Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Velociraptor 23 Jul 5:29pm, 23 Jul 2024 70,037 posts	0 Velociraptor The only edible things I've got in my garden are a couple of stinging nettles.
Gooner 23 Jul 6:34pm, 23 Jul 2024 19,742 posts	0 Gooner Radishes galore, enough that the slugs are having a field day and I'm still struggling to keep up. Beetroot in today, courgettes have been struggling, as have pumpkins. Asparagus seems to have enjoyed the weather, as does the rhubarb. Alpine strawberries are all ripening nicely and amazingly, not being eaten before I can get to them. Raspberries are all but gone already... 😳
UltraDunc 27 Jul 11:04pm, 27 Jul 2024 18,471 posts	0 UltraDunc My broccoli are being devoured by something that I can’t trace😞
Snail 29 Jul 10:23am, 29 Jul 2024 2,896 posts	0 Snail Was busy with work earlier in the year so this years veg patch has been potatoes and thistles! Recently back from holidaya nd so have cleared the weeds and will dig up the potatoes soon. Any suggestions what grows relatively quickly ie to see what I can plant for remaining summer season - Thanks
3M 29 Jul 10:34am, 29 Jul 2024 24,479 posts	0 3M Beetroot!
Gooner 29 Jul 11:02am, 29 Jul 2024 19,870 posts	0 Gooner Radishes
3M 29 Jul 9:33pm, 29 Jul 2024 24,489 posts	0 3M Or move straight on to winter veg?
PaulaMc 2 Aug 8:02pm, 2 Aug 2024 12,898 posts	0 PaulaMc Reposted from the Mundane Thread: PaulaMc My nasturtiums are covered in cabbage white caterpillars. Other than the fact that the caterpillars appear to be Very Very Hungry should I be worried? I’m very happy to provide a food source if it means more butterflies and it’s not as if the nasturtiums haven’t had a fair crack at totally taking over the entire garden.
Fizz :-) 2 Aug 8:20pm, 2 Aug 2024 9,001 posts	0 Fizz :-) People often plant nasturtiums as sacrificial plants to keep the cabbage whites away from their cabbages. I’m not sure if they move onto other things once they’ve eaten all the nasturtiums though.
3M 2 Aug 10:07pm, 2 Aug 2024 24,509 posts	0 3M The caterpillars do move onto anything se edible in the same bed, I found.