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Not sure why, but I am completely terrified about growing the potatoes.As you can probably gather I am new to all of this and I have never grown potatoes before. All this stuff about chitting them and growing them in bags etc. then piling up

in the greenhouse, add the required amount of fertiliser e,g,tomato or miracle grow and use this for watering as it will be very handy and the same temperature as the plants. Only water when the compost feels dry to the touch, or if the weight of the pot feels

watering and move them into the greenhouses about now when all my tomato plants are finishing. This way I can move them outside in Spring. I think that Tete a Tete and Minnow are my favourites. i Also grow Daffodils, Narcissus. Pushkinia, Alliums and Crocus

. If you don't want to spray - try the Sarpo types of potatoes that have some resistance. BUt if you plant earlies you can avoid the main period when blight attacks. Grow your tomatoes in the greenhouse too or just risk it as I did last year. I must agree

at growing all typres of flowers and vegetables, but I alway feel like I'm just a bit late with sowing my seeds. I'm interested in growing herbs, hanging basket plants, carrots, peas, betroot and parsnips. Maybe next year try potatoes. So to get organised

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

..Regards all I opened the article hoping for advice on actually "growing" chilli peppers. There was nothing. hi fellow growers...we are new to growing our own veg but managed a crop of tomatoes, peppers and chilli,s this year,(which was not bad for a first

is the right way. thank you for any help... I grow gooseberries as standards with an open framework to increase air flow but it also enables me to pick from underneath and reduce damaging my hands. I use prunings to protect bare soil from cats. I usually puree

but easy is courgette plants, big seed, easy to grow lots of veg. Tomatoes need sowing now indoors ready for later and salad crops easy for a bit later. If you want easy fruit then think of strawberries and rhubarb? Hope this helps but I am sure someone

to freshly picked ones. So jc, the nets are to keep the birds off?I didn't have trouble with this last year (first year of growing) but I DID have trouble with my little dog gnashing a bite out of each fruit on each plant once hubby had shown her how tasty