. They are so quick from seed, why bother?

Another thing is to give them a dash of sulphate of potash in June to help the bulbs ripen for storage.