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Growing herbs from seed discs is a simple alternative for anyone who struggles with sowing small herb and salad seeds. These are filled with seeds for herbs such as basil, chives and parsley, or salads such as mixed leaves, mesclun or rocket

planted my basil, with plans to do parsley in the same way if this goes well. when do i start to prick out the leaves to bush up my basil plants, as they tend to grow talk and spindly? Very helpful as I have brought today both Basil and Coriander seeds

it was slug damage but not so sure now as slugs don't leave perfect round holes I'm going to grow veg in their current spot so it will help to know when they can be moved to help me decide what to grow in their place. When is the best time to transplant them

can you grow fast crops on a kitchen window sill,will they get enough light Yes, they can be grown on pots on a bright windowsill, but do need good light. Turn the pots daily to keep growth upright, and prevent seedlings bending towards the light

and carrots need to be apart and I grow shallots or onions as a shield for parsley "carrot" fly.   Fill ice cube trays with water, push a borage flower into each cube, put in ice box. Simples! Ecky thump.  We Cornish simpletons would never have thought

Sorry this is my first post and I seem to have lost the text! Can anyone help me identify the mystery plant in my garden. Its a herbaceous perrenial that stands about 4-5ft high with white cow parsley type flowers in mid june. I brought it at a

and climbing beans to flower and set seed. Several herbs readily do this too, like coriander and parsley. As the picture (top left) shows, flowering coriander attracts many beneficial insects, like hoverflies, which feed on its pollen.In fact coriander often

annuals into flower is to be mean and only feed the plants when changing the pot size; this way the plant won't produce too much foliage.For the Herb Farm we have been sowing French parsley. The trick to get a good germination is to sow the seeds

Recently checked the dates in the past when I sowed carrots, Beetroot, spring onions, etc etc. A few years I did that in mid Feb but mostly in first week in March. I used cloches and fleece and had runner beans growing under home made poly tunnels

draw up a crop rotation plan. I actually drew a rough outline of where I was going to grow this year's crops in the autumn, before putting in the onions and garlic. Typically, I never got around to finishing it off.My crop rotation plan comprises a