Oops, nearly forgot - the stems were cut back to about 1/2 or 2/3 their height, to just above a big cluster of leaves, often where the stem...
nice tip CW [img]Haven't tried clingfilm before - will do so this week. 5 sweetpeppers and 2 cayenne pepper plants (out of about 20 or so)...
Rocket first early seed spuds from Wilkos, charlotte from saved spuds from last year and Anya (both originally from sainsburys!) King Edwards...
Hi. Maybe I was lucky, but I had a good bean harvest last year, with Blauhilde, Firetongue and Goldfield. Blue lake climbing beans did well too....
They are "tender and true" variety from Carters' seeds. (Wyevale el-cheapo range) AFAIK, they're not F1 Hybrids......? I've got a patch in the...
Hi All.Grew some parsnips last year (first time they'd grown OK) , and there are now what look like some small parsnips in the same spot. A few...
Oh, I forgot - Pak choi grew well, and overwintered successfully in the ground, surviving the nasty cold spell early this year. I ate the last one...
Hi LG.I grew peppers outside the last 2 years, and even up against a sunny fence, many of the delicate flowers were blown away by the wind,...
Hi guys.I've grown Lime Basil a couple of years running now. It's heavenly, although the leaves are quite small. It's like lemon basil, but,...
Hi.Most people I've talked to around here lost a lot of their outdoor toms to diseases this year - me too... I lost lots of leeks/garlic due to...
Errr.....um, dunno... maybe 'coz they looked about 2 inches-ish. Sort of. From memory. On a dark night....Hmmm..... I guess they are 3 inches...
Thanks - I'll sterilise the ground then, as I do like veg from the onion family. I'm trying not to be *too* adventurous next year - I'd rather...
Well, a picture would be worth a thousand words, but it's a wee bit dark now - I'll try and take some pics tomorrow. [img]When digging up...
David - as far as I can recall, some of the bulbs were nearly intact, but very small, and it was the green parts that went bad, down into the bulb...
Hi David.Thanks, I'll pot them up, and plant them out next year then. they can keep my solitary bonsai cauliflower(!) company ;)cheers, Dave
Thanks David.I've got tons of room in the greenhouse - and lots of onion seeds, so I'll try them along with garlic in pots. Most of my onions...
Hi all.I've got lots of garlic bulbs with the beginnings of green tips on the end of the cloves. Is it worth potting them, and putting in the...
Hi.I've got about 20 or so suttons in 2 inch pots in the greenhouse. They are 3-4 inches high, one is about 6 inches. Should I leave them in...
Hi. Amen to that! I've had to resort to sprays more often than I'd like. A friend swears by growing basil ( the big leaved italian types) as a...
Hi.I tried some shallots for from seed a year ago. Each seed produces a single bulb. Got an OK crop, but planted later than they recommended, so...
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