Hi auntie,I'm afraid I don't know what variety mine are but they're in pots in the greenhouse, the plants are about 2 feet tall. They have been...
Re ripening Deserter, it is mostly the sulight. The whol eplant of course requries watering and feeding but once the fruit have set yoliu should...
Thanks for the links and advice. I can't wait to try the birthday card idea. Although it will probably end up a batttle of whits - who can stand...
Hi Marge,I had quite good success this year so far with Basil so here's what I did (in case it's some help)In the greenhouse; seeds sown in...
Hi all,I grow my veg in lots of small raised beds (great for walking in between and leaning over into without treading on and compacting soild...
Hi Albert,I agree with the idea of using smell as a repellent but you don't neccessarily have to go to too much effort.This year I grew...
Hi Deserter,Just an idea, as staking is not always totally successful in keeping plantts upright (especially when they start to get laden with...
Wife and I like to pickle anything we can get our hands on and beetroot should taste good after 2 months or so and last for months after that....
Put fresh comfry leaves in a bucket of water. Once it goes black you have the perfect (and free) liquid feed that you can simply pour where you...
Mulch is great. The simplest stuff would be out of your compost heap (if you have one) just before it completely rots down into the good stuff. It...
Very nice toms! But have you got any first early potatoes yet? Mine are a good foot of foliage and I'm going to do an experimental rummage...
Hi Oli,I planted out my sweetcorn seedlings two weeks ago and while I was fairly sure there would be no more frosts, the main problem I had was...
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