I had this prob. last year.First cucs.sweet crisp then hit and miss,peeling does not help.Some ridge cuc.last year Master Piece this ,though due to weird weather I won`t know what these taste like for a few weeks. I hope someone ealse knows the answer,I thought outdoor cucs.did not need any flowers ...

I won`t complain it could rain for the rest of the year,remember spring?I am going to do what I never do and sit in the garden and enjoy it(not looking at the apple tree which needs pruning or at the veggie patch where the clay/concrete needs preparing for further sewings...).I`ll leave the watering...

THe first year I grew carrots(3 years ago) I sewed in march cropped mini carrots at Christmas,how they laughed!Last year sand+autumn king=tentative row of good sized carrots.This year(well who wants to be beaten by a vegetable?)early sewings =lots+slugs=0.Later sewings+ash+bran=ok+rain+rain+slug pel...

A moussaka mix with nutmeg,topped with cheese,cook covered in foil until tender ther uncover to melt/brown cheese.

Ladybirds,what ladybirds?I have only seen 4 this year,thank god for the hoverflies.

You can`t have too much parsley just outside the back door.

Thanks both, if these come right I might attempt later ones next year,I went for earlies so if they were a disaster it would not be too late for a different crop.I have had a look in to the middle and some do indead have twisted leaves,some are just nice healthy leaves...can these be steamed and use...

Thankyou Sprout,guess what we`re having for tea tonight..

I planted out some snowball cauliflowers,1st attempt,only 3 have curds,decent size,not one of the others have anything.Can anyone tell me what went wrong,do I wait and hope or dig them out and plant something ealse?

We planted about 1 foot apart and rows at 18 inches,in retrospect a bit of extra mulching could have helped.We haven`t tried our other spuds yet.I think the low carb bit is to do with the GI diet,bit daft really since new spuds are best oozing with butter!

I`m growing beans for the first time(cobra),how big are they when ready to pick?

We planted april 8,new raised beds,heavy clay,chicken manure pellets.We harvested saturday as the foliage looked dodgey and got 13kg,we thought this was poor until we read this thread.We did think the flavour was ok but why on gentle boiling do some retain their shape and some split and are more flo...

Same thing here,sacrificial nastirtiums and still no blackfly on the broard beans.However I do remember being told that nastirtiums can slow the growth of some plants but can`t remember why or what..this is begining to sound like the failing memory thread.

Newby-greenhouse help,yes please.Diversions,object asap..or join in..oh dear,controversial already!

I`m sorry but I agre with Compo.I started to read this thread because I too wanted to know which carrots I could grow to extend the season.I read it all a)because you`d taken the trouble to write it b)you were talking about varieties I use in the same part of the country,except I`m non commercial an...