Hi I have some green fly on my salads which i am selling to restaurants also an unidentified brown bug thats is small and looks like a seed from a distance (picture attatched, poor quality sorry) I would normally just wash it off but as im selling to restaurants I need to try to remove these little ...

My cucumber plants went into my tunnel last week, looking fairly healthy but ready for moving out of there pots. They have not really grown much and are not looking to healthy, im a bit worried about them . I have attached a photo (one of the worse looking ones). The tunnel has been very hot and I h...

I am growing a load of french beans in toilet roll inards but have ran out. I was wondering if beans will grow ok in a plug plant thats about 1 inch squared? as i have some good trays from professianal field growers. I need to grow loads for my polytunnel but need to not grow in situ as im putting b...

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A friend has given me a lemon tree but i have no idea where to put it or how to look after it! Can i put it in a pot in my polytunnel?
ANy tips please?

So i'm thinking about maybe pulling out these beans soon if i can fill one half of my tunnel with a suitable replacement, What could i get in there now? Is it too late for a second crop of cucumbers bearing in mind i live in cornwall?

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I was hoping on thickly sowing salad head seeds such as lollo, baby gem, oak leaf and just any that i have handy. Will they grow at a similair rate to cut for a mixed leaf salad (baby leaf style)? Or will i have all the greens much bigger than the reds?

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So i decided not to pick out the bean plants, I am a little dissapointed with the yield of beans so far, but you never know it may get better. I have 300 plants and have only picked 5kg beans which are a bit mis-coloured and completely different sizes, plus you have to search high and low to find th...

Hi i am after a large roll of enviromesh, I have found it cheapest on m I think i need the ultrafine because i grow oriental leaves and have loads of flea beetles, however i can only find it at 2.3m width and would love 3m. Does anyone know where i can get it from? Or can i just use normal enviromes...

Hi My french bean plants are growing wonderfully in my polytunnel, most have them have hit the top (about 10ft). Someone has advised me to cut out the tops to help growth also it is a bit of a jungle however most of the flowers are from 4-5 ft and up, right at the top there are loads of flowers. Sha...

Thanks for the advice, I Have to use fleec or mesh as i have a bad flea beetle problem.

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Hi I pulled back my fleece today that has been covering my oriental leaves and they had not grown the same as usual, probabily about 50% yield and most of what had grown had patches of mould on it also the leaves felt limp. does anyone know why this may be? We have had weeks with hardly any rain but...

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If you use enviromesh to avoid flee beetle is it worth paying extra and buying the ultra fine mesh? or should the normal stuff work ok?

Ross

Hi I grow lots of different types of oriental leaves that i sell sometimes to local restaurants that take around 28 days to be at the size i like them. What other leaves other than mustards can i grow with this mix that will be ready at the same time? I was thinking maybe chard, radish? any advice w...

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I think this may be the bug responsible for eating my oriental brassica mix?
What is it? and how do i get rid of it?
I have been covering my leaves with fleece but think this little blighter may be under the soil?

Hello Last year i grew all sorts of french beans. Green, purple and yellow ones also borlotti beans. They were all dwarf and i had a fairly good crop. This year i would like to grow a load in my polytunnel and was wondering if i would be better off growing the climbing variety. Would i get a better ...