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> The broad beans produced outer shells only. Potatoes did'nt crop well.The tomatoes got blight.Disappointed, I have grown veg for years in my back Garden. I have just planted some Albigensian garlic bulbs to overwinter in my raised beds and so am delighted

of heat and sun is bound to affect flavour and productivity whatever the variety.All my tomatoes got blight but I had very good salad leaves and soft fruits and excellent, tasty broad beans. Request to gridgardener: could you please give preparation

second year of crop rotation and in one particular bed I had garlic last year and this year I'm doing broad beans and sweetcorn but I wondered what category sweetcorn came under so I can start planning for next year (ok, maybe not actually 'planning

the base to loosen the soil for good drainage,which is a must. I was late and it wasn,t till July before I planted brussel sprouts,sutton broad beans,minicole cabbages,purple sprouting brocole,carrots and tomatoes. I can tell you I was amazed

as footballs and the tree is huge. I have an allotment in Hastings, East Sussex, I also have raspberries, strawberries, very healthy broad bean plants & I am concerned that when it turns cold they will suffer and die off. Yesterday, whilst weeding I saw that I

into helping dig them up, then covered as much as poss with black plastic over the winter, planted spuds through the plastic in spring. Sowed broad beans in a small patch last October and reaped the benefits in May.Needless to say it is now payback time

, and mowers that were for ever breaking down, so ,as I prefer biodiversity anyway, I decided to get rid of my three lawns and do some more interesting gardening. Glyphosate was the answer and I still can grow broad beans free of blackfly and seldom have any

but the spring greens and winter kale seem fine and the few broad beans that had been showing above the soil before the snow came. We have another two months of winter to fear for the plants' safety but it makes sense,if you have any cover, to start seeds like

going to start cleaning it out! Nor am I likely to potter about outside - the leeks & chard will have to survive, or not, & the broad beans sown in the autumn are either surviving or not. Such is life! This year I will be making the attempt to grow

cabbages too, also Pak Choi. In November try broad beans.A vegetable patch needs more care than a flower garden, regular watering and attention is very important. Good luck. We have what we think is eel worm in our soil - we have a small garden. need