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're growing flowers or foliage. Cabbages, sprouts, lettuces, leeks, broccoli, onions, etc you eat the leaves - you don't want them to flower at all - you want to encourage plenty of leaf growth so they don't need the potash, they need nitrogen - eg chicken

garden was designed for a family of nine, which we used to be, but now I am on my own I keep over-producing - so hard to adapt - and i don't get the same satisfaction from a bunch of my own flowers. My gardening "Bible" tells me that leeks will only grow

them nex year wehn the time is right? or is there something that your suposed to with them, because i have just grown some peas and potatoes myself. please could someone help? I plant wee leeks every year to grow for their flowers - they're good tall

the right position and soil quality I have a north facing rear garden as has been said as the sun gets higher it gets more sun-most things grow- no problem My side garden is north facing and again gets sun in the summer time once the sun climbs , once

Thanks for the advice. I'm a complete novice but I started with a compost bin last year and now the compost looks good. I've just bought my first raised bed to sow veg in. I've bought plugs of broccoli, leeks, cauliflower & sweetcorn. But I have

I'm saving seed of my perennial sweet pea to grow plants for my friends. Having collected and cleaned seeds at the botanoc garden for the seed distribution (ten packets) that Friends of the BG are entitled to, I'm a bit of an expert. Some seeds

not be appropriate for a school as they need expert attention during the holidays.I suggest you investigate making bee homes from bundles of short canes (see BBC bee homes) and growing lots of bee friendly plants. I planted white broccoli late last year, it hasn

Hello, Ive been out grafting in our new gardento get it ready from some growing, we have a Greenhouse ready to go pretty much and 2 raised beds (Both 1m by 2.5m). I need some advice on the best things to grow, and good, easy, starters

the collar on for ? My concern is as the plant stem becomes thicker wont the collar start to cut into the stem ? Also using a net as my area has lots of pidgeons. Thanks   Hi Andrew As soon as my sprouts, broccoli, cabbages and related veggies go in I cover

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