This is a general photography question but applies particularly to the photo competition...If i don't log-in to the forums, when I look at the...
Soooo tasty[ATTACH]'The sun is out, I'm walking amongst the flowers and I'm covered in pollen ... Spring has arrived!'
I grow rainbow coloured radishes and hot chillies, purple sprouts and kale BUT I will not grow purple carrots. I saw them once on sainsbury's...
They self-seed easily in my garden and can flower till late autumn if I dead-head them. But they do develop powdery mildew from August onwards, as...
They look even worse before they are washed :gaah:No, I will not grow them. Old fashioned Nantes for me.
I tend to keep the same crop on the same place for the season but I'm rather nervous about doing so because cabbage root-flies and mealy aphids...
I keep mine in little envelops labled with their names and the years they are collected. Then all the envelops go into a box (1 litre ice cream...
This sounds like a good idea. What time of year is best for mulching?
When doing successional planting or sowing is it advisable to avoid reusing the same area for the same crops? For example if I take out a batch of...
I would be interested to hear people's opinions about whether it is beneficial to do annual digging before planting.We have a bed which is...
I know exactly how you feel. Some of my winter cauliflowers and spring cabbages are under netting, so they are fine. Others, including sprouts...
My rule of thumb is: 1) most important starting point for me is to grow things that we like and enjoy eating 2) grow things that are not widely...
Dandanuk - squash take up a lot of space, are very weather dependent and are a late cropper so may not be the best thing for a beginner to try....
Here's some of last years harvest sunbathing[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Morning KristenLike you I also cure my squashes in the sun. Because of the slow growing season last year, half of the fruits were not ripe...
As far as temperature concerns I think you can grow them outside. However one of the major problems of tomato is 'blight'. Here in Bristol, I...
Try Swiss chard, spinach and pak choi.They are all fairly easy to grow. Possible problems: leave miner damage and pak choi may get cabbage root...
Tony, even the ones we ate soon after harvesting had similar problems so I don't think too long in storage is the cause. Also our other squashes...
Last year my butternut squash fruits all had a thick pith like layer underneath the skin. (Please see attached photos below.) Once this layer...
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