Hi Guys thanks for the replys ,the one I have sent for from the seed cat are to attack the slugs nothing else , I will apply them then when they send them in the warmer weather , hope fully it may cut down on the slug hunts by torch light ! the chucks will be upset Last year i set up loads of beer t...

Hi All , last year I was locked in a constant battle to the death with the dreaded slugs ,out every night with a bucket collecting them up before they devoured my crops although the chucks do really enjoy them !! This year I have sent for some nemotodes to keep the little blighters in check ,but I h...

Thanks Tony I will try that .

Hi all happy new year its a little belated I know but its the fist time ive been on since last year , can anyone tell me if I need to give my straw plants a boost to set them up for the season ,and what would this be ? They are showing signs of growth especially the out door ones , the ones in the g...

Hi brenjon ,
I have noticed a simular thing with my onions and it seems to be where the sun creeps around the neighbours house in the morning and gradually spreads across the row they go from large to small in a set pattern .Could this be the reason ?.
Bitzy

Thanks guys for all the tips ,I am looking forward to getting started next season ,not to wish the time away but growing has got under my skin ,It seems to be that old saying "learn by your mistakes " is true because ive learnt loads this year

Bitzy

Hi All , I am doing a bit of forward planning for next year ,this year I planted couple of rows of carrots and hardly any came up so I replanted and got a few to germinate ,I was wondering what was the best way to acheive a good crop, The ones that did come up were great in taste but did have a litt...

Thanks monika I will try that although they do seem to be fruiting up ok now on the recent trusses.
I will know for next year to start shakink earlier

Bitzy

Hi all ,I was wondering if anyone can help ,I have Romas and Gardeners delight in the unheated greenhouse ,they are flowering like mad but after a while only a few fruit per truss has formed perhaps 2-3 , I feed them once a week and have got them in a ring with the compost then into sand /gravel mix...

Hi Alan thanks for the link I have been looking through what is available from the cataloge it looks ace ,I know where I will be getting my seed from next year.
Bitzy

Thanks Alan ,I think I will try the same next year what type do you grow and are the seeds freely available ?
This is my second year growing so I still have a few more mistakes to make

Thankyou I had read somewhere that leaving on the male flowers would send the cucs bitter so I have removed them ,but thinking about it now that doesnt really make full sense ,so yes i have been removing the male flowers as they appear .should i have left them on ?

Hi All , I have just been out to the greenhose to fetch a cucumber for a friend only to find most of the small cucs have shrivelled up ,thet are planted in a ring and each week I feed them along with the toms with tomato feed ,they are Telegraph F1 does any one know why this should happen . Thanks B...

Thanks for the advice all ,They seemed to be doing so well ,I would agree with you Alan I will give Wilkos a wide birth next year and buy from the seed catalogue cheap isnt always cheerfull .I reckon I will step it up next year and try from seed.
Many Thanks
Bitzy

Hi All ,I have just been out to inspect the plot and to my dismay the red onions have sent up flowering spikes is there anything I can do or is it a case of starting again although it seems a bit late . I cant remember what type they are just that they were sets from wilkos. Any help would be apprec...