We're growing runner beans for the first time this year as well as our usual French Dwarf Beans. The variety is Wisley Magic and they have passed the top of the canes at about 7 feet grown on a traditional "A"? frame row and there are now many red flowers. The question is do runner beans h...

Thanks for all the advice and discussion on this topic ! My dwarf beans germinated at about 90% last week during the hot spell ! I think I will leave sowing till later next year or sow in succession and use new seed. It still seems strange that dwarf beans need a bit more care than runner beans. The...

I have always used Levingtons ( the yellow ones with the 50p Tomorite voucher on them) grow bag soil in my pots of Tomatoes etc and found the soil dark and rich . This year I had trouble finding them and when I did they were on sale at £1 off the normal price. I thought I had found a bargain but whe...

Thanks for the reassurance that the white veins are not unusual.
Mike

We have 4 courgette plants each in a 10 inch pot in an unheated greenhouse.
They seem healthy but 3 of them have white veins on the first set of true leaves the other leaves are still green. Is this normal ?

Thanks for the reply-hopefully they will germinate soon.

I found out to my cost that bean seeds do not last!! I first grew dwarf bean safari from seed 2 years ago and was surprised by the productivity in 10" pots along the back wall of the house. Last year the germination and productivity fell less plants less beans ! -this year NO Germation ( and wa...

Thanks for the reply Sally, will give it a go
Cheers
Mike

Sorry for jumping into this thread- can you pinch off a flower/seed head when it is just starting to form to save your onions ?

Just bought 10 x Gijnlin and 10 x Connovers Colossal from npf.
Gonna have a go in the back garden. Any advice to a novice welcome

It's our first year growing Broadbeans from seed this year.We've got Broad Bean Dwarf-The Sutton in pots in the unheated greenhouse now at about 5 inches tall. Has anybody grown this variety before and if so any tips ?

I've never made any of the above but as I don't grow any of the others I wondered if Blueberries would be suitable for the purpose?!

Reading about Sloe/Damson/Blackberry Gin,has anybody tried making Blueberry Gin?

Just to update We did a trial this year to find the best Aubergine plants, from seed out of 2 varieties 6 of each :- Moneymaker and Black Beauty Well the result has been no contest! The variety with purple veined leaves (Moneymaker?!!? see opening post) has romped away growing taller much more quick...

Just went out to check on Aubergine plants and found one of the lower bigger fruit had a sticky substance on the side of it! I took the fruit off the plant and cut it into slices and found areas just under the skin looked like it had been cooked! A few of the bigger fruit on my plants have lost thei...