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more beetroot, carrots and trying some more cabbages.  I only grow summer cauli's as I think the winter ones are in the ground too long and take up too much space for little reward.  So far my cauli's are large golfball size and looking as if they too

Things really move up a gear in May when you're growing your own. With a greenhouse bulging at the seams, I can't wait for the risk of frosty nights to pass so I can plant them outside.Tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn and other tender crops

setting.  Similarly, beetroot is showing leaf growth, but nothing underground.  Our soil is dark and alkaline, very crumbly.  We have dug in lots of composted horse manure since buying our home and weeded heavily.  We have lots of experience in growing veg

that cold weather - a friend cut it in half for me and now I am growing potatoes in the 2 halves. I have several old recycling boxes in which I am growing Meteor peas, sugar snap peas, beetroot, garlic and Swiss Chard. 2 of the deeper swing top kitchen bins

Hi all My first post and hoping you can help me out. I built myself a nice big raised veg Planter in February and I have sown from seed early onward peas, beetroot, parsnip, carrots and potatoes. All is going well and have all shown (except

soil tootsietim. Please forgive this next question ( I'm cringing to ask as I must sound rather dim) but is a stem corm something that grows under the soil, like beetroot does? No, it grews above the soil on the stem.  The stem just swells as the plant

, and beetroot last weekend, all under cloches and all are growing. French/runner beans went out yesterday and have survived the night although I've some more plants in reserve in case of frost. I started to plant out due to running out of room in the GH

just thght i would put pictures up of the stuff we have grown so far what have you all grown? and would suggest to grow?  little gem lettuce rocket salad leaves and ice berg lettuce  spring onions also have tomatoes growing a mix of beefsteak

. It is time to bounce into 2010 with a light step and the feeling that valleys can be crossed in a single bound.Many people will have decided that the time has come to start growing their own vegetables. All those excellent Gardeners World projects and blogs

and that sour smell that haunts institutional kitchens. But I leap to defend purple sprouting broccoli (very classy), red cabbage (with cloves and bacon) and the white curds of cauliflowers.The beetroot used to be considered rather dodgy when it was only