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proportions.However, the recent soggy, damp weather - which infuriatingly doesn't involve 'useful' rain, which actually penetrates to the plants' roots - has meant that all the later flowers on the courgettes and marrows have quickly rotted. The rot from

Poor early-summer weather, with a prolonged cold spell, and few insects results in poor pollination. This means courgettes fail to develop, and they quickly rot on the plant. However, this is only a temporary problem, and once the weather starts

is when the lettuce is attacked at the base and a slimy, yellowish orange-brown rot forms, which can the kill the entire plant.A quick-spreading grey mould appears on lettuce leaves, which renders them inedible. If the fungus strikes at the base

growing vegetablesMagnesium deficiencyLeatherjacketsCabbage white caterpillarsCourgette rot

first venture into growing fruit and veg, and the many mistakes I made while progressing to the level I'm at today (pretty good, I think). It's been a steep learning curve.For a brief spell, aged 11, I had a vegetable patch of my own. My mother – a

to leave. The beds dedicated to growing hungry crops, such as beans and courgettes will need plenty of organic matter added, such as garden compost or well-rotted horse manure.Beds dedicated to growing root crops, such as carrots and parsnips will not have

of young bean seedlings an hour before planting. The roots of the plants should be well developed, but not pot-bound in the container.Erect a wigwam of long bamboo canes or sticks over an area of soil that has been improved by digging in plenty of well-rotted