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White moss/fur on newly germinating seeds

On 05/05/2012 in forum

for some seeds? What are you growing? The moss os currently on some F1 Hybrid chilli's, radish seedlings, and on Sweetcorn (going from memory.. might have to check when I get home from work). It could be the compost is too wet -is it on the seedlings


Tiny garlic, what to feed?

On 20/06/2012 in forum

. Is there anything I can feed them? I had a great crop of solent white last year & I never feed, just put them into the multipurpose compost pots that had the tomatoes, chillis, cucumbers & courgettes in, when I've pulled those crops up in the autumn. So


Greenhouse job checklist - week 43

On 23/11/2011 in Greenhouse checklists

Sow sweet peas and pinch out the growing tips of seedlings for bushier plants Continue harvesting chillies, peppers and other cropsReduce watering potted tuberous begonias to allow the top growth to die downBring pots of tender bulbs like agapanthus


what can you start now

On 03/09/2012 in forum

hello, i went on holiday for a month and my friend was ment to water and air the little green house i have but forgot, toms not looking well, chillis dead and strawbs gone, basicaly its all lost as its been vrey hot here. What sort of things if any


Potting on and on...

On 16/06/2009 in Allotments

It's been lovely to have some proper summer weather so early in the season. Everything seems to have started growing apace, both indoors and out. Weeds and wanted plants alike have been spurting upwards and outwards.It's a job to know where to start


Blue spots on my Chilli leaves

On 26/05/2012 in forum

I am growing jalalpeneos, Scotch Bonnet and Habanero on my south facing sunny balcony. They are doing really well, but have now developed blue chalky spots on most of the leaves. What should i be doing ? Blue chalky spots are a new one on me. Can


Windowsill propogation

On 15/04/2013 in forum

, chillis, pak choi, peppers, broccoli, lettuce, salad mix, coriander, basil..... My question is whether everything needs to be thinned down to a single seedling? For some, such as the cucumber which grows thick stems this is obvious. For other things


Seed growing

On 07/12/2012 in forum

Hi everyone I'm new to growing from seed and have a situation I planted seeds in pots using John innes for seed growing. I occasionally water them and they germinated... great! Now the seed compost is rock hard!! I don't want to drown them


Curly leaves on tomato plants...

On 10/05/2012 in forum

plants have been sitting on a window sill temperatures probably 13c lowest, 18c average. On watering, it's my first time growing, reading lots of conflicting advice, had been keeping tomato plant soil very moist and chilli plant soil a lot less. I have


Advice

On 19/01/2012 in forum

Hi, As many gardeners around the world I love to grow vegetables in my garden,by now  I have tried all of the usuals but i am looking for something a bit different. If anyone could suggest any good interesting vegetables to grow then it would


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