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First time grower and in need of advice!

On 25/02/2013 in forum

Hello all. I have been lurking here on and off for some time but this year I have decided it's time to grow my own. I'd like to grow carrots, spuds, tomatoes, chillis, beans and peas but I really don't have a clue and don't know where to start! My


Greenhouse dwarf wall

On 01/04/2013 in forum

? I have thought of raisng the internal floor level and then placing plants like tomatoes in large pots. Does the insulation benefit justify a dwarf wall? Hello Gurbian My personal opinion for the size of the greenhouse you are purchasing i would


Please help me design my garden - part 1

On 05/05/2013 in forum

likely to eat it, if you have fussy eaters).  Strawberries can be grown very successfully in stackapots or hanging baskets, so can outdoor tumbling tomatoes, if doing these you need to get on with it pronto, tomatoes should really have been sown last


Talkback: Insects and snow

On 01/04/2012 in forum

!!! can you please tell what this yellow centipeed like thing that i have found in my greenhouse,and is it bad for my cucumber&tomatoe plants and my peppers?


Help

On 06/05/2012 in forum

Hello, I'm new to planting veg. So far I am growing- Pea's, Carrots, Potatoes, Onions and Tomatoes. What else is good to plant in May and what is the best way to grow it (apart from in the ground)? Thanks for your help Carl Start sowing french


Advice on building a raised bed

On 31/07/2012 in forum

. You can raise all sorts of veg and fruit in pots but they do need a good compost, feeding and lots of watering. Start of with some mixed salad leaves, spring onions, strawberries, tomatoes and herbs. With respect to Polly, I think a raised bed


How to water your plants

On 22/07/2011 in Projects: The basics

at two or three day intervals, rather than a quick sprinkle every day.Help channel water to the roots of thirsty plants, like this tomato (see picture), by burying a flowerpot alongside it. This can be filled with water where it will soak down


Lost crop of the Incas

On 11/07/2007 in Grow & eat

of salad leaves possible; lettuce, spinach, pak choi, mizuna, beetroot, watercress, parsley and chives, as well as tomatoes, beans, courgettes and new potatoes. Although I've tried growing them, I haven't had much success with either sweet potatoes or soya


National Conifer Week

On 05/10/2009 in Plants

There are days nominated to celebrate apples, festivals for tomatoes and chillies, and whole weeks to inform us about bird nesting boxes, trees, allotments and composting ... and this week it's the turn of the conifer.The Association of British


Gardeners' World Live 2010

On 15/06/2010 in Gardeners' musings

how to grow a wide range of plants, including strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes and herbs.Our very special guests this year are BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time team. They're recording their programme at the show on Wednesday for broadcast


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