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) or something which will grow tall or find it's own way to light - beans being perfect for that! I'd go with radishes. They'll be up, matured and eaten before the squash suffocates them. Three sisters (beans, squash and corn) are the classic, since the beans

Prick out petunia seedlings once they've developed two true leavesSow French and runner beans in pots Put up greenhouse shade netting if the sun is out and conditions are hotPlant up hanging baskets and patio pots with summer beddingBuy young plants

am i too late now to plant winter veg like brussell sprouts,or parnips, am a bit new to growing winter veg , and had great success with runner beand in the summer Far too late -I am afraid-you could try sowing some broad beans now for harvest next

not grow very well for me, last year there were loads Great for cut flowers. Same with my runner beans slugs were eating them a lot before growing much I put this down to the wet weather must of seen loads of slugs and snails this year, most of the stuff

? There's so many different types/varieties Do you like French beans - they're quite easy if you grow the dwarf ones.  Choose things that are expensive in supermarket. That's how I started. You could look at square foot gardening as well. i think

Plant strawberry runners in hanging baskets, which you can grow in the greenhouse to produce an early summer crop Order seedlings and bedding plants from mail-order suppliersSow dwarf French beans in a large pot for an early crop in JunePlant lily

Grow early-maturing potatoes in a bag of compostFork compost into beds to prepare soil for plantingChit potatoes by standing them in trays in a warm bright position until they develop small shootsDig out problem weeds and emerging annual weeds

Use twigs pushed into the ground to support tall-growing peas, or use short canes and stringFeed strawberries with a high potash feed, such as tomato fertiliserSow flowering companions in your veg plot, such as tagetes and poached egg plants

Is this sufficient time for the material to rot down sufficiently to enable planting on top in May/June? Yes, is the short answer. Some years, eg last, I couldnt start my 'bean trench' for this yrs' crop until the next Spring. Ok, not all

first week of june to plant my courgetts and outdoor toms and runner beans. Any advice of atlantic punkings got 4 plants of a mate for my son but have not got a clue how two grow them. I have dared to put out some climibg french beans, broad beans