As about half the compost is last year's, that was mixed with vegetable peelings, grass, cardboard and stuff and rotted down last autumn, it's...
Hi all. Something that seems to have worked out very well this year with gardener's delight cherry toms in the greenhouse, is using old...
I also remove all the yellow leaves from the bottom upwards with toms. As an incidental benefit, this gives room to plant some basil in the soil...
Gardener's delight tomatoes from the greenhouse - heaven! The first few charlotte spuds (sainsbury's seedstock.... ! ) Summer purple broccoli -...
Homemade ratatouille with everything from the garden? (P.S. Vegetarians can leave out the rats):)All right, sorry, I'll get my...
Methi Rocks!This year I planted some Kasuri methi seeds a mate brought back from India. The seeds and plants are tiny, not like regular...
Hi David.The onion seeds I've saved have been either from a shop-bought onion that has started to grow shoots - bung it in the ground and just...
Like Golcarlilly, - the first red cherry toms. Seeing the first few "Blue Lake" beans is a joy, and I sometimes just sit and chill out in bliss in...
Hi guys.This site is a good one..... http://www.thechileman.org/cheers, Dave
Me too - all mine have bolted this year. I've heard that growing in pots, and then transplanting is a sure way to get them to bolt, and that they...
Hi Kristen.If you've already got seeds, try germinating some on wet tissue paper in a jam jar lid, covered in cling film in a warm place. An...
Hi stooriefit.FWIW, cutting off the stem of leaf beet (sometimes called perpetual spinach) just above a few infant leaves seems to allow more...
There are more expert people than me here, but one cause could be magnesium deficiency. I cured yellowing leaves one year this way...........
I've done the same thing with about 6 different types - and they all look identical at the moment.........Cayennes tend to be a bit taller...
Leonora - what do you stuff the courgette flowers with?I seem to remember a recipe on a TV program that may have mentioned cream cheese? Is...
Plantsman - thanks. Have re-read your cold frame stuff on your site. I've got some old single and double glazed panels lying around, so will try...
Hi Tweaky. On it's own it's a sort of very mild cabbage type thing. It might be interesting to try with just butter and black pepper, as an...
Thanks Tweaky!Will sow some seeds now in fibre pots in the G/H and try to transplant later. FWIW, I ate the last of the 2007 sowings in early...
Thanks for the replies all... !The toilet tube trick sounds very cool - it's good to re-use things. Cheaper too :).The one Veg I've...
Hi All.Have decided to try and ensure some sort of all-year-round crops. The summer purple broccoli ("wok broc") I tried has produced a lot of...
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