I only have a small vedge patch but am determined to provide the household with some home grown vedge, to prove that it really does have flavour. Somewhere I read that the foliage on potato plants could be pruned, this would help in the later months so that I can see my way around the patch. Is this possible and would it harm the growing tubers? Thankyou.
I planted some of those small artichokes this spring; I now have 8foot tall plants with bright golden daisy flowers at the top. I cant seem to find out when to harvest, are they ready to dig up yet?
I have had one 'Hayward' and one 'Tomouri' Kiwi growing against my South-facing garage wall for 20 years or so. I never feed or water them and pruning consists of severe cutting back all summer just to keep the rank growth under control. Two years ago I had a superb crop of fruit, however, this year has topped that. I have just finished harvesting and boxing the fruits from the single 'Hayward' and have crop with 780 fruits; is this a record for one vine? I live in sunny Clacton, Essex.
For 40 years I had a "potato fork",used for ALL digging jobs too, never a spade! It was four-tined, and the tines were a 'flat-triangular' section,(not the square section of 'garden forks'), about 3/4" across the flat. They were made just for lifting potatoes! Broke a tine 7/8 years ago, and cannot find a replacement fork in the UK - tried all the usual shops, and our local agricultural auctions too, but no luck. Try there perhaps? I saw a few 'flat-tined' forks a couple of years ago in German garden centre - should have bought one, but I now have a s/steel 'garden fork'. It is OK, but the old one fitted my hands better! Good luck!
I would Like advice on how to grow Potatos under Black Plastic in a veg bed not a bag. Saw a reference in Carol Klien's Veg Book but no instructions. As I suffer with a really bad back I thought this might save on some digging.
all of my potatoes had little holes in them and also found black worm like things in them, I have had to throw almost all of the potatoes. It was my first time growing them in small veg patch, where did I go wrong and when I plant next year what is the best advice anyone can give me.
i have planted spuds for years and have never had this problum befori planted four types and each one when dug and cooked have fallen to bitsweather i leave skins on or not. i have still got a lot to dig up any thoughts on this please,val
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Two years ago I had a superb crop of fruit, however, this year has topped that. I have just finished harvesting and boxing the fruits from the single 'Hayward' and have crop with 780 fruits; is this a record for one vine? I live in sunny Clacton, Essex.
For 40 years I had a "potato fork",used for ALL digging jobs too, never a spade! It was four-tined, and the tines were a 'flat-triangular' section,(not the square section of 'garden forks'), about 3/4" across the flat. They were made just for lifting potatoes! Broke a tine 7/8 years ago, and cannot find a replacement fork in the UK - tried all the usual shops, and our local agricultural auctions too, but no luck. Try there perhaps?
I saw a few 'flat-tined' forks a couple of years ago in German garden centre - should have bought one, but I now have a s/steel 'garden fork'. It is OK, but the old one fitted my hands better!
Good luck!