Hi there, Can anyone tell me if I'm wasting my time. I want to grow all brassicas, but I'm not sure if they will grow here. I live in on the costa blanca, Spain, we don't really have any frosts. My seedlings look lovely and healthy, I have prepared the ground well 3 months ago with well rotted horse manure. We have erected white shade cloth over the beds. The air temp does get up into the late 30s, will they grow? Thanks for all your good tips.
I have some leeks growing from seeds in pots. Whilst they are now about 2/3 inches high they are still very thin. I have about 10 per pot, should I transplant into 1/2 leeks per pot. I have read somewhere that leek roots are very tender and I don't want to damage them but they are still way too small to plant out. I thought if I repotted they will have room to grow larger before planting out.
also, I have read that peas should be sprayed with fenitrothion when flowering to stop maggots. Does anybody know a trade name for this?
I asked about the value of covering planted seed of carrots and beetroot with fleece to encourage germination, prevention of carrot root fly and preventing blackbirds digging holes. I have not heard a dickybird from anybody since. Nobody seems to be interested so I have gone and done it!
I have recently planted about five rows cabbages,however they have been eaten by wood pigeons and only the stalks are left.If I plant more can you tell me which is the best way to protect them from the birds.
We have planted red onion sets on our allotment and have noticed that there are small larvae in the above ground part between the leaves. I’m assuming this is the leaf moth/ minor that ruined our leeks last year but I wasn’t expecting it to effect the onions. We live in Staffordshire and I know this is an affected area. I’m wondering if the onion bulb will be affected or whether to to give up and dig them up now ? My daughter and I are planted 100 sets together and we will be gutted if we lose them
I don't think it is the birds pulling up your onion sets, it is more likely to be the vigorous development of the roots that pushes the oninon up.
I have the opposite problem with my garlic, after a few months, having set them just below soil level they often have buried themselves 4 inches below ground. How is this? Is the roots pulling them down? Can we have both ways. Also is there any advice on what I should do if my garlic goes seed?
Busy Bee I've planted cabbage out at the beginning of this week I grew them from seed and planted them individually first in pots in the green house they had great roots and now they're in a large long veg boxes with canes pushed in at different angles and twisted willow twigs over and around them . The pigeons haven't bothered them and we have a lot around here.
I am a new veg gardener and have had some lovely produce. I have had some particularly good sized garlic and onions. Both of these have produced some seed heads which I have collected. The garlic seeds are like tiny little garlic cloves. What do I do with these seeds from both onion and garlic? When and where do I sow them? I sowed the original garlic and onions in the February and they were fantastic. Can anyone help me I can't find anything in any of the books & magazines I have.
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also, I have read that peas should be sprayed with fenitrothion when flowering to stop maggots. Does anybody know a trade name for this?
Nobody seems to be interested so I have gone and done it!
I have the opposite problem with my garlic, after a few months, having set them just below soil level they often have buried themselves 4 inches below ground. How is this? Is the roots pulling them down? Can we have both ways.
Also is there any advice on what I should do if my garlic goes seed?