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today and we planted runner beans and beetroot. we are very new to this as we live in a flat and are not used to gardening. any advise would be welcomed. thanks Hi im 13 and i love gardening, does anyone have any advice on growing potatoes ? Hi Benjamin

& Leeks were sealed in their foil inner packet  I have planted them in compost in trays and will tend them and rush out to inspect each morning.  Will any germinate?  If so, which?  The seeds I planted with 'Use By' dates are Beetroot Hi Eileen, my father

and different information. Can anyone recommend a book etc... That will give me all the advice and information I need to become a good gardener. I am very interested in growing vegetables..please help! There are a multitude of books on veg gardening available

Hello, Last year we moved into our new home, that had a greenhouse and a vegetable plot at the bottom of the garden. This year, I'm putting them to us. I have some herbs, flowers and vegetables (carrots, parsnips, peas & beetroot). I've always

letter B all the beans which are good to grow, beetroot I never manage to grow this very well. Will probably watch on iplayer good that way.  FAB indeed Just watched it . Was very useful, though can't see myself grafting apples! Just need inspiration

beds. The defence in part I am sure is due to copper piping attached all around the edge. So, the 20-30 types of vegetables I'm growing this year are safe-ish. One night I did find a brave slug stretching more than double it's body length over

seeds starting at 29p a packet and I have always had good results from them. Things like lettuce, beetroot, spring onions, radish, carrot, beans - all types - always grow from seed - dead easy, dead cheap Courgettes, squash, pumkins, cucumbers - nearly

. Potatoes are good, as are broad beans, runner beans, onions and lettuce, but the only carrots we have managed to grow are in a pot, nearly ready to harvest, we haven't any beetroot, sown it 3 times and got nowhere. Soft fruit has cropped well, blackcurrants

of these have bolted, and Garlic left to look forward to, I've found the same with those grown in bags, but the ones I grew in the ground - same variety -  I've had a bumper crop I'm in Lancashire and usually only grow spuds in bags although this year grew a

in your allotment.  Sow dwarf beans later and then sugar peas and runner beans. All should give you good results and get you eager to try tomatoes,greens of all kinds and beetroot, carrots, etc.  Ask your neighbours which crops suit the soil.  Grow White