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TopVeg is always interested to hear your ideas & Mike is always pleased to answer any gardening questions, so don’t hesitate to contact us.
Mike and Sally
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i would like the pdf file for how and when to plant herbs
thank you
tom l
Comment by tom lalonde — January 9, 2010 @ 2:10 am
Where can I purchase Ambience petit pois seeds from? I have searched numerous sites without success.
Help please.
Many thanks
Fiona
Comment by Fiona Milligan — January 20, 2010 @ 10:25 am
Please email me the PDF form on how to grow Beetroot, Broad Beans & Lettuce. Many Thanks.
Comment by Sandra Robinson — January 20, 2010 @ 3:18 pm
Hi Fione – Seminis supply pea seed – happy growing! TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — January 21, 2010 @ 11:15 am
Hi, Mike and Sally.
I would like the pdf file on How2Grow Cards. Many thanks. Happy growing and harvesting.
Comment by Morpheus — January 21, 2010 @ 1:03 pm
Hi Mike and Sally
I am trying to find a supplier of Lincolnshire Scad and a google search pulled up your page.
Do you or anyone on your site know where i can get hold one???? Thank you.
Comment by Gowan Jenkin Arstall — March 24, 2010 @ 9:47 pm
Gowan
Unfortunately I cannot help you at the moment. I think it must be a case of finding someone who already has one & then taking it from there.
I have put the word out on a couple of sites & will let you know if we have any joy!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — March 25, 2010 @ 9:06 pm
Under your heading of Alcante Tomato I think you mean Prostate Cancer NOT Prostrate
Comment by P Dudman — April 13, 2010 @ 3:36 pm
Thank you PD. I am sorry to make that mistake. Prostate cancer it should be. Unfortunately, I cannot find the offending article to correct it. If you could send me the link, I will put it right.
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — April 13, 2010 @ 9:21 pm
i would love to have some of the grow cards please! They are fanstastic!
Comment by k.davis — April 16, 2010 @ 9:28 pm
Hi
Let us know which grow cards you are interested in & we will send them over.
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — April 19, 2010 @ 9:05 am
Please can you email me a copy of the how to grow runner beans card.
Many thanks
Lynne
Comment by Lynne Jones — April 21, 2010 @ 2:40 pm
Hi Lynne
Runner bean grow card has been sent to you. Let us know if you have any runner bean questions.
Happy growing
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — April 21, 2010 @ 8:51 pm
Please can you email me the ‘How to grow Pea shoots’ card. My family love peashoots as a salad vegetable but they’re very expensive. I thought I’d give growing them a try but advice on how to proceed is hard to find. Many thanks Susan
Comment by Susan Wilcox — April 24, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
Susan
We have sent a peashoot grow card to woodpecker farm. Hope you find it useful.
Pea shoots make a great salad vegetable, with an unusual fresh taste
Happy growing
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — April 28, 2010 @ 7:35 pm
http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Growing%20Vegetables.htm
Your germination temperatures are seriously different than the ones presented on the above site. Why would that be?
Kind regards, Dennis
Comment by Dennis Krahn — May 3, 2010 @ 9:56 am
Dennis
Thank you for asking such an interesting question on TopVeg.
The temperatures on the TopVeg site are the optimum temperatures for germination, whereas those on the site you mention are lower temperatures – where the seeds will germinate, but will give a poorer germination % & take longer to emerge.
Gardening is always a balance – as the cooler temperatures will give a result. But some vegetable gardeners may wish to reorganise things so that they can benefit from the optimum germination temperatures & increase production.
We have tried to explain this in more detail at http://topveg.com/2010/05/optimum-germination-temperature-for-vegetable-seeds/
I hope this answers your question. Please let us know if it requires further explanations.
Happy gardening
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — May 3, 2010 @ 4:06 pm
I am a wholesale pie manufacturer and am seeking 10,000 pounds of IQF loganberries next harvest.
Comment by Jan Gunn — May 10, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
Hi Jan
Your pies look fantastic – mouthwatering! I will ask about for loganberries, & see if there is any response from suppliers
Good luck
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — May 10, 2010 @ 8:29 pm
Please could you email me the PDF of how to grow pea shoots please?
Many thanks
Comment by Fiona — May 11, 2010 @ 10:55 am
Many thanks for your website which is a godsend as my germinations have not gone very well at all this year! Could you please email me a pdf of your vegetable planting dates chart?
I found your optimum germination temperature -v- growing temperature chart most useful, but does ‘germination temperature’ here refer to the soil temperature or the air temperature? I’m really confused. Please advise. Thanks.
PS – I leave my sowed seeds sometimes in a greenhouse and sometimes at home, either at room temperature in the kitchen or in an airing cupboard (home temp. 25C).
Comment by Hayley Godwin — May 12, 2010 @ 5:44 pm
Hi Hayley
‘Germination temperature’ refers to the temperature around the seed. So if the seed is in soil, it is the temperature of the soil surrounding the seed. So a thermometer has to be stuck in the soil to measure this temperature – but CARE needs to be taken, so the thermometer does not snap off. It is possible to buy special metal guards to put the thermometers in, before placing in the soil.
Glad you have found TopVeg useful. Temperatures have been very low this year, so germination has been slow. Our Brussels sprouts have taken ages to come out.
Your airing cupboard sounds a good place to start seeds off!
Best wishes
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — May 13, 2010 @ 8:39 pm
Fiona
PDF of how to grow pea shoots on its way to you!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — May 13, 2010 @ 8:44 pm
Could you please send me the grow card for peashoots.
Thanks.
Comment by Malcolm Strain — May 26, 2010 @ 7:36 am
How to Grow Pea Shoots card has been forwarded to you! Happy Growing
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — May 26, 2010 @ 7:39 pm
Thanks your thoughtful answer on germination. Another question
You posted on 26 May about winter carrots. What type carrots did you plant and when did you plant? As regards soil temperature did they germinate even though it was early winter. I live in Aberdeen so timing is vital for me.
Thanks your time and attention, Kindest regards, Dennis
Comment by Dennis Krahn — June 2, 2010 @ 8:08 am
Dennis
Nantes Frubud :Fast Crop were planted in late October and are a good size now – exceptionally tasty! They have been very productive. It is the first genuine autumn sowing carrot, very early & cold resistant. I think it will do well for you in Aberdeen! It has filled that gap, when veg is short.
Best wishes
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — June 2, 2010 @ 8:18 pm
Hi Topveg,
Could you please put me in touch with Alister from Kent or other producers of tayberries, loganberries. I am a small jam producer and would also like to source quince and medlar.
Thank you
Chris Hamilton
Comment by chris Hamilton — June 6, 2010 @ 7:48 pm
Hi Chris
I think this is the Alister you are after: http://www.taywell.co.uk/
Let me know if it is not the right one & I will have another search!
Good luck with your business
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg — June 7, 2010 @ 7:28 am
when do i harvest red baron onions. they have a pod forming. is this a seed pod
Comment by john — June 8, 2010 @ 10:47 am
John – Red Baron are usually harvested in September. The pod should be snapped off with it’s stalk, it will be a flower. We say the onion is ‘bolting’- & is more common in red onions. The bolted onions should be used first.
Planting heat treated sets reduces the occurence of bolting.
Thanks for getting in touch
TopVeg.
Comment by TopVeg — June 8, 2010 @ 11:42 am