Hiya Nimit! I'm Liz in Bristol, beginner too, just trying my hand with an allotment as well as veggies in the back garden. Want to see if I can...
I bought some fleece from my veg box scheme and am not sure how long to use it for. Do you lay it over seeds and remove when they are sprouting,...
Someone suggested to me last year to put cling film over the top, if the toms are in a pot, just to warm the soil. Are they outside? It may just...
So are mine! :gnthb:
I'm a bit gutted about that then, as I bought some Sultop because the info said they could be planted in March at the latest. It's my plan for...
I did them last year and they were quite sweet but a bit tough. They are tiny, maybe the size of my little finger nail, and were worth it for...
Hiya Luido,I like the River Cottage book; it has the veg in alphabetical order, 1 or 2 pages each, including how to use them. There is a...
My bil sent me a box full of seeds that he found in a cupboard, but they are all out of date by at least 3 years, some 5. They are Suttons, if...
I was given the 2 John Harrison books that Kristen mentioned and they are very good for me, a novice. It's been useful just looking through the...
Good point about the run-off, Lovage. I didn't want to invest too much money this first year, in case I find I can't spend the time there that I...
I got the keys to my allotment a month ago, and now am wondering about putting some of the black plastic sheeting down. Is it a specific grade...
I've frozen bramleys just peeled, cored and sliced, and they are fine.
Hi Jayney, I can't help you with your problem but you have a grape vine so you might be able to help me with mine. What happens to it over the...
A friend sent me this link:http://www.vegetableplantsdirect.co.uk/ourshop/cat_210622-A-Available-To-Plant-Now-For-Winter-Veg.htmlLiz
I managed to grow a couple of grape vines from some grape seeds. They are a few inches tall now and looking ready to wrap around something but, I...
It's great in cakes, and I did a squash risotto recently, with squash poached and mixed into the risotto, with roasted on the top. It tasted...
Thanks, everyone. That's really helpful. I was intending to have them like broad beans, with maybe some as runners. I might 'runner' a few just...
Hello everyone,I bought some of these http://www.suttons.co.uk/Shop/Vegetable+Seeds/Bean+%28Dwarf+French%29+Borlotto+Firetongue+Seeds+197011.htm...
Was it just for today, do you know?
Thanks so much. I do keep several leaves on the plant so, hopefully I can just carry on. It doesn't seem to die off until quite late in the...
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