My French Beans got ravaged as well. I got maybe half a dozen pods if that. As for runners, I tend to cook the whole beans like Broad Beans....
I tend to sail close to the wind with runners, leaving the pods to mature and using the beans like Broad Beans. I do seem to have had a lot this...
Oh, I planted them in March from seed in an unheated greenhouse if that helps ?
Hi Loofah and Steve, thanks for your replies. I'm not sure about the 'green fingers', this is the 1st year I've had an allotment and greenhouse,...
Purple sprouting broc (3rd mention !), winter cabbages, spring cauli's ?
Hi I've tried to grow Aubergines for the 1st time this year in a greenhouse. The plants are healthy and produced plenty of flowers and fruit....
I think I may have blight on my spuds as well. I've been growing Charlotte and Casablanca in bags and in the ground. The ones in bags have been...
Well, where do I start ? My Swedes are splitting, my Runners are doing ok. The Brussell plants look reasonable, and I've had some great...
I have to admit its a really good sized plot. Most of them are tbh, with well kept paths in between. Most owners take real pride in their plots.
Ahh now, weeds. Because I work I can only get up to the plot for any decent length of time at weekends, I usually nip up for 10 minutes every...
Its still raining like mad up here in Lancashire. We've had a few decent days but the torrential rain over the last week has been the last straw...
Stingo - I just weed once a week now. Its hard work but the beds do look good when they are freshly weeded. I have a bit of a Knotweed problem so...
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Bad frost midweek that walloped my courgettes and spuds, even though they were fleeced up. Everything else seemed to be ok thankfully. We are due...
Just a quick update folks. Hopefully I'll have some more pics soon. At the moment we've had frosts and torrential rain. It looks like a swamp. I'm...
I feel exactly the same at the moment. Its been lashing it down for weeks here in Lancashire, with a few frosts thrown in for good measure. I...
A little update. I've been really busy these last few weeks. The spuds have gone in, but its been so cold in Lancs that they are just starting...
The two tons didnt really go far to be honest, although I've managed to get a couple of inches of top soil down on each bed. I discovered a...
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