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I find common salt - you know the type you use for cooking - will kill a dandelion right down to the root - yes it leave you a white patch in your lawn, but that soon grows over! Thanks PJ. I will try this. I'll try the salt option too but plan

a thought over the zoo where i am they grow all salad leaves,herbs peas with out any soil at all,birds eye are just investing in it and japan also are interested,the seeds are in water with loads of nutrients,and they go round on a conveya belt

Hi, I've planted up 5 or 6 squash plants in a 2x1m raised bed.  They're still little plants as yet, which leaves quite a lot of soil bare! What could I intercrop with them? Would beetroot / carrots be quick enough, or would they get shaded out

present me with the most beautiful salads when I visit. I now grow flowers for salads myself, and you can do a salad with matching bouquet on the table!!!!!!!!!!!!

went a dozen or so bright yellow dandelion heads. Later fried till crisp they tasted of honey and were the perfect complement to my lime leave and wild garlic salad.Long live the humble dandelion. We have more dandelions this year too on the Berkshire

It is much maligned, but I rather like it. It has a little fire to its breath, adding 'zing' to salads, and perking up sandwiches. No, I'm not thinking of any trendy leaves from a supermarket 'luxury range', or from a delicatessen. I'm thinking

hi, im new to some veg and salad growing so here goes, iv grown some tom and cucumber plants from seed very well too, they are now 4 or 5 inches tall and have 3 or 4 leaves, what i wanted to know is how big do they need to be before i plant them

.Runner beansVarieties such as ‘lollo rossa’ and ‘Salad Bowl’ can be picked a few leaves at a time as they are needed, leaving the rest of the plant to keep growing. This lettuce is good for tubs or a small salad patch, also as edible edging for a potager

Can I realistically grow much in containers? I don't have much luck with tomatoes so thought I would stick to salad leaves etc, but also love carrots, cucumber, onions, sweet peppers, courgettes and beetroot in particular. I've bought varieties

that next year. But if you take those weeds out and leave the poppy, with a little tlc it'll probably grow big enough to fill that pot !  You could still have a glorious display