Unfortunately no room in the garden for a greenhouse and not allowed anything tall on the allotment. We have inherited some double glazed doors we are thinking of laying on their sides an cobling something together with them, would that be big enough for melons, as from what you have said would like to give them a go?
Verdun how often do we need to turn the onions, daily?
Learning is the fun bit! , and we are all still learning
Kailaan is a mixture between tenderstem broccoli and kale, not as strong tasting as kale, but yoy can eat the stem, leaves and flower heads, just make sure its well watered and not left too long or they can be a bit woody
You can grow melons in a cold frame, just do some research into one thats a bit better for the uk. Another option is to make a hot bed
Well based on the advice and comments herein I have planted a tray load of marigold seeds on my window sill. I also have some mint which I'll plant in the window sill or maybe in my plastic free house in march. That should hopefully give a good start protecting carrots and tomatoes when it all gets going. I'm going to plant them both in pots so I can move them and control the spread of the mint. I'll probably also get some nasturtium seeds as a colleague kindly gave me some broccoli seeds (ordinary and purple sprouting) so I think I will give them a try too.
Oh, and I have some sunflowers which I think will help with black fly.
I plant my sweetcorn plants in a circular shape and because they don't use much soil (they grow upwards), I plant courgettes/ squash/ pumpkins on the soil underneath them. This works really well and protects the plants which favour the soil. This method is known as the 'Three Sisters' Bed', however the third plant is beans (runner/ French) and I grow them separately as I don't think it would work with the beans growing up the sweetcorn plants.
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Unfortunately no room in the garden for a greenhouse and not allowed anything tall on the allotment. We have inherited some double glazed doors we are thinking of laying on their sides an cobling something together with them, would that be big enough for melons, as from what you have said would like to give them a go?
Verdun how often do we need to turn the onions, daily?
Bekkie what is kailaan! ??
So much to learn....
Kailaan is a mixture between tenderstem broccoli and kale, not as strong tasting as kale, but yoy can eat the stem, leaves and flower heads, just make sure its well watered and not left too long or they can be a bit woody
You can grow melons in a cold frame, just do some research into one thats a bit better for the uk. Another option is to make a hot bed
Bumping for Bekkie
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh, and I have some sunflowers which I think will help with black fly.
Fingers crossed.
Hi Bekkie,
I plant my sweetcorn plants in a circular shape and because they don't use much soil (they grow upwards), I plant courgettes/ squash/ pumpkins on the soil underneath them. This works really well and protects the plants which favour the soil. This method is known as the 'Three Sisters' Bed', however the third plant is beans (runner/ French) and I grow them separately as I don't think it would work with the beans growing up the sweetcorn plants.
Thanks,
Lalat