Do you feed them ? Ive reused the same compost for last 3 yrs , with a small top up but I add a big handful of grow more at planting and feed twice a week soon as fruit sets.
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I top up the pots with new compost, but I only fed them once every two weeks, so another mistake by me there. Thanks for the tip!
sep 1, 2025, 12:43 pm • 2 0 • view
I saw a programme the other week where a commercial grower had them growing really high up in what looked a bit like guttering. Kind of dangling upside down and No compost at all, I guess water and feed are the key. Fascinating.
sep 1, 2025, 12:52 pm • 2 0 • view
Oh, some kind of hydroponic setup? I've found this year, all my home grown stuff has tasted much better than the supermarket stuff. The harvest hasn't been that good but what has grown has been great.
sep 1, 2025, 1:18 pm • 2 0 • view
Just goes to show toms don’t have to taste of water. Used to love the big tomatoes you got on holiday in Spain but even they don’t taste the same anymore . I’d rather have a small crop of tasty stuff than loads of bland.
sep 1, 2025, 1:25 pm • 2 0 • view
Exactly. Mine have been tasty, but the skins have been a bit tough. The cucumbers & salad stuff has been good though.
sep 1, 2025, 1:49 pm • 2 0 • view
Partner chopped some of our onions earlier for a chilli that’s in the slow cooker and my eyes are still stinging 😆 but they’re very tasty.
sep 1, 2025, 1:53 pm • 2 0 • view
Sounds delish! I've not tried onions yet. Heard they're a bit tricky & vulnerable to rot or something.
sep 1, 2025, 1:57 pm • 2 0 • view
Give em a try, honestly they’re so easy. I grew a few tubs and had to throw away about half a dozen that where soft. Got loads left.
sep 1, 2025, 2:01 pm • 2 0 • view
I may well. I was wondering if they grow over winter?
sep 1, 2025, 3:05 pm • 2 0 • view
Buy a small bag of sets and put them in from towards the mid/end of next month . They need the cold. They’ll Hardly grow over winter but roots will settle then next year they’ll get going.
sep 1, 2025, 3:34 pm • 2 0 • view