I know there was some information about harvesting Chard but am still a bit confused if my perpetual spinach is the same thing!?

Hi i am growing perpetual spinach and have read the earlier postings. However, I have never used before - how big should the leaves be to harvest? am I supposed to pick the little 'finger sized' leaves or bigger ie. 'up to the elbow'. Also would you rip off at the bottom of the stem, or cut with sci...

I had two of my daughters friends round to play yesterday and as they were getting a little rowdy I got them to do some gardening with me. I ran out of jobs for them and I thought it would be nice to send them home with something to grow. I gave them a flower pot each about 5in tall and looked for s...

by the way I have taken on board the advice about heat - I think it wont have mattered too much in this case - the only heat would have been from the sun as my house is freezing!

the seedlings are still growing so I have not sown any replacements. I have only had one year of growing veg and I think I am very lucky as I dont really know what I am doing but everything still seems provide me with something! I always sow everything (veg/herbs/flowers) into little 1½" plug t...

thank you for your comments. i think I will sow some more as well and keep them in my little greenhouse - at least Ive got more chances then! Also, I thought little plants liked to be warm! Some of the seedlings are lying horizontal across the tray now - (I really do not think those ones are happy a...

I did a search on floppy leek seedlings and came up with this thread! I was wondering if they turned out OK in the end as mine are about 3in and really skinny - I was wondering if they were upside down and this was the root! So do think it would be a good idea to pot on? I keep mine just on my windo...

thanks i havent tried there - I have ended up with twice that amount. Last year I tried to give away to my friends but they were not interested unless I did it all for them!

I did not see the programme but I wish BBC wouldnt put the advert on at children's time! it shows a platter of dead chicken which proceeds to growing feathers, a head and standing up. I do realise children need to know where their food comes from but the ad has given my 4 yr old nightmares. and we h...

thank you for your comments - i think i was expecting that answer anyway really but I didnt know if there was some secret way of keeping them. I just got them from B&Q which is the only place I have seen them - Im a 'Town-ie' and do not drive so have to make do with B&Q, Wilkinsons and the 9...

Hi I have read all the bits about pototo seed but I have one little question - although you all seem to want loads of them - I only want about 6 for my small space - I take it there is no way of keeping the pototo seed from the bag?! (for next year)? sorry if im being very silly, I had success last ...

I meant 'pinching out' !

I think the little tiny pumpkin and un-opened bud is giving up. It has turned a sick colour and the bud is going brown on top. I can see a few more teeny weeny ball shapes on the ends of some tendrils but these will end up on my lawn if I let it grow that far! Im wondering if I should have tended to...

thanks - it is still tightly closed (perhaps I should get her drunk - she might open up a little). I will just leave them to it now and hope for something to happen.

Out of my 2 plants have had lots of male flowers but just one tiny immature fruit has been there for over a week and the flower just wont open up ! Should I open the flower to pollinate it before it dies off? Or would this harm the plant. I dont want to lose this female bit as this is my only one th...